Johann Friedrich Dammas
Johann Friedrich Dammas (born February 2, 1772 in Kroppenstedt , † September 14, 1850 in Bergen on Rügen ) was a German cantor , music and singing teacher.
Life
Johann Friedrich Dammas, son of a master bricklayer, attended the Halberstadt seminar and then came, on the recommendation of Johann Gottlieb Picht (1736–1810), as cantor and teacher first to Gingst, then to Bergen on Rügen. On April 23, 1813 Dammas married his daughter Johanna Sofia Picht (1778-1852) in Bergen. Their daughter Johanna Therese was born in 1814 and died in 1865. In 1816 their son Carl Hellmuth was born, who later worked as a writer under the pseudonym Feodor Steffens .
Friedrich Dammas headed the Bergen Music Association , which made great contributions to the musical life on Rügen and organized high-quality performances of contemporary music. So he probably performed Haydn's oratorio "The Creation" around 1802 and contacted the composer by letter. Today, however, Dammas is best known in music history literature as the teacher of the later Stockholm court conductor and composer Joachim Nicolas Eggert .
In the fall of 1839 Dammas suffered a stroke and was retired in October 1840. At the beginning of 1842 he also handed over the office of cantor to his successor Albert Melkers, who married the daughter of Friedrich Dammas in the same year.
literature
- Fritz Petrick and Karl Heinz Mau: Cantor Johann Friedrich Dammas (1772–1850) and musical life in the city of Bergen on Rügen in the 19th century. In: Baltic Studies , NF 94/2008, pp. 131–140.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dammas, Johann Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cantor, music and singing teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1772 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kroppenstedt |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 14, 1850 |
| Place of death | Mountains on Rügen |