Majsang kuhlau biography

11.09.1786

Born in Uelzen, son of an oboist

1793

Looses by accident one eye and is shortly afterwards sent to Brunswick for learning music.

Majsang kuhlau biography

He earns his money with singing in a street choir.

1802

First public concert. Shortly afterwards his first piano sonata is printed

1810

Escape to Denmark in order to outrun military services of the troops of Napoleon.

Where he became flutist of the Royal Chapel and the opera.

1818

Call as court composer in Copenhagen and year of publication of "Variations et Caprices pour la Flute"

1820

Composition of "3 Fantasias op.

38" in Vienna

02.09.1825

Visits Beethoven in Baden near Vienna

1830

During a fire in the house of Kuhlau most of his compositions are destroyed

12.03.1832

Dies in Lyngbye near Copenhagen of tubercolosis

Was called the "Beethoven of flute and was one of the inventors of danish national opera