Carel Anton Fodor
Illustration — Antoine Fodor Carel Anton Fodor or Carolus Antonius Fodor (12 April 1768 – 22 February 1846) was a Dutch pianist, conductor, and the most prominent composer of his generation in the Netherlands, writing in the manner of Joseph Haydn. He was born in Venlo. He accompanied his older brother, Carolus Emanuel, to Paris at the age of thirteen, to complete his musical studies, perhaps visiting Russia, but returning to Amsterdam in 1790.
Carel Anton Fodor

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- Born
- 1768 · Venlo.
- Died
- 1846 · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- conductor · composer · pianist · violinist · musician
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Antoine Fodor Carel Anton Fodor or Carolus Antonius Fodor (12 April 1768 – 22 February 1846) was a Dutch pianist, conductor, and the most prominent composer of his generation in the Netherlands, writing in the manner of Joseph Haydn. He was born in Venlo. He accompanied his older brother, Carolus Emanuel, to Paris at the age of thirteen, to complete his musical studies, perhaps visiting Russia, but returning to Amsterdam in 1790.
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Born at Venlo in 1768, died in Amsterdam in 1846.
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- 1.Biografie Carolus Antonius Fodor. Muziekencyclopedie.
- 2.Eberhard Nehlsen. Wilhelmus von Nassauen: Studien zur Rezeption eines niederländischen Liedes im deutschsprachigen Raum vom 16. bis 20. Jahrhundert. Lit. 1993.
- 3.François Michel. Encyclopédie de la musique - Volume 2. Fasquelle. 1958.
- 4.Bertil H. Van Boer. Historical Dictionary of Music of the Classical Period. The Scarecrow Press. 2012.
- 5.Stagebill, Volume 6. B & B Enterprises. 1987.
- 6.Stephen Begley. Josephus Andreas Fodor - Vier Capricen für violine solo. Bisels Classics.
- 7.Joachim. Carolus Antonius Fodor (1768-1846). Musique classique forum. 24 mars 2013.
- 8.Dick Van Heuvel. Een muziekgeschiedenis der Nederlanden. Amsterdam University Press. 2001.
- 9.François-Joseph Fétis. Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la musique, deuxième édition, tome troisième. Librairie De Firmin Didot et Cie. 1862.
- 10.Dutch symphonies. Muziekweb.
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