Johann Kruger

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Johann Kruger was a German composer and music theorist best known for his influential 17th-century Lutheran chorale melodies and hymnbook compilations.

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instanceOf Lutheran
composer
human
music theorist
activeIn Berlin NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 17th century
compiled hymnbooks
composed Lutheran chorale melodies
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Brandenburg NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1598-04-09
dateOfDeath 1662-02-23
employer St. Nikolai Church, Berlin NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German
fieldOfWork chorale composition
hymnody
music theory
genre chorale
hymn
sacred music
hasWorkType chorale settings
hymn tunes
music-theoretical writings
influenced German Protestant church music
Lutheran hymnody
languageOfWorkOrName German
movement Lutheran church music
name Johann Krüger NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
notableFor hymnbook compilations
influential 17th-century Lutheran chorale melodies
notableWork Choralkunst NERFINISHED
Praxis Pietatis Melica NERFINISHED
occupation cantor
church musician
composer
music theorist
placeOfBirth Groß Breesen NERFINISHED
near Guben
placeOfDeath Berlin
positionHeld cantor at St. Nikolai Church, Berlin
religion Lutheranism
sexOrGender male

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