ZELTER, Carl Friedrich
(1758–1832)> COMP. · WRITER
ZELTER (Carl Friedrich). Germancomp. and writer, Berlin, Dec. 11, 1758. S. under Fasch. Director of the Sing-Akademie in succession to Fasch. Prof. of music at the Academy of Arts, Berlin, 1809. Founded the Liedertafel, Berlin, 1809. Berlin, May 15, 1832. He comp. cantatas for voice and Pf., songs, and numerous part-songs, all of great merit. He was a friend and correspondent of Goethe, and their letters to each other fill several volumes. Mendelssohn was also closely connected with Zelter, who…