Biography
Maximilian Dietrich Freislich (also Freißlich, Fraißlich, baptized on February 6 1683 in Immelborn at Salzungen , † April 10 1731 in Danzig ) was a German composer and organist.
Maximilian Dietrich Freislich, son of the pastor Johann Weigold Freislich, barely loud Johann Mattheson foundations of honor-gate, already in his early teens as a choirboy to Gdansk, where he of Johann Valentin Meder ., received instruction, in which he also lived Mattheson quoted Meder: "..... that his successor, Maximilian Freislich called, have to dancken him his temporal welfare .... he also received him time his office in Dantzig, as a young man, and a year long food in and housing frey held, yes, even about it because he was "a novice, given in the Composition hand line, and shown him how he must work out a joint and a counterpoint. [1] After Meder 1699 fled from Danzig, Freislich got the job of Kapellmeister at St. Mary's Church , the main church of the city. Through this office, he was responsible responsibility for the Ratsmusik . This gave him to deliver for a fee, the right, for example, wedding music and requiems. Due to their low income in 1715 he presented a petition "to be allowed to lead the brewing industry" to the City Council. After his death, his half-brother took over Johann Balthasar Christian Freislich the position of Kapellmeister at St. Mary's Church.
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