Grimm, Karl

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Grimm, Karl

Grimm, Karl, German cellist and composer; b. Hildburghausen, April 28, 1819; d. Freiburg, Jan. 9, 1888. He was for half a century 1st cellist at the Wiesbaden Opera. He composed many cello pieces, some of which attained considerable popularity.

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