Christoph Schaffrath

German composer
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Christoph Schaffrath

Summary

Christoph Schaffrath is a human[1]. He was born in Hohnstein[2]. He was born on January 1, 1709[3]. He passed away in Berlin[4]. He died on February 17, 1763[5]. He worked as a composer[6], musicologist[7], music theorist[8], and harpsichordist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Christoph Schaffrath was born in Hohnstein[2].
  • Christoph Schaffrath died in Berlin[4].
  • Christoph Schaffrath was born on January 1, 1709[3].
  • Christoph Schaffrath died on February 17, 1763[5].
  • Christoph Schaffrath held citizenship in Germany[11].
  • Christoph Schaffrath worked as a composer[6].
  • Christoph Schaffrath worked as a musicologist[7].
  • Christoph Schaffrath's professions included music theorist[8].
  • Christoph Schaffrath worked as a harpsichordist[9].
  • Christoph Schaffrath's field of work was classical music[12].
  • Christoph Schaffrath's field of work was music theory[13].
  • Christoph Schaffrath is recorded as male[14].
  • Christoph Schaffrath's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Christoph Schaffrath is associated with the Baroque music movement[16].
  • Christoph Schaffrath is associated with the classical music movement[17].
  • Christoph Schaffrath's family name is recorded as Schaffrath[18].
  • Christoph Schaffrath's given name is recorded as Christoph[19].
  • Christoph Schaffrath's instrument is recorded as pipe organ[20].
  • Christoph Schaffrath's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[21].
  • Christoph Schaffrath's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Christoph Schaffrath'}[22].
  • Christoph Schaffrath's start of work period is recorded as 1730[23].
  • Christoph Schaffrath's end of work period is recorded as 1763[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: DE[26]

  • Began / founded: 1709[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1763-02-07[28]

  • Genre(s): classical[29]

  • Community tags: classical, composer[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c8183cb7-73aa-4ed7-a5b6-5379627324ad[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Christoph Schaffrath was born in Hohnstein[2]. He was born on January 1, 1709[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], musicologist[7], music theorist[8], and harpsichordist[9]. Fields of work include classical music[12], a music genre[32], founded in 0500[33] and music theory[13], an academic discipline[34].

Death and Burial

Christoph Schaffrath died on February 17, 1763[5]. He died in Berlin[4].

Why It Matters

Christoph Schaffrath ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Christoph Schaffrath born?

Christoph Schaffrath's place of birth was Hohnstein[2].

Where did Christoph Schaffrath die?

Christoph Schaffrath died in Berlin[4].

What did Christoph Schaffrath do for work?

Christoph Schaffrath worked as composer[6], musicologist[7], music theorist[8], and harpsichordist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Field of work classical music, music theory
    Instrument pipe organ
    Country of citizenship Germany
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