Carl Friedrich Abel

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Carl Friedrich Abel was an 18th-century German composer and virtuoso viola da gamba player who became a prominent figure in the London music scene.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf classical musician
composer
human
viol player
viola da gamba player
burialPlace London, England
surface form: London
coFounded Bach-Abel concerts
collaboratedWith Johann Christian Bach
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Germany
dateOfBirth 1723-12-22
dateOfDeath 1787-06-20
educatedAt Thomasschule zu Leipzig
employer Dresden court orchestra
familyName Abel
father Christian Ferdinand Abel
genre chamber music
concerto
sonata
symphony
givenName Carl
Friedrich
influenced London classical concert life
instrument harpsichord
viola da gamba
languageOfWorkOrName German
movement Classical period
name Carl Friedrich Abel self-link
nativeLanguage German
notableFor being a virtuoso viola da gamba player
contributions to the London music scene in the 18th century
notableWork Six Duets for Two Violins or Flutes
Six Easy Sonatas for the Harpsichord or Piano Forte with an Accompanying Violin
Six Overtures op. 8
Six Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Basso Continuo
Six String Quartets op. 8
Six Symphonies op. 7
Six Trios for Two Violins and Basso Continuo
occupation composer
musician
viol player
placeOfBirth Köthen
Principality of Anhalt-Köthen
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Great Britain
London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld chamber musician at the Dresden court
residence Dresden
London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender male
studentOf Johann Sebastian Bach

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Johann Christian Bach collaboratedWith Carl Friedrich Abel
Bach-Abel concerts organizer Carl Friedrich Abel
Bach-Abel concerts mainPerformer Carl Friedrich Abel
Carl Friedrich Abel name Carl Friedrich Abel self-link