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Friedrich August Freyberg (Bach's Pupil) |
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Born: September 8, 1728 - Cröbern, Saxony, Germany
Died: 1746 - Leipzig, Saxony, Germany |
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Friedrich August Freyberg was born the son of Johann Freyberg in Cröbern. He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on May 9, 1743; and studied there from 1743 to 1746. As a Thomaner he was in Choir II from May 17, 1744 (Pentecost) to June 6, 1745 (Pentecost). He died as an alumnus. Although he attended the Thomasschule during J.S. Bach's tenure, it is not known if he actually studied with him. |
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Sources:
1. Bernd Koska: Dissertation "Bachs Thomaner als Kantoren in Mitteldeutschland" (Beeskow 2018), Anhang VII.1 Die Alumnen der Thomasschule 1710-1760, English translation by Aryeh Oron (April 2020)
2. Andreas Glöckner, Sabine Thomas and Melvin Unger: Alumni and Externals in the Choirs of the Thomas School during Bach's Time in Bach, Vol. 40, No. 1 (2009), pp. 17-22 (published by: Riemenschneider Bach Institute)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2020) |
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Literature: Richter 1907, Nr. 248; NBA I/40, Kritischer Bericht, S. 186 |
