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Praetorius, Michael
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Biographical note, 2 MIDI hymns.
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Praetorius studied theology at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder, where he was also an organist. In 1595 (or earlier—other sources say 1592 he became court musician to Duke Heinrich Julius von Braunschweig. The Duke’s Residenz (royal seat) was...Repertoire entry from the San Francisco Bach Choir: Provides biography, historical context, positions and appointments, influences, and posterity.
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San Francisco Bach Choir: Michael Praetorius Prtoriuss life spanned the transition from the High Renaissance to the early baroque. Born in Kreuzberg, Thuringia, as Michael Schultheiss (Latinized as Prtorius he was the son of a Lutheran pastor. He spent most of his professional life as an...Biography from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program with outline of his musical heritage and life. Includes major compositions, theoretical books, partial discography, and link to Renaissance dance music.
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Michael Praetorius The son of a pastor who had been a pupil of Luther, he became organist at the Marienkirche, Frankfurt an der Oder, in 1585. From 1595 he served the Bishop of Halberstadt as organist, demonstrating a new instrument there to...Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio shows his place among his peers, notes his major secular and sacred compositions, and comments on his theory books.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa.../learning/grove.html?record=7284
Hyperion Records sleeve notes provide biographical background, dedication to church music, and focuses on the collection of dances that he revised, edited, and presented to German audiences.
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Sleeve Notes Praetorius: Music from Terpischore Excerpts from the sleeve notes Michael Praetorius was born on 15 February 1571 at Creuzberg an der Werra near Eisenach, the son of a Lutheran pastor. His family moved to Torgau when he was a small child, though throughout his...Partial e-text of medieval music theory text.
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Web-MC assignments There is considerable uncertainty regarding the birth date of Michael Praetorius—as early as 1569 in some sources to as late as 1572,1 but the generally accepted date is 15 February 1571. He died at the height of his career in...Brief biographical sketch, caricature, summaries of church and instrumental music, and Naxos discography.
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Composer Wolfenbttel as organist to Duke Heinrich Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbttel and was later appointed court Kapellmeister. In 1613 he moved temporarily to Dresden, at the request of the Elector of Saxony, returning to Wolfenbttel in 1616, although continuing to undertake other...Karadar dictionary entry with life summary and highlights, portrait, facsimiles of two treatises, and MIDI audio samples.
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- Classical Music Dictionary Free MP3 German composer and theorist, influential as a defining force of German musical practice. Praetorius composed both sacred vocal and secular instrumental music MIDI FILE Spagnoletta (2'26 His dance pieces, Terpsichore, are the most popular of the period MIDI FILE Courante...