Heinrich Schütz
Also known as Heinrich Schutz, Henricus Sagittarius, Henrich Schütz
German composer and organist (1585–1672)
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- Born
- 1585
- Died
- 1672
- Works
- 91
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- Das Leben Jesu nach Rembrandt mit zwei zeitgenössischen Kompositionen von Heinrich Schütz
- Festschrift zur Ehrung von Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
- Zur pathologischen Physiologie und Therapie der Aorteninsuffizienz
- Über Güteunterschiede von Roggenbroten gleicher Ausmahlung, gekennzeichnet durch den Anschlagswert im Rattenwachstumsversuch
- Vergleichenede Untersuchungen über einige Kresolpräparate mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Metakresols
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13 objects attributed to Heinrich Schütz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Heinrich Schütz ( German: [ʃʏt͡s]; 18 October [O.S. 8 October] 1585 – 6 November 1672) was a German early Baroque composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and one of the most important composers of the 17th century. He is credited with bringing the Italian style to Germany and continuing its evolution from the Renaissance into the early Baroque. Most of his surviving music was written for the Lutheran church, primarily for the Electoral Chapel in Dresden. He wrote what is traditionally considered the first German opera, Dafne, performed at Torgau in 1627, the music of which has since been lost, along with nearly all of his ceremonial and theatrical scores. Schütz was a prolific composer, with more than 500 surviving works.
He is commemorated as a musician in the Calendar of Saints of some North American Lutheran churches on 28 July with Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel.
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1585 births1672 deaths17th-century German classical composers17th-century German male musiciansChief conductors of the Staatskapelle DresdenComposers with IMSLP linksGerman Baroque composersGerman classical composers of church musicGerman classical organistsGerman male classical organistsGerman male opera composersGerman opera composers
