Eduard Grell or August Eduard Grell (6 November 1800 – 10 August 1886) was a German composer, organist, and music teacher. Grell was born in Berlin. Among his early teachers were

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and

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. On Zelter's recommendation, Grell became in 1817 the organist at the

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in Berlin; he also joined the

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of which he was a lifelong member, and director from 1853 to 1876, succeeding Rungenhagen. He also became in 1853 professor of composition at the

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. In 1864 he was awarded the order "

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". Grell's oeuvre includes three symphonies, three

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s, and large amounts of vocal music. He is considered one of the leaders of the

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renaissance in Europe. He was also the first to produce the

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since the death of its composer,

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Selected works

* ''Die Israeliten in der Wüste'',

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* ''16stimmige Messe'',

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* ''Pfingstlied für 3 Solo- und 4 Chorstimmen mit Begleitung des Pianoforte'', Op. 11 * Drei kurze und leichte ''vierstimmige Motetten'', men's chorus with organ or piano, Op. 13 * ''Zwei achtstimmige Motetten'', Op. 22 * ''Drei Motetten für gemischten Chor'', Op. 34 * ''Te deum laudamus'', Op. 38 * ''Urfinsternis''

References

Notes Sources * Reinhold Brinkmann and Bernd Wiechert (n.d.)
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