Early Years
☀ Frederick the Great liked philosophy, poetry, and French culture because of his mother bringing him materials from the Enlightenment.
☀ Frederick attempted to escape with childhood friend Hans Herman von Katte. They were caught and arrested for treason, however, and Katte was beheaded in Frederick's presence. ☀ Frederick the Great was born on January 24, 1712, in Berlin, Prussia. |
Composer facts
♦ In 1746 Frederick the Great presented a musical theme he had written to composer Johann Sebastian Bach, who used it to develop a set of canons and fugues he titled "The Musical Offering." For years, Bach's son C.P.E. Bach was employed as one of Frederick's court musicians.
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