Portrait of Carl Friedrich Abel by Thomas Gainsborough, 1777
Carl Friedrich Abel (22 December 1723 – 20 June 1787) was a German composer of the Classical era. He was a renowned player of the viola da gamba, and produced significant compositions for that instrument.
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