Composer
Michael Praetorius
German composer, organist, and music theorist
1571–1621
485 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1571
- Died
- 1621
- Birthplace
- Creuzburg
- Place of death
- Wolfenbüttel
- Citizenship / historical state
- Brunswick-Lüneburg
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Baroque
Biography
Michael Praetorius — German composer, organist, and music theorist. Michael Praetorius was born in 1571 in Creuzburg. The recorded year of death is 1621; place of death: Wolfenbüttel. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; musicologist; music theorist; librettist; organist; conductor; teacher; independent publisher; musicographer; prior
- Education
- University of Frankfurt an der Oder
- Teachers
- Giovanni Gabrieli
- Instruments played
- organ
- Movements
- German Renaissance; Baroque music
- VIAF ID
- 61732864
- ISNI
- 0000000110279912
- GND ID
- 118741713
- Library of Congress ID
- n80096728
- MusicBrainz ID
- 2f625459-d284-4e00-a3e8-3906b589a9b3
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Choir, Recorder, violin, Voice, Cello
- Genres represented
- Classical, Latin, Christmas, pop, Pop
- Source entries with composition dates
- 1
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue page 11 of 11
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, Op. 8 no. 93 - d-Moll/D minor |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Op. 7 no. 51 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, Op. 9 no. 33 - Mixolydisch/Mixolydian |
|
| View sheet music |
| Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, Op. 9 no. 112 - G-Dur/G major |
|
| View sheet music |
| Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott - Phrygisch/Phrygian | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 61732864. Portrait: 1606, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.