Leopold August Abel
Leopold August Abel (24 March 1718 – 25 August 1794) was a German violinist and composer. He was born in Köthen in 1718. He was the elder brother of Karl Friedrich Abel, and the grandfather of Johann Leopold Abel.
Leopold August Abel
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- Name
- Leopold August Abel
- Born
- 24 March 1718
- Birthplace
- Köthen, Anhalt-Köthen, Germany
- Died
- 25 August 1794
- Place of death
- Ludwigslust, Germany
- Occupation
- Violinist, composer
- Nationality
- Germany
- Movements
- Baroque music
- Languages
- German
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Leopold August Abel (24 March 1718 – 25 August 1794) was a German violinist and composer. He was born in Köthen in 1718. He was the elder brother of Karl Friedrich Abel, and the grandfather of Johann Leopold Abel.
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August Abel studied violin under Benda. He played in the orchestra of the theatre at Brunswick, and was successively conductor of the court band to the Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1758), the Margrave of Schwedt (1766), and the Duke of Schwerin (1770). He composed a sinfonia a 8 voci in 1766, and some of his violin studies and other compositions are in the possession of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde at Vienna. However, he never rose to the reputation of his brother. He died in Ludwigslust on 25 August 1794.
![THE MUSICIANS AT THE DUCAL CHAPEL OF MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN IN 1770, BY LEOPOLD AUGUST ABEL, a gouache finely painted on vellum, with white highlighting, with a contemporary inscription on verso ("Peint. par L:A[:] Abel.1770.") written in brown ink 19.5 x 24cms, probably painted at Ludwigslust, 1770,](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Abel_Hofkapelle_1770.jpg/800px-Abel_Hofkapelle_1770.jpg)
THE MUSICIANS AT THE DUCAL CHAPEL OF MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN IN 1770, BY LEOPOLD AUGUST ABEL, a gouache finely painted on vellum, with white highlighting, with a contemporary inscription on verso ("Peint. par L:A[:] Abel.1770.") written in brown ink 19.5 x 24cms, probably painted at Ludwigslust, 1770,
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• Name — Leopold August Abel • Born — 24 March 1718 • Birthplace — Köthen, Anhalt-Köthen, Germany • Died — 25 August 1794 • Place of death — Ludwigslust, Germany • Occupation — Violinist, composer
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1718
Leopold August Abel born at Köthen.
1794
Leopold August Abel died at Ludwigslust.
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His recorded language was German. He was the child of Christian Ferdinand Abel. 3 children are recorded: Wilhelm August Christian Abel, August Christian Andreas Abel and Friedrich Ludwig Aemilius Abel. Recorded as conductor, composer, painter, miniaturist and violinist.
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