Franz Carl Adalbert Eberwein (10 November 1786 - 2 March 1868) was a German composer and violinist. He was born in

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and learned music under the consultation of his father. He was good friends with

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, and put music to many of his works, such as ''

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'' and to ''Proserpina''. There is also at least one flute concerto, a ''quatuor brillant'' (string quartet with leading violin; opus 4, after 1805?) in A major, song cycles and cantatas (some but not all to words by Goethe; also a Trauercantate to words by

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, Eberwein's opus 21 published in 1830.according to ''Hofmeister's Monatsberichte''.)

References

''Oxford Music Online''

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eberwein, Carl 1786 births 1868 deaths German violinists German male violinists 19th-century German musicians German string quartet composers 19th-century German male musicians