Horn, Karl Friedrich
Horn, Karl Friedrich
Horn, Karl Friedrich, German organist and composer, father of Charles Edward Horn; b. Nordhausen, April 13, 1762; d. Windsor, Aug. 5, 1830. He settled in England at the age of 20, and with the patronage of Count Bruhl, Saxon ambassador in London, became a fashionable teacher. In 1823 he became organist of St. George’s Chapel at Windsor. With Wesley, he prepared an English ed. of Bach’s Wohltemperierte Clavier (1810–13). He also wrote A Treatise on Harmony with Practical Examples (London, 1821). He composed 12 sets of piano variations, with flute obbligato, 6 piano sonatas, and Military Divertimentos.
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