David Andreas Forstmeyer
David Andreas Forstmeyer (born February 3, 1707 , † November 28, 1771 in Weißenburg ) was a musician and instrumentalist with the imperial city of Weißenburg as his place of activity.
Life
Forstmeyer was the older of two sons of the margravial Ansbach officer Andreas Forstmeyer. In 1710 the family moved to the Wülzburg . From a young age, he was a substitute worked at the nearby White Castle. In May 1728 he became a journeyman to the town musician Johann Thomas Preu . In 1742, after the death of his predecessor, he took over the position of town musician. In addition to his work as a musician, work as a soap boiler and light maker is documented.
Nothing is known about his musical works.
In 1730 he married Eva Maria Wechsler, the marriage resulted in 14 children, three of whom later also became musicians: Andreas Ehrenfried Forstmeyer (1732–1787), court musician of Karl Friedrich von Baden , Georg Christian Forstmeyer as the father of the subsequent town musician of Weißenburg (1740–1787) 1804), and David Andreas Forstmeyer the Younger (1753-?), Who worked as a musician in Pforzheim .
Web links
- David Andreas Forstmeyer in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Entry in wugwiki.de
- David Andreas Forstmeyer in the German biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Forstmeyer, David Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1707 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1771 |
| Place of death | Weißenburg in Bavaria |