▁his ▁h omet own ▁"[ ...] ▁probably ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time " ▁as ▁viol ist ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Han over ▁court ▁or chestra , ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁still ▁existed ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁Le ines ch loss . ▁However , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁piano ▁and ▁organ , ▁also ▁compos ing ▁his ▁first ▁ch oral ▁works . ▁ ▁Later , ▁Dam cke ▁moved ▁to ▁Bad ▁Kreuz nach ▁where ▁he ▁conducted ▁the ▁local ▁Musik verein ▁and ▁the ▁Lied ert af el ▁and ▁wrote ▁the ▁Or atorio ▁Deb or ah . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁Dam cke ▁went ▁to ▁P ots dam , ▁where ▁he ▁conducted ▁the ▁Phil harm on ische ▁Gesellschaft ▁P ots dam ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Ges angs verein ▁für ▁Oper n mus ik , ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁performed ▁his ▁Christmas ▁Or atorio ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁the ▁Ps alm ▁ 2 3 ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁A ve ▁Maria . ▁Also ▁still ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁Dam cke ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁conduct or ▁in ▁König s berg . ▁There , ▁his ▁opera ▁Das ▁K ä th chen ▁von ▁Heil br onn ▁after ▁Heinrich ▁von ▁Kle ist ▁was ▁premier ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁Dam cke ▁went ▁to ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁as ▁a ▁piano ▁teacher , ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁developed ▁a ▁rich ▁activity ▁as ▁a