Matthias Weckmann
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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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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
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1619
- Died
- 24 February 1674
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Matthias
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Niederdorla
- Place of death
- Hamburg
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- German
- Student of
- Jacob Praetorius
- Movement
- Baroque music
Connections
Categories
1610s births1674 deaths17th-century German classical composers17th-century German male musiciansComposers with IMSLP linksGerman Baroque composersGerman classical organistsGerman male classical composersGerman male classical organistsOrganists and composers in the North German traditionPupils of Heinrich Schütz