Friedrich von Westhoff

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Friedrich von Westhoff (* 1611 in Lübeck (?); † 1694 probably in Dresden ) was a German Rittmeister , lutenist and trombonist .

Life

Westhoff was Rittmeister in the service of King Gustav Adolf of Sweden. Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony employed him as a chamber musician in the Dresden court orchestra, initially as a lutenist, but later switched to the trombone . He held his position in the court orchestra until the reign of Johann Georg III. (1680-1691). Westhoff was the father of the composer and violinist Johann Paul von Westhoff .

literature

  • Andreas Schreiber: From the Churfürstliche Cantorey to the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden: a biographical list of members 1548–2003. Self-published, Possendorf 2003, DNB 968896960 ( online ).
  • Johann Gottfried Walther : Musical Lexicon or Musical Library. Wolffgang Deer, Leipzig 1732, p. 649 ( PDF; 84 MB ).
personal data
SURNAME Westhoff, Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German captain, lutenist and trombonist
DATE OF BIRTH 1611
PLACE OF BIRTH uncertain: Lübeck
DATE OF DEATH 1694
Place of death uncertain: Dresden