Franz Commer
Franz Aloys Theodor Commer (23 January 1813 in Cologne – 17 August 1887 in Berlin) was a German church musician and music researcher.
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Franz Commer
- Born
- 1813. · Cologne.
- Died
- 1887. · Berlin.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- composer, musicologist, voice teacher, university teacher, music director, pedagogue, singer and musician.
- Languages
- German.
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Franz Aloys Theodor Commer (23 January 1813 in Cologne – 17 August 1887 in Berlin) was a German church musician and music researcher.
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Franz Commer is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded with the occupation music director. Recorded as composer, musicologist, voice teacher, university teacher and music director.
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1813
Franz Commer was born on 23 January 1813.
1887
Franz Commer died on 17 August 1887.
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Cologne.
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Berlin.
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Compositions
• Choir for The Frogs by Aristophanes 1842 • Preußens Fest-Herolde. Eine Cantate zum 15ten Oktober 1844, for male choirs and orchestra • Der Zauberring, after a poem by Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio, for male choirs and orchestra, 1844
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- “Franz Commer”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- L. B. (Ludwig Bischoff), Franz Commer, in Niederrheinische Musikzeitung, Jg. 8, Nr. 18 vom 28. April 1860, and Nr. 19 dated 5 May 1860, (Numerized)
- Harald Kümmerling, Franz Commers Abschriften älterer Musikwerke, Cologne 1973 (Beiträge zur rheinischen Musikgeschichte, vol. 100)
- Briefwechsel Robert und Clara Schumanns mit Korrespondenten in Berlin 1832 bis 1883. Briefwechsel Robert und Clara Schumanns mit Korrespondenten in Berlin 1832 bis 1883 on WorldCat edited by Klaus Martin Kopitz, Eva Katharina Klein and Thomas Synofzik (Schumann-Briefedition, series II, vol. 17), Cologne: Dohr 2015, ,
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