Karl Christian Agthe

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Karl Christian Agthe (16 June 1762 – 27 November 1797) was a German organist and composer.

Born in Hettstedt, Agthe served as court organist to Frederick Albrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg. Among his compositions are six Singspiele, a ballet, and piano sonatas. He died in Ballenstedt; a son, Albrecht Agthe, was a music teacher.

References

Theodore Baker and Alfred Remy, ed. (1919). "Agthe, Karl Christian". Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (3rd edition ed.). p. 8.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 67315086 LCCN: n83187599 GND: 121137473

Persondata
Name	Agthe, Karl Christian
Alternative names
Short description	German organist and composer
Date of birth	16 June 1762
Place of birth	Hettstedt
Date of death	27 November 1797
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.