Saturday, November 18, 2023

November 18 - Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for November 18th are here: Carl Maria von Weber; Henry Bishop; Amelita Galli-Curci (2019), Ignacy Jan Paderewski (2020), Carl Maria von Weber; Johnny Mercer (2021), and William Schwenck Gilbert (2022)

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Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch (18 November 1736 - 3 August 1800) was a German composer, harpsichordist, and choral director.  

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fasch, a Life in Two Rhymes

In 1756 he began service at the court of Frederick the Great of Prussia, where he served as deputy to Court harpsichordist C.P. E. Bach.  In 1791 he founded the Sing-Akademie in Berlin which quickly became an important center of Berlin's musical life.-- adapted from Wikipedia

I looked him up, and oh my gosh!

Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch

Had a career we shouldn’t josh.


He showed precocious artistry,

And early was a V.I.P.

With duties to accompany

For Fred the Great, with C.P.E.,

(That’s Bach), and what is more, that he

Began the Sing-akademie,

(Berlin’s, that is), where he would be

Until he died at 63.

 

 

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