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Carl Blum

Carl Wilhelm August Blum (1786 – 2 July 1844) was a German singer, librettist, stage actor, director, guitarist and opera and song composer. Philip J. Bone wrote that Blum was "a universal genius,

Carl Wilhelm August Blum (1786 – 2 July 1844) was a German singer, librettist, stage actor, director, guitarist and opera and song composer. Philip J. Bone wrote that Blum was “a universal genius, uniting in one person the poet, the dramatist, composer, singer and performer.” He was composer to the Court of the King of Prussia. History and career Blum studied guitar from age 15. Books * Jucunde: Dramatisches Taschenbuch für 1836 (Berlin: Verlag von Theod. Chr. Fr. Enslin, 1835) * Die Musik: Anleitung, sich die nöthigen Kenntnisse zu verschaffen, um über alle Gegenstände der Musik richtige Urtheile fällen zu können; Handbuch für Freunde und Liebhaber dieser Kunst; nach dem französischen Werke des Herrn Fetis “La musique mise à la portée de tout le monde” (Berlin: Schlesinger, 1830) Stage works Original works (mostly to his own libretto) * Karl der Zweite – Die Flucht nach Frankreich (f.p. Königsberg, 19 January 1812) * arias and songs to Zoraide, oder Die Mauren in Granada. Lyric drama in 3 acts op. 65 (f.p. Berlin, 7 May 1817) * Der Schiffskapitän, oder Die Unbefangenen (f.p. Berlin, 8 June 1817) * Fortunata (f.p. Berlin, 5 June 1818) * arias and songs to the comic magic opera Das

Era
Early Romantic
Lived
1786–1844
From
Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany)
Born in
Berlin · died Berlin
Known as
composer, guitarist, actor, singer, librettist, writer
Instruments
voice
Genres
opera