Christian Samuel Barth
Illustration — Silhouette portrait of Christian Samuel Barth by Joachim Gottfried Wilhelm Weitlandt- Christian Samuel Barth (13 January 1735 – 8 July 1809) was a German oboist and composer of the classical period.
Christian Samuel Barth
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- Born
- 1735 · Glauchau.
- Died
- 1809 · Copenhagen.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- composer · oboist
- Education
- Thomasschule zu Leipzig
- Teachers
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Silhouette portrait of Christian Samuel Barth by Joachim Gottfried Wilhelm Weitlandt- Christian Samuel Barth (13 January 1735 – 8 July 1809) was a German oboist and composer of the classical period.
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Christian Samuel Barth (1735–1809) was a German composer and oboist. Born in Glauchau, the composer died in Copenhagen.
Christian Samuel Barth studied at Thomasschule zu Leipzig. The composer worked in Hanover, Kassel and Rudolstadt, among others. Languages used include German.
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Christian Samuel Barth was born in Glauchau, as the son of the merchant George Samuel Barth. He studied at the Thomasschule zu Leipzig, where he was educated by Johann Sebastian Bach. As an oboist, Barth worked from 1753 in the court orchestra in Rudolstadt, from 1762 in Weimar, from 1768 in Hannover and from 1772 in Kassel. Finally, in 1786, he became a member of the Hofkapelle at the royal court in Copenhagen, which was then briefly under the direction of Johann Gottlieb Naumann. On account of his age and infirmity, he was relieved from his duties in 1798 and received an annual pension of 500 Reichsthaler until his death in 1809. Barth's two sons, Frederik Philip Carl August (1774–1804) and Christian Frederik (1787–1861), having been taught by their father, both became virtuoso performers on the oboe as well as composers. The youngest son became renowned as a touring soloist.
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It seems that most of Barth's compositions have been lost. He is known to have composed an Ouverture in E major, op. 18, 4 oboe sonatas, a Cantata Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ, and at least 4 oboe concertos (lost).
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Christian Samuel Barth died at Copenhagen.
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- 1.Schilling, Gustav. Encyclopädie der gesammten musikalischen Wissenschaften, oder, Universal-Lexicon der Tonkunst. Franz Heinrich Köhler. 451. 1835.
- 2.Schilling
- 3.FOMRHIQ (Fellowship of Makers and Restorers of Historical Instruments), Issues 75-82. 35. 1994.
- 4.Digital copy at the website of Universitätsbibliothek, Tübingen.
- 5.Haynes Catalgoue .
- 6.Catalogue description in RISM
- 7.The Haynes Catalogue lists a 4me Concerto, which was in the Universitäts– und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt, until its destruction in 1944.
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