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Johann Ludwig Freydt
1+ albums
german18th century
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Johann Ludwig Freydt (February 18 1748 - January 4 1807) was a German Moravian Composer and Educator. He taught himself to play the flute and the violin prior to receiving formal training at Strassfurt. In 1767 he became a bassoonist in the band of the Royal Footguards at Hannover. Ten years later he joined the Unitas Fratrum and started working at the Moravian school at Niesky, Germany. Freydt taught until 1805, when bad health forced him to retire. He spent his final years at Niesky, teaching music to children and revising his earlier compositions. He died on January 4, 1807. Freydt was a prolific composer whose works were popular in Moravian musical collections in Europe and America in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Among his compositions was Alles was Othem hat, for two horns, two flutes, strings, organ, and SSAB choir. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.