Composer

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue in the Renaissance-Baroque eras

1562–1621

172 works and musical collections

Born: 1562
Died: 1621
Birthplace: Deventer
Place of death: Amsterdam
Citizenship / historical state: Dutch Republic
Period (estimated from birth year): Renaissance

Biography

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck ( YAHN PEE-tər-sohn SWAY-link; April or May 1562 – 16 October 1621) was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. He was among the first major keyboard composers of Europe, and his work as a teacher helped establish the north German organ tradition.

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Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; organist; teacher; musicologist; music theorist; harpsichordist; music teacher; musician
Career institutions / employers: Oude Kerk; Amsterdam
Instruments played: organ
Genres: Renaissance music
Movements: Baroque music
Languages used: Dutch
VIAF ID: 89618631
ISNI: 0000000110759430
GND ID: 118799517
Library of Congress ID: n80005110
MusicBrainz ID: b6a6520c-31e3-43d0-bc68-d0c5016bf28f

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Organ, harpsichord, Piano, Choir, Guitar
Genres represented: Classical, Latin
Source entries with composition dates: 0

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
' Dies Sind Die Heilgen Zehn Gebot' – 2 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
' Herzlich Lieb Hab Ich Dich, O Herr' – 4 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'allein Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ' – 1 Variation	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'balletto Del Granduca' – 5 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Capriccio	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'christe Qui Lux Es Et Dies' – 3 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'durch Adams Fall Ist Ganz Verdebt' -2 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'erbarm Dich Mein, O Herre Gott' – 6 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'es Ist Das Heil Uns Kommen Her' – 2 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'es Spricht Der Unweisen Mund Wohl' – 1 Variation	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'est-ce Mars' – 7 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia – A Phrygian	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia – Aeolian	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia – Dorian	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia – F Ionian	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia – G Dorian	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia – Ionian	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia – Ionian, 2nd Version	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia – Ionian, First Version	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia – Mixolydian	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia Chromatica - Dorian Mode	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia On A Fugue Of Sweelinck By John Bull, 1621	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia Super – F Ionian	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'herr Christ Der Einig Gottes Sohn' – 2 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'ich Fuhr Mich Vber Rheine' – 6 Variations. ' Mein Junges Leben Hat Ein End' – 6 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ' – 4 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'more Palatino' – 4 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'nun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen Gemein' – Original Chorale Melody: 3 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'nun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen Gemein – 'was Kann Uns Kommen An', Es Ist Gewisslich An Der Zeit' 3 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland – 3 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'o Lux Beata Trinitas' – 2 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'paduana Lachrimae' – Colorirt	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'passamezzo' – 6 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'pavana Hispanica' – 4 Variations By Sweelinck, 4 By Samuel Scheidt	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Praeludium – F Ionian – 'ach Got Vom Himmel Seih Darein – 3 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'praeludium Pedaliter'	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Psalm 116 - J'ayme Mon Dieu, Car Lors Que J'ay Crie' – 4 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Psalm 140 – O Dieu, Donne Moy Delivrance' – 4 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'puer Nobis Nascitur' – 4 Variations	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ricercar – Aeolian	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
'soll Es Sein' – 8 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Toccata – Aeolian	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Toccata – Dorian	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Toccata – G Dorian	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Toccata – Ionian	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Toccata – Mixolydian	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
'unter Der Linden Grune' – 4 Variations	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
'vater Unser Im Himmelreich' – 4 Variations	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 89618631. Portrait: Gerrit Pietersz Sweelink, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.