The Schuncke Family
Numerous famous musicians of the 18th and 19th century belonged to the family Schuncke. Acknowledgement is meant for the Schuncke-Archiv in Baden-Baden, which is lead by Michael Schuncke who searches on his family Schuncke its surroundings. You find research to this matter at http://www.schuncke-archiv.de .
The hornists in the family tree
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Johann Gottfried Schuncke (1742 - 1807) He was the first passionate horn player in the family, although he worked as master baker in Schkortleben near Weißenfels/Saale. Following children played the horn, too |
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| Johann Gottfried (1777 - 1861) Hornist in Kassel and Stuttgart | Johann Michael (1778 - 1821) Hornist in Kassel and Stuttgart | Johann Andreas (1780 - 1849) Hornist in Berlin | Johann Christoph (1791 - 1856) Hornist in Karlsruhe | Johann Gotthilf (1797 after 1840) Hornist in Stockholm |
The children Friedrich (born 1784) and Gottlob (born 1790)also played the horn but chose other professions.
The following sons (grandsons of Johann Gottfried) played the horn, too.
| Son of Gottfried Schuncke (1777 - 1861) | 
- Michael Friedrich Ernst ( 1812 - 1876) Hornist in Stuttgart |
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| Sons of Andreas Schuncke ( 1780 - 1849) | 
- Julius (1808 - ?) royal hornist in Berlin, later actor - Carl ( 1811 - 1879) royal hornist in Berlin - Hermann ( 1825 - 1898)royal hornist in Berlin, later piano teacher and composer in Dresden |
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