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Edmund Kretschmer

Illustration — Edmund Kretschmer • Illustration — His grave in the Old Catholic Cemetery Carl Franz Edmund Kretschmer (31 August 1830 – 13 September 1908) was a German organist and composer who worked for the Dresden Court and composed several operas and masses.

Also recorded as Carl Franz Edmund Kretschmer

Edmund Kretschmer

Carl Franz Edmund Kretschmer (* 31. August 1830 in Ostritz / Lausitz; † 13. September 1908 in Dresden) war ein deutscher Organist und Komponist.

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Born
1830 · Ostritz.
Died
1908 · Dresden.
Nationality
Germany · German Empire · Kingdom of Saxony
Occupation
composer · conductor · poet
Fields
opera
Honours
Knight I Class of the Albrecht Order
Languages
German

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Illustration — Edmund Kretschmer • Illustration — His grave in the Old Catholic Cemetery Carl Franz Edmund Kretschmer (31 August 1830 – 13 September 1908) was a German organist and composer who worked for the Dresden Court and composed several operas and masses.

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Edmund Kretschmer (1830–1908) was a composer, conductor and poet, of German and German nationality. The composer was born in Ostritz and died in Dresden.

The work spans opera. Languages used include German. Honours include Knight I Class of the Albrecht Order.

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