Eduard Grell

Relief of Grell

Eduard Grell or August Eduard Grell (6 November 1800 – 10 August 1886) was a German composer, organist, and music teacher.

Grell's oeuvre includes three symphonies, three string quartets, and large amounts of vocal music. He is considered one of the leaders of the Palestrina renaissance in Europe. He was also the first to produce the Christmas Oratorio since the death of its composer, Johann Sebastian Bach. He directed the Sing-Akademie and taught at the Berlin Royal Academy.^[1]

Selected works

• Die Israeliten in der Wüste, oratorio
• 16stimmige Messe, a cappella
• 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