Gottlieb Heinrich Köhler (1765-1833) came from Dresden and was an apprentice and journeyman with the City Musician of Bautzen. In 1794 he became City and Council Musician of Leipzig, where he also performed in the Theater and Gewandhaus Orchestra. In 1827 he published six Duette op. 160 for two horns with the renowned Leipzig publisher Breitkopf & Härtel.