Matthias Weckmann

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Matthias Weckmann was a 17th-century German composer and organist known for his expressive sacred music and significant contributions to the North German organ tradition.

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instanceOf Baroque composer
composer
human
organist
artisticFocus elaborate organ writing
expressive text setting
rich counterpoint
countryOfCitizenship Germany
ethnicGroup German
fieldOfWork church music
organ composition
vocal sacred concerto
gender male
genre organ music
sacred music
vocal music
influenced later North German organ composers
influencedBy Heinrich Schütz NERFINISHED
Jacob Praetorius the Younger NERFINISHED
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck NERFINISHED
knownFor North German organ tradition
complex contrapuntal writing
expressive sacred music
languageOfWork German
Latin
movement Baroque music
North German organ school NERFINISHED
name Matthias Weckmann NERFINISHED
notableWork Es erhub sich ein Streit
Geistliche Konzerte NERFINISHED
Organ chorale settings
Wie liegt die Stadt so wüste NERFINISHED
occupation composer
organist
partOf North German organ tradition NERFINISHED
positionHeld court musician in Dresden
organist at St. Jacobi, Hamburg
religion Lutheranism
studentOf Heinrich Schütz NERFINISHED
Jacob Praetorius the Younger NERFINISHED
style German sacred concerto
concertato style
usesMusicalForm cantus firmus settings
chorale fantasia
chorale prelude
workLocation Dresden NERFINISHED
Hamburg NERFINISHED

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