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KREUTZER (1780–184.9)  , German musical composer, was born on the 22nd of November 1780 in Messkirch in Baden, and died on the 14th of December 1849 in Riga . He owes his fame almost exclusively to one opera, Das Nachtlager von Granada (1834), which kept the stage for half a century in spite of the changes in musical taste . It was written in the style of Weber, and is remarkable especially for its flow of genuine melody and depth of feeling . The same qualities are found in Kreutzer's part-songs for men's voices, which at one time were extremely popular in Germany, and are still listened to with pleasure . Amongst these " Der Tag des Herrn " (" The Lord's Day ") may be named as the most excellent . Kreutzer was a prolific composer, and wrote a number of operas for the theatre at Vienna, which have disappeared from the stage and are not likely to be revived . He was from 1812 to 1816 Kapellmeister to the king of Wurttemberg, and in 1840 became conductor of the opera at Cologne . His daughter, Cecilia Kreutzer, was a singer of some renown .