Caspar Ett (5 January 1788, Eresing – 16 May 1847, München) was a German

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Life

In 1804 he completed his secondary studies at the "Paedagogium" in Munich, now called the Wilhelmsgymnasium. Ett studied at the Electoral Seminar in Munich and in 1816 became the court organist at St. Michael's Church. Ett is also credited in the revival of choral music from the 16th to the 18th century. He composed for the Catholic Church, but also works for Greek Orthodox and Jewish worship. He was the music teacher of King Maximilian II. A street was named after Caspar Ett in Eresing. In the Munich city centre there is also an 'Ettstraße'. His grave is located in the Old South Cemetery in Munich.

Works

*Attollite portas (Auferstehungs-Chor Ad resurrectionem Domini) *Haec dies *Pange lingua - Tantum ergo *Ave maris stella *Missa quadragesimalis *Ave vivans hostia *Laudate dominum *Iste confessor Jesu *Redemptor omnium *Prope est *Requiem *Cantica Sacra, München 1834 (Also in the hymn 'Pange Lingua', the tune being known in the English speaking world as 'Oriel', sung to the text 'To The Name Of Our Salvation')

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* * 1788 births 1847 deaths German organists German male organists German music educators Burials at the Alter Südfriedhof 19th-century German composers 19th-century German male musicians 19th-century organists {{germany-composer-stub