biography
| name: |
Abel, Karl Friedrich
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pronunciation:
[ahbel]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1725–87)
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| biography:
| Musician, born in Köthen, EC Germany. He was a noted composer of symphonies, and a virtuoso on the viola da gamba. In 1758 he went to England, where he was appointed chamber musician to Queen Charlotte. With Johann Christian Bach he promoted a celebrated series of concerts in London. |
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