Neefe was born in Chemnitz, Saxony. He received a musical education and started to compose at the age of 12. He studied law at Leipzig University, but subsequently returned to music to become a pupil of the composer Johann Adam Hiller under whose guidance he wrote his first comic operas.
In 1776 Neefe joined the Seyler theatrical company of Abel Seyler (then) in Dresden, and inherited the position of musical director from his mentor, Hiller. He later became court organist in Bonn and was the principal piano teacher of Ludwig van Beethoven. He helped Beethoven produce some of his first works. His best known work was a Singspiel called Adelheit von Veltheim (1780). In Bonn, Neefe became prefect of the local chapter of the Illuminati, the Minervalkirche Stagira [de].[1][better source needed] He died in Dessau.
^Freimaurer-Akten, Bonn, group 5: "Die Brüder des Bonner Illuminatenordens betreffende Papiere", part 4: "Tabelle Tabelle (...) über die Insinuation des Amtskellers Uxfxbx zu Mainz" (i.e. Adam Umpfenbach), manuscript by Glaukus (i.e. Christian Gottlob Neefe), Stagira, 30 Dimeh 1152 (i.e. 30 October 1782), University of Bonn(in German)
christian, gottlob, neefe, german, ˈneːfə, february, 1748, january, 1798, german, opera, composer, conductor, known, first, teachers, ludwig, beethoven, contents, life, career, works, operas, other, works, references, external, linkslife, career, editneefe, bo. Christian Gottlob Neefe German ˈneːfe 5 February 1748 28 January 1798 was a German opera composer and conductor He was known as one of the first teachers of Ludwig van Beethoven Christian Gottlob Neefe Contents 1 Life and career 2 Works 2 1 Operas 2 2 Other works 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editNeefe was born in Chemnitz Saxony He received a musical education and started to compose at the age of 12 He studied law at Leipzig University but subsequently returned to music to become a pupil of the composer Johann Adam Hiller under whose guidance he wrote his first comic operas In 1776 Neefe joined the Seyler theatrical company of Abel Seyler then in Dresden and inherited the position of musical director from his mentor Hiller He later became court organist in Bonn and was the principal piano teacher of Ludwig van Beethoven He helped Beethoven produce some of his first works His best known work was a Singspiel called Adelheit von Veltheim 1780 In Bonn Neefe became prefect of the local chapter of the Illuminati the Minervalkirche Stagira de 1 better source needed He died in Dessau Works editOperas edit Title Genre Sub divisions Libretto Premiere date Place theatreDer Dorfbarbier with Johann Adam Hiller komische Operette 1 act Christian Felix Weisse after Michel Jean Sedaine s Blaise le savetier 18 April 1771 Leipzig Rannstadter ThoreDie Apotheke komische Oper 2 acts Johann Jacob Engel 13 December 1771 Berlin Theater in der BehrenstrasseAmors Guckkasten Operette 1 act Johann Benjamin Michaelis 10 May 1772 LeipzigDie Einspruche komische Oper 1 act Johann Benjamin Michaelis late 1772 Leipzig Rannstadter ThoreZemire und Azor komische Oper 4 acts Moritz August von Thummel after Jean Francois Marmontel 5 March 1776 Leipzig Koberwein Company Heinrich und Lyda Drama 1 act Bernhard Christian d Arien 26 March 1776 Berlin Dobbelin Company Sophonisbe musikaliches Drama 1 act August Gottlieb Meissner 12 October 1776 LeipzigDie Zigeuner Lustspiel mit gesang 5 acts H F Moller after Cervantes November 1777 FrankfurtAdelheit von Veltheim Schauspiel mit Gesang 4 acts Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Grossmann 23 September 1780 Frankfurt JunghofDer neue Gutsherr 3 acts Johann Gottfried Dyck and Johann Friedrich Junger after Marivaux s Le paysan parvenu unperformedOther works edit Oden von Klopstock Serenade for piano and voice Flensburg 1776 Variations on the Priestermarsch aus der Zauberflote Twelve piano sonatas Rondo in C majorReferences edit Freimaurer Akten Bonn group 5 Die Bruder des Bonner Illuminatenordens betreffende Papiere part 4 Tabelle Tabelle uber die Insinuation des Amtskellers Uxfxbx zu Mainz i e Adam Umpfenbach manuscript by Glaukus i e Christian Gottlob Neefe Stagira 30 Dimeh 1152 i e 30 October 1782 University of Bonn in German External links editFree scores by Christian Gottlob Neefe at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Operone Neefe page accessed 13 November 2009 Portals nbsp Classical music nbsp Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christian Gottlob Neefe amp oldid 1168989895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
