Eduard Rottmanner (2 September 1809 – 4 May 1843) was a German composer and

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. Rottmanner was born in

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and was the cousin of German poet, philosopher, and politician Karl Rottmanner, and the great-nephew of lawyer Simon Rottmanner. He studied the organ and music composition with

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and

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. In 1828 he entered the University of Munich where he studied philosophy, logic, history, physics, and statistics. During that time he continued taking music lessons privately and held organist posts at various churches in Munich, including the

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, the

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, and

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. In 1839 he was appointed organist of the Speyer Cathedral, a post he held until his death four years later.Deny, Simone. ''Eduard Rottmanner und die Speyerer Dommusik in der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts'', Landau, 1992.

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