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Karel Stamic (May 7, 1745 - November 9, 1801), who
took the German form of his name Karl Stamitz and
is now better known as Carl, was a Bohemian
composer. He was the most prominent of the second
generation of the so-called Mannheim school.

Carl was born in Mannheim and was first taught
music by Johann Stamitz, his father and founder of
the Mannheim school. He played in the orchestra at
Mannheim from 1762 and in 1770 moved to Paris
where he became known as a violinist. He later
lived in a number of places, including Prague and
London.

Stamitz wrote over fifty symphonies and about as
many concertos for various instruments, as well as
a quantity of chamber music.