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 became a music teacher in Leipzig and a member of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.
Also recorded as Wilhelm Johann Albrecht Agthe
Albrecht Agthe
- Born
- 1790 · Ballenstedt.
- Died
- 1873 · Berlin.
- Nationality
- Duchy of Anhalt
- Occupation
- composer · music educator · music director · violinist · conductor
- Teachers
- Michael Gotthard Fischer
- Languages
- German
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In 1823, he began teaching using Logier's method in Dresden; from 1826 in Posen (where he taught Theodor Kullak); from 1830 in Breslau; and from 1832 in Berlin, where he directed a music school for 13 years.
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1790
Albrecht Agthe born at Ballenstedt.
1873
Albrecht Agthe died at Berlin.
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His recorded language was German. He was the child of Carl Christian Agthe. Formation and teaching. He trained under Michael Gotthard Fischer. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style. Recorded as composer, music educator, music director, violinist and conductor.
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