Franz (Aloys Theodor) Commer (* January 23, 1813 in Cologne; † August 17, 1887 in Berlin) was a German church musician and music researcher. Commer, trained by Carl Leibl in Cologne, received a position as organist there in 1828. Beginning 1832, he received further training in Berlin (A. W. Bach, C. F. Rungenhagen, A. B. Marx). During this time he wrote a collection of masterpieces of the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1844, he founded the ''Berliner Tonkünstler-Verein'' and in the same year received a position as Regens-Chori (choral conductor) at the Hedwigskirche in Berlin. In 1845 he was appointed a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts. In 1850, he took a position as répétiteur at the Royal Opera, as well as singing teacher at the French Gymnasium. In 1868, with Robert Eitner, he founded the Society for Music Research, which he presided over as president for many years. Commer was editor of the series "Musica Sacra" (28 volumes).
Works: Choruses to the "Frogs" of Aristophanes, 1842; Preußens Fest-Herolde. Eine Cantate zum 15ten Oktober 1844, for male choirs and orchestra; Der Zauberring, after a poem by Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio, for male voices and orchestra, 1844.
