Wiedemann Ernst Johann
Wiedemann Ernst Johann
Wiedemann, Ernst Johann, German organist, conductor, teacher, and composer; b. Hohengiersdorf, Silesia, March 28, 1797; d. Potsdam, Dec. 7, 1873. From 1818 to 1852 he was organist of the Roman Catholic Church in Berlin, where he founded and conducted 2 singing societies. He composed a Te Deum for Soloists, Chorus, and Orch., masses, motets, and hymns.
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