Kalkbrenner, Chrétien
(1755–1806)> COMPOSER
Kalkbrenner, Chrétien (22 September 1755, Minden; 10 August 1806, Paris), composer, studied piano under Becker and violin under Charles Rodewald at age 15 at the Court of Cassel, where he entered the chorus of the opera in 1772. He wrote a symphony and certain other compositions during his residence here, but his efforts were largely ignored, and he turned to Italy in an effort to gain acceptance for his solemn mass, which had failed to interest his German superiors. The philharmonic academy of…