Heinrich Adam Neeb
Heinrich Adam Neeb (born December 1, 1805 in Lich ; † January 17, 1878 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a Frankfurt choir director and composer.
Life
Neeb was the son of the organist of the town church in Lich. Neeb received his organist training from Georg Christoph Winkelmeier (1787–1831) in Worms, and he received further music lessons from the pianist Aloys Schmitt . He organized the Great German Singing Festival in 1838 , founded the Germania Choral Society in 1853 and the Neeb'sche Quartet in 1858 . Within the Free German Hochstift, of which he was an honorary member, he founded the Neeb'sche Foundation in 1881 to support needy sound artists , to whom he donated the majority of his fortune. He was also accepted into the Carl zum Lindenberg Freemason Lodge in Frankfurt .
According to him, which is Neebstraße in Frankfurt-Bornheim named. A memorial has been in memory of him in his hometown of Lich since 1938.
literature
- Helmut Bartel: Heinrich Adam Neeb. A contribution to the music history of Frankfurt. Frankfurt am Main u. a. 1993, ISBN 3-631-46109-7 .
Web links
- Neeb's curriculum vitae on the Neeber-Schuler-Chor, Frankfurt website
- Neeb, Heinrich Adam. Hessian biography. (As of March 21, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Neeb, Heinrich Adam in the Frankfurt personal dictionary
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neeb, Heinrich Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Frankfurt choir director and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lich |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1878 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |