About David Hermann Engel
Lived 1816 – 1877 (aged 61). David Hermann Engel was an author, organist, composer and music director.
David Hermann Engel (22 January 1816 – 3 May 1877) was a German organist and composer.
Life Born in Neuruppin, after his first organ lessons with Friedrich Wilke in Neu-Ruppin, Engel studied with Friedrich Schneider in Dessau and Adolf Friedrich Hesse in Breslau. In 1841, he went to Berlin, where he worked as a music and singing teacher.
Engel died in Merseburg at the age of 61.
Work Choralbuch (with interludes) zur gottesdienstlichen Feier für Kirche und Haus Op. 10, Berlin 1844 Der 81. Psalm Op. 11, Berlin 1847 Der 61. Psalm Op. 12, Eisleben 1852 Zehn Orgelstücke Op. 15, Erfurt 1855 Winfried und die heilige Eiche bei Geismar Op. 20 Geistliche Melodien aus dem 17. Jahrhundert Op. 24, Leipzig 1857 Zionsharfe Op. 26, Leipzig 1860 Weihnachts-Hymne Op. 37, Leipzig 1872
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German organist and composer
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David Hermann Engel was born on 22 January 1816 in Neuruppin.
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David Hermann Engel died on 3 May 1877 in Merseburg.
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David Hermann Engel was an author, organist, composer and music director.
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