Gottfried Grünewald (also Grunewald; baptised 15 October 1673[a] – 19 December 1739)[2] was a German operatic bass, harpsichordist, pantaleon virtuoso and composer.
Two of his operas were performed there with him in the title roles: Der ungetreue Schäfer Cardillo in 1704 and Germanicus in 1705 which had received its world premiere in Leipzig the previous year.
[4] From 1711 until his death in 1739, Grunewald served in Dermstadt as vice kapellmeister under Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.
His good friend Christoph Graupner served at the same court as kapellmeister and the two of them shared the composition duties, alternately composing cantata cycles for the Royal Chapel.
[5] Grunewald was also proficient on the pantaleon (a large hammered dulcimer, popular in the 18th century) and toured parts of Germany giving concerts on the instrument.