Christian August Pohlenz (3 July 1790 – 10 March 1843) was a German

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

and conductor. Pohlenz was born in Sallgast. He was Gewandhaus Kapellmeister from 1827 to 1835. He died in

Leipzig Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...

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* * 1790 births 1843 deaths People from Elbe-Elster 19th-century German conductors (music) German male conductors (music) 19th-century German classical composers 19th-century German male musicians Kapellmeisters of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra {{germany-conductor-stub