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Also Known As Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst, Freiherr von Weber • Karl Maria von Weber
Born November 18, 1786 • Eutin • Germany • (Birthday in 5 days)
Died June 5, 1826 (aged 39) • London • England
Notable Works “De Tactu” • “Der Freischütz” • “Euryanthe” • “Konzertstück, Opus 79” • “Oberon” • “Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn” • “The Forest Maiden”
Movement / Style Romanticism

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Weber, Carl Maria von
Weber, Carl Maria von
Carl Maria von Weber, drawing by Christian Hornemann, 1820; in the Deutsche Staatsbibliothek, Berlin.
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