David Moritz Michael (October 21, 1751 – February 26, 1827) was a composer.
David Moritz Michael was born in Kumhausen in 1751 and was educated in Germany.
Moritz Michael's official church position was as a worker with the young men of the Moravian congregations in Nazareth and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and his contributions to the musical life of the Moravian settlements in Pennsylvania was great.
[1] In addition to his wind ensemble works—the most famous of which, Die Wasserfahrt (The Water Journey), is currently available in a number of recordings—and fourteen "Parthien", he wrote a number of anthems and arias for church services.
He died in Neuwied, Germany, on February 26, 1827 almost a month before Beethoven’s death .