Becht, Carl Heinrich (Henry Charles) 1819-?? Germany Rhineland, Guntersblum - ?, ?
pianist, studied with Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck in Germany, 23.oct.1847 moved to New York City USA, teacher piano in New York, 1850 boarding with the piano maker Sebastian Kook, 1850 teacher of the child prodigy pianist Sebastian Emile Kook, for whom he composed 'milk-and-water-trash' according to critic Henry Cood Watson (London Lambeth 7.aug.1816-4.dec.1875 / 29.aug.1840 New York), 1855 boarding with bookkeeper Garrett Williams, 1860 as pianoforte maker residing with wife and two daughters in New York, 1865 as C Becht pianofortes at 239 Fulton Street Brooklyn residing at 190 Henry Street Brooklyn ; he married Eliza (Germany 1822-) ; stepdaughter Rosanna (Germany 1850-), daughter Eva (New York 1858-)

Title	Parts

[] Rondo brillant fur pianoforte. op1 composer C. Becht pub Fischer, Frankfurt 1837
[] Vierzehn kleine preludien. Organ. op1 composer C. Becht pub B. Schott, Mainz Germany 1834
[] 3 Polonaises. Piano. op1 composer Becht pub B. Schott, Mainz Germany
[] 3 Polonaises. Piano. op2 composer Becht pub B. Schott, Mainz Germany
[] Jewel waltz. Piano composer Becht pub E. Witzmann & Co., Memphis Tennessee
[] American quadrilles. Piano. op11 pub Kerksieg and Breusing, New York 1848
[] American quadrille. Piano pub C. G. Christman, New York. 1848
[] The Buffalo hunt. Galop. Piano pub Kerksieg and Breusing, New York 1849
[] Variations on the Star spangled banner. Piano pub Hamilton S. Gordon, New York 1861

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