Carl Friedrich Zöllner (17 May 1800 – 25 September 1860) was a German

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and choir director. After studying at the

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Johann Gottfried Schicht Johann Gottfried Schicht (29 September 1753 – 16 February 1823) was a German composer and conductor. Schicht was born in Reichenau, in the Electorate of Saxony. He studied Law in Leipzig before becoming the conductor of the Leipzig Gewan ...

, he started teaching voice. He wrote organ variations on ''

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'' and wrote several songs. His son was composer Heinrich Zöllner. In Leipzig, Carl Friedrich Zöllner is honoured by the ''Carl-Friedrich-Zöllner-Denkmal'' (Memorial) in the Rosental park.

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* 1800 births 1860 deaths German Romantic composers German choral conductors German male conductors (music) 19th-century German classical composers 19th-century German conductors (music) German male classical composers {{Germany-composer-stub