Carl Riedel

Carl Riedel (6 October 1827 – 3 June 1888) was a German conductor and composer.

Born in Cronenberg, Wuppertal, he initially worked as a dyer of silk before conductor Karl Wilhelm discovered his musical talent and encouraged him to pursue a music career.

He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory and after graduating from the school joined the conservatory's faculty as a professor of piano and music theory, teaching there for several decades.

He was a highly respected choral conductor in his native country and was one of the founders of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein.

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