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Information: Rococo composer Karl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787) studied under J. S. Bach and was an accomplished violist, playing also violin, harpsichord, and French horn. He is most noted for his symphonies.
Abel, Karl Friedrich Sites:
Abel, Carl Friedrich Abel, Carl Friedrich: Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio focusing on his collaboration with J. C. Bach and his bass viol playing and composing. (Abel, Karl Friedrich) http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=14
Great Books: Karl Friedrich Abel Great Books: Karl Friedrich Abel: Portrait and biography. (Abel, Karl Friedrich) http://www.malaspina.com/site/person_493.asp
Classical Music Archives: Abel Classical Music Archives: Abel: Sound files in MIDI format. (Abel, Karl Friedrich) http://www.classicalarchives.com/main-a.html#ABEL
Wikipedia: Karl Friedrich Abel Wikipedia: Karl Friedrich Abel: Biography of the German composer. (Abel, Karl Friedrich) http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Friedrich_Abel