Gottfried Grote

Gottfried Grote (15 May 1903 – July 1976) was a German church musician.

Born in Oberfrohna, Grote was from 1926 to 1935 organist and choir director of the Bach-Verein (Bach association) in Wuppertal, which later was named Wupperfelder Kantorei (Wupperfeld chorale).[1] From 1935 he was director of the Spandauer Kirchenmusikschule (Spandau school of church music. Grote also became a professor at the Berlin Conservatory. From 1955 he was the conductor of the Staats- und Domchor Berlin (State and cathedral choir Berlin).[2] He is best known as editor of the collection of hymns Das Geistliche Chorlied (The sacred choral song), nicknamed after him "Der Grote".

Grote was a particular admirer of Heinrich Schütz.[3] He arranged in Wupperfeld the third festival Heinrich-Schütz-Fest. He died in Berlin. Pupils of Gottfried Grote have included Ewald Dorfmüller and Erhard Egidi.

References
  1. Dorfmüller, Joachim (1980). 300 Jahre Orgelbau im Wuppertal. Born. p. 184. ISBN 978-3-87093-028-8. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. Dinglinger, Wolfgang (1993). 150 JAHRE STAATS-/DOMCHOR BERLIN. Edition Hentrich. p. 157. ISBN 978-3-89468-084-8. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. The Musical Times. Novello. 1961. p. 92. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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