Friedrich Friese II
Friedrich (Matthias Theodor) Friese , called (Friedrich) Friese II (born September 5, 1792 in Kummerow (am See) , † January 31, 1863 in Schwerin ), was a German organist and organ builder .
Life
Friedrich Friese was born in 1792 as the second child of the sexton and organist Johann Matthias Friese (* 1763; † 1803) and his wife Maria Christina, b. Angel, born. With his godfather Friedrich Jacob Friese (called Friedrich Friese I) , his father's brother, he started an apprenticeship as an organ builder in 1807 and learned to play the organ. Due to his good musical training, he first became organist at the Schwerin Castle Church in 1823 and was cathedral organist in Schwerin from 1825 until his death. After the death of his uncle in 1833, he also took over his Parchim organ building workshop and moved it to Schwerin. In 1835 he was appointed court organ builder.
His first marriage resulted in a total of 5 children, the second marriage remained childless. His son Friedrich Ludwig Theodor Friese (called Friedrich Friese III) took over the organ workshop in 1856 and made it the most important organ company in Mecklenburg in the 19th century. Friedrich Friese II died on January 31, 1863 in Schwerin.
Works
Little is known about his organs:
| year | place | church | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1846 | Redefin | II / P | 14th | Reconstruction of the old Schwerin castle church organ | ||
| 1846/1854 | Mummendorf | Mummendorf village church | I / P | 5 + 1T | ||
| 1850 | Dambeck | I / AP | 5 | |||
| 1855 | Castle church in Schwerin | 1913 in the village church Groß Trebbow | ||||
| 1855 | Great Trebbow | II / P | 14th |
literature
- Friedrich Drese: Family table of the organist and organ builder family Friese . In: Roland Steinbrück (Ed.): The Friese organ from 1877 in the collegiate church in Bützow - Festschrift for the re-inauguration on September 25, 1999 . Bützow 1999.
- Friedrich Drese: About organ building in Mecklenburg . In: Festschrift for the consecration of the Friese organ - St. Georgenkirche Parchim in October 2001 . Parchim 2001.
- Matthias Gretzschel : Organs in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - Saved for the future . Hamburger Abendblatt Axel Springer AG, Hamburg 2003.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Friese, Friedrich II |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Friese, Friedrich Matthias Theodor; Friese, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organ builder and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1792 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kummerow (at the lake) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 31, 1863 |
| Place of death | Schwerin |