Körner, Christian Gottfried
Körner, Christian Gottfried
Körner, Christian Gottfried, German music theorist; b. Leipzig, July 2, 1756; d. Berlin, May 13, 1831. He was the father of Theodor Körner, the poet. He publ. an essay, “Über den Charakter der Töne oder “uber Charakterdarstellung in der Musik,” in the Horen (1775). He also composed songs, etc.
Bibliography
W. Seifert, C. G. K.: Ein Musikästhetiker der deutschen Klassik (Regensburg, I960).
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