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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Renaissance Pageant: Oboe | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Renaissance Pageant: Bassoon | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Renaissance Pageant: 2nd E | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Renaissance Pageant: 1st F Horn | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Renaissance Pageant: 1st Trombone | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Renaissance Pageant: 2nd Trombone | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Renaissance Pageant: Baritone T.C. | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Renaissance Pageant: Baritone B.C. | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Renaissance Pageant: Tuba | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Renaissance Pageant: 1st Percussion | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Renaissance Pageant: 2nd Percussion | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Renaissance Pageant: Score | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| That Easter Day With Joy Was Bright | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| From Heaven High | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Stick Dance | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Die Sonn verbirget ihren Schein | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Nun laube, Lindlein, laube | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Flamme empor | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Bransle simple [de Novelle] 2 | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Rosa Mystica | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Bransle double 2 | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Spagnoletta (XXVII) | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| La Bouree (XXXII) | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| [Courante:]La Mouline (CVII) | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 26. (Volte (CCXXXIII) | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| D Jesus an dem Kreuze stund | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Jesus Christus unser Heiland, der den Tod uberwant | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Star In The East | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Von Himmel Komm | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Weil Maria | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| In dulci jublio II | See work details |
4 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Frohlock o Tochter Zion fast | See work details |
4 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| In natali Domini I | See work details |
4 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| In natali Domini II | See work details |
4 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Lob Gott du Christenheit | See work details |
4 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Innsbruck | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Christ Lag In Todesbanden | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 4 Dances From Tersischore | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Brighter Side | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Caleb's Gorge | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Call The Ewes | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Don't Step on Alligators | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Es ist ein Ros entsprungen - F-Dur/F major | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Christ lag in Todesbanden (Christ lay in death's cold prison) - Dorisch/Dorian | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Der Engel sprach zu den Hirten - Mixolydisch/Mixolydian | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen - F-Dur/F major | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich - A-Dur/A major | 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.