CARL MARIA VON WEBER (1786-1826) German Composer. Carl Maria von Weber free midi download

CARL MARIA VON WEBER
18^th November 1786 --- 5^th June 1826

Below I have done a short biograph, you will find a more in depth one if you search the internet.

Carl Maria von Weber, a German composer born at Eutin near Lubeck in 1786, to a family long devoted to the arts. A noble family his father was
Baron Franz Anton von Weber, and he was a excellent violinist and his mother once sang on the stage.

Weber was a delicate child, afflicted with congenital disease of the hip-joint, his father hoped to see his son become a infant prodigy like Mozart,
he was encouraged to play the piano, at such a young age that he had not even begun to speak, but he was unable to walk until he was 4 years
old.   In 1798 Michael Hayden taught him gratuitously at Salzburg, Weber produced his first works Six Fughettas which he dedicated to his half
brother Edmund. In 1800 the family moved to Freiburg, and it was here were just before his 14th birthday he set to music the Libretto of a Opera
Das Waldmadchen.

Weber composed three great dramatic masterpiece's as well as two masses, two symphonies, eight cantatas, including a large number of songs
and various pianoforte pieces, and music of other kinds, amounting altogether to more then 250 compositions.

Weber last dramactic masterpiece was a opera written for Convent Garden theatre in 1825, although he was already far gone with consumption
he began to compose the music for the Opera based on Planche libretto from Wielands Oberon, he finished the overture in London in the house of
Sir George Smart in April 1826.   Sadly Weber grew weaker daily and was found dead in bed on June 5th 1826.  For 18 years his remains rested in
a temporary grave in Moorfield's Chapel, but in 1844 they were removed and place in the family vault at Dresden, Richard Wagner making an
eloquent speech at the interment of Weber remains.

© Excerpts from the "Encyclopaedia Britannica 1953"
Last Updated on 2023
By Steven Ritchie

And now for the Music

(3912)"Abu Hassan". Sequenced by Steven Ritchie.

(3911)"God save the King?". Sequenced by Steven Ritchie.

(3910)"Peter Schmoll". Sequenced by Steven Ritchie.

(3696)"The Mermaid's Song from the opera Oberon". Sequenced by Steven Ritchie.

My thanks to George Pollen for the music below.
New (4088)"Overture to Oberon". Sequenced by George Pollen.

New (4087)"8 valses, Opus.3". Sequencer Unknown.

New (4086)"The Romance". Sequenced by Garesu.

My thanks to Reinier Bakels for the music below.
(3914)"Clarinet Quintet in Bflat, Opus.34, Mov.1". Sequenced by Reinier Bakels.

(3913)"Clarinet Quintet in Bflat, Opus.34, Mov.2". Sequenced by Reinier Bakels.

(3695)"Clarinet Quintet in Bflat, Opus.34, Mov.3". Sequenced by Reinier Bakels.

(3694)"Clarinet Quintet in Bflat, Opus.34, Mov.4". Sequenced by Reinier Bakels.

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