Frederik Philip Carl August Barth
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Frederik Philip Carl August Barth (1775 – December 22, 1804) was a German- Danish
virtuoso oboist
and composer.
He was son of oboist Christian Samuel Barth and brother of oboist and composer Christian Frederik Barth
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Born in Kassel
, Barth was trained by his father and played solo at a concert at the Royal Theater as a 14-year-old in 1789 and joined the chapel in 1793. He and his father directed in the years 1794-97 concerts in the Holstein dramatic Society, which included various compositions by him.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
virtuoso oboist
Oboe
The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
and composer.
He was son of oboist Christian Samuel Barth and brother of oboist and composer Christian Frederik Barth
Christian Frederik Barth
Christian Frederik Barth was a Danish virtuoso oboist and composer.Barth was an oboist in the Royal Chapel from 1802 to 1841. He was the son of oboist Christian Samuel Barth and brother of oboist and composer Frederik Philip Carl August Barth...
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Born in Kassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
, Barth was trained by his father and played solo at a concert at the Royal Theater as a 14-year-old in 1789 and joined the chapel in 1793. He and his father directed in the years 1794-97 concerts in the Holstein dramatic Society, which included various compositions by him.