Schäffer, Heinrich 01/01/1808 - 01/01/1874

Heinrich Schäffer, tenorist, born in Kassel on 20 February 1808, † in Hamburg on 28 November 1874. He was engaged in Magdeburg, Braunschweig and Hamburg. Here he retired from the stage after his marriage in 1838 and was only active as a composer. In the aforementioned year, the cantata "Lob der Einigkeit" was performed by him in Hamburg. He published two collections of 5- and 6-part male choirs. Other works of his, including symphonies, quartets and the like, remained manuscripts. However, his name basically lives on in one single composition, the still popular character piece "Die Post im Walde".