Urban, Christian

1778-after 1825

Born at Elbing, where he became town musician. He later held a similar position in Berlin and after 1824 in Danczic. He composed an opera, Der goldene Widder, and the music to Schiller's Bride of Messina. In 1823 he published t)ber die Musik, deren Theorie und den Musikunterricht, the next year Theorie der Musik nach rein naturgemassen Grundsatzen, and in 1825 a prospectus of sixteen pages, also Ankündigung meines allgemeinen Musikunterrichtssystems und der Von Mir beabsichtigen normalen Musikschule.