Carl Friedrich Fasch

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1736 – 1800

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Who was Carl Friedrich Fasch?

Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch was a German composer and harpsichordist.

Born in Zerbst, he was the son of the composer Johann Friedrich Fasch. He was initially taught by his father. In 1756 he began service at the court of Frederick the Great of Prussia, where he served as deputy to Court harpsichordist C.P.E. Bach, whose post he attained when Bach left the court for Hamburg in 1767. In 1791 he founded the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin which quickly became an important centre of Berlin's musical life. In its concerts Fasch promoted the music of J.S. Bach and other masters of the Baroque period, as well as contemporary music. The Akademie was visited by Beethoven in 1796. Fasch also composed numerous works for the Sing-Akademie. His Mass for sixteen voices, a virtuosic mass accompanied solely by organ continuo, is a choral masterpiece of the late 18th century.

Fasch died in Berlin in 1800. His grave is preserved in the Protestant Friedhof I der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde in Berlin-Kreuzberg, south of Hallesches Tor. He was succeeded as head of the Akademie by Carl Friedrich Zelter.

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Born
Nov 18, 1736
Zerbst
Also known as
  • Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch
  • Fasch, Carl Friedrich Christian
  • Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch
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Nationality
  • Germany
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Lived in
  • Saxony-Anhalt
Died
Aug 3, 1800
Berlin

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on July 23, 2013

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