Friedrich Berr
Friedrich Berr, born with the name Friedrich Beer, (April 17, 1794, Mannheim – Sept 24, 1838, Paris, France) was a German clarinetist, bassoonist, composer, and music educator. He studied music composition with François-Joseph Fétis in Douai, Hauts-de-France and with Anton Reicha in Paris. He changed his last name to Berr in order to avoid confusion with the clarinetist Joseph Beer.
Also recorded as Frédéric Berr
Friedrich Berr
Pierre Corneille Van Geel (1796–1838) · Bibliothèque nationale de France, site Gallica · Public domain
- Born
- 1794 · Mannheim.
- Died
- 1838 · Paris.
- Nationality
- Grand Duchy of Baden
- Occupation
- composer · clarinetist · bassoonist
- Languages
- German
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Friedrich Berr, born with the name Friedrich Beer, (April 17, 1794, Mannheim – Sept 24, 1838, Paris, France) was a German clarinetist, bassoonist, composer, and music educator. He studied music composition with François-Joseph Fétis in Douai, Hauts-de-France and with Anton Reicha in Paris. He changed his last name to Berr in order to avoid confusion with the clarinetist Joseph Beer.
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Born at Mannheim in 1794, died in Paris in 1838.
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- 1.Pamela Weston. Berr [Beer], Friedrich. Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. 2001. 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.02885.
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- Hoeprich, Eric. The Clarinets of Frédéric Berr. The Clarinet. International Clarinet Association. 52. 4. 32–35. September 2025.
- Hoeprich, Eric. Aspects of Performance in Frédéric Berr's Traité complet de la clarinette (Paris, 1836). The Clarinet. International Clarinet Association. 53. 1. 32–35. December 2025.
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