Kaspar Ett

Caspar Ett ( born January 5, 1788 in Eresing, † May 16, 1847 in Munich) was a German organist and composer.

Life

In 1804 he completed his high school studies at the " Paedagogium " in Munich, now the Wilhelm Gymnasium from. Ett studied at the Electoral Seminar in Munich and in 1816, court organist at St. Michael's Church. Ett earned contributions to the revival of choral music from the 16th to the 18th century. He composed music in addition to the Catholic Church also works for the Greek Orthodox and Jewish service. He was the music teacher of King Maximilian II Further study of the English composer Robert Lucas Pearsall 1832 in his early music and music customer.

In Eresing a street was named after Kaspar Ett. In Munich there are in the city center is also a Ettstraße, which was also known from various TV series Police Headquarters is.

His grave is in the Old South Cemetery in Munich.

Work

• Haec dies
• Pange lingua - Tantum ergo
• Ave maris stella
• Missa quadragesimalis
• Ave Vivans hostia
• Laudate dominum
• Iste confessor of Jesus
• Redemptor omnium
• Prope est
• Requiem
• Cantica Sacra, Munich 1834 ( also in the hymn Pange lingua, whose melody in the English speaking world is known as " Oriel " and is sung among other things to the text To The Name Of Our Salvation )