Friedrich Filitz

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Friedrich Filitz (born March 16, 1804 in Arnstadt , † December 8, 1876 in Bonn ) was a German musicologist and composer .

Life

Filitz received his doctorate in philosophy and lived in Berlin since 1833 , where he worked as a music critic, among other things . In 1841 he was shortlisted for censor of the Prussian state, although there were concerns that he might act with too great a severity. In 1847 he moved to Munich , where his valuable church music estate is now in the Bavarian State Library . With his collections of church music from the 16th and 17th centuries, he made many forgotten pieces of music accessible to the musical practice of his time.

Works

  • Four-part choral book edited by Dr F Filitz. Better, Berlin 1847.
  • About some of the interests of older church music. Kaiser, Munich 1853.

literature

  • Maurice Frost (ed.), Historical Companion to Hymns Ancient & Modern . William Clowes & Sons Limited: London 1962, p. 670
  • Bärbel Holtz (ed.), Prussia's censorship practice from 1819 to 1848 in Quellen , De Gruyter: Berlin and Boston 2015, ISBN 978-3-11-040913-0

Web links

Estate in the Bavarian State Library

personal data
SURNAME Filitz, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musicologist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH Arnstadt
DATE OF DEATH December 8, 1876
Place of death Bonn