Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch

German composer

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. Bach, whose post he attained when Bach left the court for Hamburg in 1767. In 1791 he founded the Sing-Akademie in 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 (Cemetery No. I of the congregations of Jerusalem's Church and New Church) in Berlin-Kreuzberg, south of Hallesches Tor. He was succeeded as head of the Akademie by Carl Friedrich Zelter.

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Works

Andantino con VII Variazioni in G major op. 17
Concerto in E major for Trumpet, Oboe d'amore and Violin, Strings and Continuo: I. Allegro
Concerto in E major for Trumpet, Oboe d'amore and Violin, Strings and Continuo: II. Affettuoso
Concerto in E major for Trumpet, Oboe d'amore and Violin, Strings and Continuo: III. Allegro
Variations on an Arietta in A major, Wq. 118 no. 2, H. 155: Variation 12 “Vom Herrn C. Fasch”
Variations on an Arietta in A major, Wq. 118 no. 2, H. 155: Variation 15 “Vom Herrn C. Fasch”
Variations on an Arietta in A major, Wq. 118 no. 2, H. 155: Variation 16 “Von ebendemselben”