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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matthias Weckmann canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Baroque composer
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| artisticFocus |
elaborate organ writing
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expressive text setting ⓘ rich counterpoint ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
church music
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organ composition ⓘ vocal sacred concerto ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
organ music
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sacred music ⓘ vocal music ⓘ |
| influenced | later North German organ composers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Heinrich Schütz
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Jacob Praetorius the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
North German organ tradition
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complex contrapuntal writing ⓘ expressive sacred music ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
German
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Baroque music
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North German organ school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Matthias Weckmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Es erhub sich ein Streit
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Geistliche Konzerte NERFINISHED ⓘ Organ chorale settings ⓘ Wie liegt die Stadt so wüste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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organist ⓘ |
| partOf | North German organ tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
court musician in Dresden
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organist at St. Jacobi, Hamburg ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Heinrich Schütz
NERFINISHED
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Jacob Praetorius the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
German sacred concerto
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concertato style ⓘ |
| usesMusicalForm |
cantus firmus settings
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chorale fantasia ⓘ chorale prelude ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Dresden
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Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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