Heinrich Schütz

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Heinrich Schütz was a seminal early Baroque German composer whose sacred and secular vocal works helped lay the foundations for German music before Bach.

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Heinrich Schütz canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque composer
German composer
composer
human
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth 1585-10-08
dateOfDeath 1672-11-06
educatedAt University of Marburg NERFINISHED
employer Elector of Saxony
familyName Schütz
genre choral music
madrigal
motet
sacred music
vocal music
givenName Heinrich
influenced German Baroque composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
influencedBy Giovanni Gabrieli
Italian early Baroque music
languageOfWorkOrName German
movement Baroque music
Early Baroque
linked to: Baroque music
name Heinrich Schütz
notableFor being the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach
development of German Protestant church music
notableWork Geistliche Chormusik
Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi
Johannes-Passion
linked to: St John Passion

Kleine geistliche Konzerte
Lukas-Passion
Matthäus-Passion
Musikalische Exequien
Psalmen Davids
linked to: Psalms

Symphoniae sacrae I
Symphoniae sacrae II
Symphoniae sacrae III
occupation composer
kapellmeister
organist
placeOfBirth Electorate of Saxony
Köstritz
placeOfDeath Dresden
Electorate of Saxony
religion Lutheranism
sexOrGender male
studiedIn Venice
studiedUnder Giovanni Gabrieli
workLocation Dresden

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Claudio Monteverdi influenced Heinrich Schütz
Archiv Produktion catalogIncludesWorksBy Heinrich Schütz
Heinrich Schütz name Heinrich Schütz
Weißenfels hasNotablePerson Heinrich Schütz
Johann Heermann hymnsSetToMusicBy Heinrich Schütz
Baroque music notableComposer Heinrich Schütz