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Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch

1736 - 1800

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Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch (1736–1800) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch has received more than 29,874 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch is the 587th most popular composer (up from 911th in 2019), the 2,332nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,349th in 2019) and the 94th most popular German Composer.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch ranks 587 out of 1,451. Before him are Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, Pasquale Anfossi, Paul Lincke, Hermann Scherchen, Veljo Tormis, and Malcolm Arnold. After him are Johann Ludwig Krebs, Leo Brouwer, Johann David Heinichen, Leopold Koželuch, François Devienne, and Zbigniew Preisner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1736, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch ranks 15. Before him are Rudolf Erich Raspe, Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, Edward Waring, and Johannes Nikolaus Tetens. After him are Anton Graff, Friedrich Kasimir Medikus, Patrick Henry, Daniel Morgan, Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, and Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal. Among people deceased in 1800, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch ranks 16. Before him are George XII of Georgia, Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano, Jean-Antoine Marbot, Salomon Maimon, Lorenzo Mascheroni, and Johann Hermann. After him are Jean-Étienne Championnet, François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé, Michał Kazimierz Ogiński, Koca Yusuf Pasha, Friedrich Gilly, and Joseph de Guignes.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch ranks 2,332 out of 7,253. Before him are Carl Reichenbach (1788), Hermann Scherchen (1891), Hans von Obstfelder (1886), Louis X, Duke of Bavaria (1495), Dietmar Hopp (1940), and Johann Christoph Denner (1655). After him are Harro Schulze-Boysen (1909), Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1562), Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (1914), Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1871), Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713), and Elisabeth of Schönau (1129).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch ranks 94. Before him are Hermann Levi (1839), Georg Joseph Vogler (1749), Julius Benedict (1804), Tielman Susato (1500), Paul Lincke (1866), and Hermann Scherchen (1891). After him are Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713), Johann David Heinichen (1683), Reinhard Keiser (1674), Helmut Lachenmann (1935), Johann Nikolaus Forkel (1749), and Adolf von Henselt (1814).

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