German composer. [...] His four operas (two Italian and two German) and a ballet are lost; his other works include cantatas, symphonies, overtures, two flute concertos, chamber and dance music, several collections of songs (among which was a once-popular drinking-song, Wir sind die Könige der Welt) and numerous arrangements. [...]
Source: John Warrack: Carl Friedrich Ebers quoted from Grove Music Online accessed 23 January 2010
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