Franz Anton Maichelbeck


Franz Anton Maichelbeck was a German organist and composer.

Life

Born in Reichenau Island, Maichelbeck grew up there with twelve siblings and attended the. 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. Later he was appointed by prince bishop Johann Franz Schenk von Stauffenberg as HofKapellmeister in Augsburg.
Anton died in Freiburg im Breisgau at age 47.

Publications and works