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Karl Friedrich Horn

Karl Friedrich Horn (1762–1830) was a British organist, composer and musicologist.

Also recorded as Charles Frederick Horn

Karl Friedrich Horn

Part of the title page of the 1810 edition of w:Johann Sebastian Bach 's w:Well-Tempered Clavier published by w:Robert Birchall and edited by Samuel Wesley and w:Charles Frederick Horn. This was the first English edition of the work.

w:Johann Sebastian Bach · The research page of Yo Tomita, School of Music, Queen's University of Belfast. · Public domain

Born
1762 · Nordhausen.
Died
1830 · Windsor.
Nationality
United Kingdom
Occupation
organist · composer · musicologist
Fields
classical music
Languages
English · German

In this article

  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Notes, references and evidence

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