Friedrich Adam Hiller
Friedrich Adam Hiller (born December 1767 in Leipzig , † November 23, 1812 in Königsberg ) was a German conductor , composer , singer and violinist .
Life
Hiller was the son of the composer Johann Adam Hiller . Friedrich Adam Hiller became theater music director in Schwerin in 1790 , in Altona in 1796 and in Königsberg in 1799. His compositional work includes a number of singspiels and operas , but also string quartets and songs.
Hiller was a Freemason and a member of the Königsberg Lodge Zum Todtenkopf .
Works
- La Biondetta , 1790
- The mermaid realm , 1801
- The jewelry box , 1804
- Great is the Lord , hymn for 4 solo voices, choir and orchestra, 1810
Individual evidence
- ↑ Evangelical Church Book Königsberg-Tragheim, Burials 1778–1827, p. 412, No. 191: H [err] Friedrich Adam Hiller Music Director at the Acting Society .
- ↑ Rudolph Angermüller, Wenzel Müller and "his" Leopoldstädter Theater , Böhlau Verlag GmbH 2009, p. 115.
- ↑ Karlheinz Gerlach: The Freemasons in Old Prussia 1738-1806 ; in: Helmut Reinalter (ed.): Sources and representations on European Freemasonry , Volume 9, Page 267, Studienverlag, Innsbruck, 2009, ISBN 978-3-7065-4383-5
- ↑ Pastor Dr. JK Schauer, history of biblical-ecclesiastical poetry and music and their works. , Friedrich Mauke: Jena 1850, p. 12.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hiller, Friedrich Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German conductor, composer, singer and violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1767 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 1812 |
| Place of death | Koenigsberg |