Background
He was born in Copenhagen, the son of carpenter Friderich Wilhelm Barth (born in Berlin in 1787) and Eleonora Elisabeth, née Schultz.
He was born in Copenhagen, the son of carpenter Friderich Wilhelm Barth (born in Berlin in 1787) and Eleonora Elisabeth, née Schultz.
Barth played violin, horn, cello and organ and was appointed to the Life Guards from 1834 to 1838. In 1852 he was organist at the Reformerte Church, in 1859 at the Saint Petri Church, and in 1878 at the Jacob Church.