Karl Christian Agthe (16 June 1762 – 27 November 1797) was a German
organist
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and
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
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Born in
Hettstedt
Hettstedt () is a town in Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on the Wipper. It consists of Hettstedt proper and the ''Ortschaften'' (municipal divisions) Ritterode and Walbeck.Frederick Albrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg. Among his
composition
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Singspiel
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ballet
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, and
piano sonata
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Ballenstedt
Ballenstedt is a town in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Geography
It is situated at the northern rim of the Harz mountain range, about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Quedlinburg. The municipal area comprises the vi ...
; a son,
Albrecht Agthe
Wilhelm Johann Albrecht Agthe (14 April 1790 – 8 October 1873) was a German music teacher.
Agthe was born in Ballenstedt to Karl Christian Agthe, a court organist and composer. He studied under Michael Gotthard Fischer in Erfurt, and in 1810 b ...