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Franz Anton Maichelbeck

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Franz Anton Maichelbeck (6 July 1702 – 14 June 1750) was a German organist and composer.

Life

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Born in Reichenau Island, Maichelbeck grew up there with twelve siblings and attended the Heinrich-Suso-Gymnasium Konstanz [de]. He studied theology in Freiburg from 1721 and was sent to Rome on 27 September 1725 to study church music. In 1727/1728 he was appointed organist and cathedral kapellmeister at the Freiburg Cathedral.[1] Later he was appointed by prince bishop Johann Franz Schenk von Stauffenberg as HofKapellmeister in Augsburg.[2]

Anton died in Freiburg im Breisgau at age 47.

Publications and works

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  • 1738: Die auf dem Clavier lehrende Caecilia, welche guten Unterricht ertheilet[3]
  • 1724: Requiem für Kaiser Karl VI. und Messe zu Ehren der Hl. Scholastika

Further reading

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  • Christoph Schmider: Franz Anton Maichelbeck (1702–1750) und die Kirchenmusik in Freiburg. I: Freiburger Diözesan-Archiv. 124. year 2004, pp. 157–165.
  • Manfred Schuler, Christoph Schmider: Der Freiburger Münsterorganist Franz Anton Maichelbeck (1702–1750) und sein Requiem für Kaiser Karl VI.[4] In Christoph Schmider (publisher): Musik am Freiburger Münster. Rombach, Freiburg im Breisgau 2002, ISBN 3-7930-9306-9, pp. 128–145
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References

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