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Matthias Weckmann
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It is catalogued under topics including 1610s births, 1674 deaths and 17th-century German classical composers.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1616?
- Died
- 1674
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Selected choral works by Matthias Weckmann ... and a motet by Jacob Weckmann ...
- Four sacred concertos
- Four sacred concertos
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1616
- Active to
- 1674
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,859
- Total plays
- 18,403
Tags
Matthias Weckmann (1616?-1674) was a North German musician and composer of the Baroque period. Weckmann was born in Niederdorla (Thuringia), probably in 1616. His musical training took place in Dresden (as a chorister at the Saxon Court, under the direction of Heinrich Schütz), then in Hamburg where he worked with the famous organist Jacob Praetorius at Saint Peter's church (Petrikirche). He was introduced to the Italian concertato, polychoral <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Matthias+Weck
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Matthias
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Niederdorla
- Place of death
- Hamburg
- Occupation
- organist
- Languages spoken
- German
- Student of
- Jacob Praetorius
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- organ
Show 5 more facts
- date of death
- 1674-02-24
- date of birth
- 1619-01-01
- described by source
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- name in native language
- Matthias Weckmann
- Commons category
- Matthias Weckmann
Sources (2)
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