Adolf Zander was a 19th century German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

, organist

Organist

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 at the Church of St. Sophia in Berlin

Berlin

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, choir director, Royal Prussian

Prussia

Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...

 music director and founder of the new male Berliner Liedertafel

Berliner Liedertafel

Berliner Lierdertafel , as the name for a male-voice choir, was first used in December of 1808 by Carl Friedrich Zelter, who established the first north German prototype for such male-voice choirs...

 choir.

Life

Adolf Zander worked as a musician and teacher, and in particular, he devoted himself to choral music. So, he founded in 1881 the "Zander Quartet Society". From 1877 to 1880 he was the second Conductor

Conducting

Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...

 of the Berlin Men's Choir "Liedeslust" and in 1884 led both choirs together in the new Berlin Liedertafel.

Zander lived in Berlin around 1880 at 26 Höchste Straße, later at 16 Krautstraße and about 1895 on Graefestraße. He was buried on 7 September 1914 at the old Friedhof II der Sophiengemeinde Berlin

Friedhof II der Sophiengemeinde Berlin

The Friedhof II der Sophiengemeinde Berlin is a Protestant cemetery of the Sophienkirche in Berlin-Mitte, Germany.-Notable interments: = An Ehrengrab awarded by the "Landes Berlin"...

 cemetery in Berlin-Mitte.

External links

• Additional info on Adolf Zander at Deutscheslied.com