Rungenhage, Carl Friedrich
Rungenhage, Carl Friedrich
Rungenhagen, Carl Friedrich , German conductor and composer; b. Berlin, Sept. 27, 1778; d. there, Dec. 21, 1851. He was a pupil of Benda. In 1815 he became 2nd conductor of the Singakademie, succeeding Zelter in 1833 as 1st conductor. He was a member of the Berlin Academy, and a teacher in the School of Composition. He composed 4 operas, 3 oratorios, a Te Deum, 30 motets, 30 4-part songs, over 100 sacred and 1,000 secular songs, syms., quartets, etc.
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