Thomas Frieberth
Thomas Frieberth OPraem (born May 13, 1731 in Wullersdorf , † October 2, 1788 in Geras ) was an Austrian composer.
Life
The composer, baptized Anton Jakob, was born in Wullersdorf as the son of the schoolmaster. He came from a musical family, his older brother Johann Joseph was Kapellmeister at the Passauer Bischofshof, his younger brother Franz Karl a successful singer and composer.
Frieberth chose a spiritual career and entered the Premonstratensian Monastery of Geras in 1750 , where he was a student of the composer František Ignác Tůma . Two years later he made his profession and took the religious name Thomas. In 1757 he was ordained a priest. In addition to his compositional activity, he also worked as a chaplain in Blumau around 1780. He died in Geras at the age of 57 as a result of a serious fall. His work includes church compositions.
literature
- Peter Erhart: Lower Austrian composers. Doblinger, Vienna 1998, ISBN 3-900695-41-5 , p. 21.
- Elisabeth Th. Hilscher-Fritz: Frieberth, brothers. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frieberth, Thomas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frieberth, Anton Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1731 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wullersdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 1788 |
| Place of death | Geras |