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Charles Oberthür
Karl (also Carl and later Charles) Oberthür was born in Munich in 1819. His father made violins. Karl was taught harp playing by Elisa Brauchle in Munich and composition by Georg von Röder, who was music director at the Munich Court.
He was employed in Zurich, Wiesbaden, Mannheim and London. He became Professor of Harp at the Academy of Music in London. He died in 1895 in London.
He composed more than 350 works, most of them for harp.
"Souvenir de Schwalbach" op. 42 for Horn and Harp
This work was dedicated to the French horn player Eugène Vivier (1817–1900), who had studied the natural horn under Gallay in Paris. The horn part is composed in a solo manner.
"Souvenir de Schwalbach"