Adam Darr

Adam Darr (29 September 1811 – 2 October 1866) was a German classical guitarist, singer, zitherer and composer. Adam Darr was born in Schweinfurt, Germany, and began his musical activities some time between the ages of 12 and 18. Sometime after the age of 23, he left his hometown of Schweinfurt, performing abroad. Although secondary sources state that he performed for royal courts, no primary sources have been discovered to verify this claim. The first know performance of Darr is in April 1837, as a guitarist/vocalist in an ensemble known as the Bavaria Nature-Singers. It is known that he traveled with this ensemble in Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Estonia. It is believed that he spent three years in St. Petersburg, Russia from...