Karl Christian Agthe
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.
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- Theodore Baker and Alfred Remy, ed. (1919). "Agthe, Karl Christian". Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (3rd ed.). p. 8.
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- 1762 births
- 1797 deaths
- German classical organists
- German male organists
- Classical-period composers
- 18th-century classical composers
- 18th-century keyboardists
- German male classical composers
- 18th-century German composers
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