premise: Christian Gottlob Neefe was a music director.
hypothesis: Christian Gottlob Neefe ( [ ˈneːfə ] ; 5 February 1748 -- 28 January 1798 ) was a German opera composer and conductor . 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 .