Skip to the content
PersonShort verified entry

Károly Thern

Thern Károly • Illustration — Károly Thern Károly (Carl) Thern (13 August 1817 – 13 April 1886) was a Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor and arranger. He was of German descent, but was among the second generation of composers who developed the language of Hungarian art music. Thern was born in 1817, in Spišská Nová Ves (Zipser Neudorf in German, Iglo in Hungarian; now in Slovakia).

Also recorded as Carl Thern

Károly Thern

Hungarian composer Károly Thern (1817-1886)

Károly Rusz · Vasárnapi Ujság, Pest (Budapest), 16 February 1868. p. 76 · Public domain

Born
1817 · Spišská Nová Ves.
Died
1886 · Vienna.
Nationality
Hungary
Occupation
composer · conductor · music educator · classical pianist · choir director · piano teacher
Education
University of Prešov
Languages
Hungarian

In this article

  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 20 August 2026.

Elsewhere in Music memorabilia

For owners

Own a work by Károly Thern?

A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.