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Gabriel Gottlieb Freygang (Bach's Pupil) |
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Born: August 10, 1728 - Schwedt, Brandenburg, Germany
Died: not determined |
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Gabriel Gottlieb Freygang was born the son of Johann Michael Freygang (teacher in Schwedt). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on May 19, 1741; studied there from 1741 to 1747; and at Universität Wittenberg from 1747. As a Thomaner he was in Choir II from May 17, 1744 (Pentecost) to June 6, 1745 (Pentecost). 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. 229 |
