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Carl Friedrich Zelter

1758 - 1832

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Carl Friedrich Zelter (11 December 1758 – 15 May 1832) was a German composer, conductor and teacher of music. Working in his father's bricklaying business, Zelter attained mastership in that profession, and was a musical autodidact. Zelter was born and died in Berlin. He became friendly with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and his works include settings of Goethe's poems. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Friedrich Zelter is the 430th most popular composer (up from 516th in 2019), the 1,716th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,029th in 2019) and the 61st most popular German Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Carl Friedrich Zelter ranks 430 out of 1,451. Before him are Elmer Bernstein, Zdeněk Fibich, Domenico Zipoli, Francesco Cilea, Franz Schmidt, and Federico Mompou. After him are Albert Lortzing, Johann Kirnberger, Johann Schein, Yo-Yo Ma, Ethel Smyth, and Ferdinand Ries.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1758, Carl Friedrich Zelter ranks 18. Before him are Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco, John Armstrong Jr., Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy, Osman Pazvantoğlu, Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Pierre-Paul Prud'hon. After him are Charles Lee, Carle Vernet, 8th Dalai Lama, Ryōkan, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, and Agustín de Betancourt. Among people deceased in 1832, Carl Friedrich Zelter ranks 19. Before him are Princess Maria Anna of Saxony, Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Friedrich Kuhlau, Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria, Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, and Franz Xaver von Zach. After him are Jean Maximilien Lamarque, Camillo Borghese, 6th Prince of Sulmona, Johann Georg Wagler, Aleksander Orłowski, Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat, and Manuel García.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Carl Friedrich Zelter ranks 1,716 out of 7,253. Before him are Edmund Landau (1877), Otto Rasch (1891), Fritz Bayerlein (1899), Elisabeth of Schönau (1129), Friedrich Kellner (1885), and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels (1602). After him are Franz Hössler (1906), Hans Staden (1525), Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (1774), Georg Ebers (1837), Siegfried Marcus (1831), and Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg (1785).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Carl Friedrich Zelter ranks 61. Before him are Carl Heinrich Graun (1704), Peter Cornelius (1824), Nicolaus Bruhns (1665), Ferdinand Hiller (1811), Wolfgang Wagner (1919), and Hermann Abendroth (1883). After him are Albert Lortzing (1801), Johann Kirnberger (1721), Johann Schein (1586), Ferdinand Ries (1784), Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia (1716), and Hugo Riemann (1849).

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