Carl Friedrich Zelter
1758–1832 · Classical period (1750–1820) · 1 melody
Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758–1832) was a composer and music teacher from Berlin. Melody you can play here: The Cuckoo and the Donkey.
He led the Berlin Sing-Akademie choir for more than thirty years and taught the young Felix Mendelssohn. His many songs include the melody of the children's song Der Kuckuck und der Esel (1810).