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Michael Praetorius

1571 - 1621

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Michael Schultze (Creuzburg, Turingia, 15 de febrero de 1571-Wolfenbüttel, 15 de febrero de 1621), conocido como Michael Praetorius, fue un compositor y organista alemán del Renacimiento tardío, uno de los más versátiles compositores de su época e influyó en el desarrollo de formas basadas en himnos protestantes. Michael Praetorius nació en Creuzburg (cerca de Eisenach, Turingia), en el seno de una estricta familia luterana, lo que determinó el curso de su carrera musical. Su padre había sido alumno de Martín Lutero y le había asistido en la confección del Himnario Luterano original.​ Estudió en Torgau, Fráncfort del Oder y luego en Zerbst. Fue organista en la Iglesia de Santa María antes de serlo en la corte de Wolfenbüttel , y desde 1604 tuvo el cargo de maestro de capilla. Leer más en Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Praetorius is the 195th most popular compositor (up from 204th in 2024), the 759th most popular biography from Germany (up from 812th in 2019) and the 30th most popular German Compositor.

Michael Praetorius is most famous for his work as a composer and organist.

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Among Compositors

Among compositors, Michael Praetorius ranks 195 out of 1,451. Before him are Amilcare Ponchielli, Johann Adolph Hasse, Giovanni Bononcini, Dmitry Kabalevsky, Stanisław Moniuszko, and Samuel Barber. After him are Niccolò Piccinni, Jan Dismas Zelenka, Luigi Nono, Charles-Marie Widor, Johann Stamitz, and Witold Lutosławski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1571, Michael Praetorius ranks 6. Before him are Johannes Kepler, Caravaggio, Abbas the Great, Hasekura Tsunenaga, and Emperor Go-Yōzei. After him are Mulla Sadra, Frederick de Houtman, Thomas Mun, Willem Blaeu, Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias, and Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy. Among people deceased in 1621, Michael Praetorius ranks 8. Before him are Philip III of Spain, Robert Bellarmine, Thomas Harriot, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, and Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. After him are Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Şehzade Mehmed, Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania, Cristofano Allori, Ambrosius Bosschaert, and Johann Arndt.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Michael Praetorius ranks 759 out of 7,253. Before him are Werner von Haeften (1908), Carlos Kleiber (1930), Albert, King of Sweden (1340), William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1852), Bruno Walter (1876), and Bernhard Schlink (1944). After him are Jürgen Klinsmann (1964), Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879), Pavlo Skoropadskyi (1873), Berti Vogts (1946), Christoph Martin Wieland (1733), and George V of Hanover (1819).

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Among Compositors In Germany

Among compositors born in Germany, Michael Praetorius ranks 30. Before him are Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710), Kurt Weill (1900), Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732), Max Reger (1873), Louis Spohr (1784), and Johann Adolph Hasse (1699). After him are Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645), Johann Joachim Quantz (1697), Carl Reinecke (1824), Engelbert Humperdinck (1854), Carl Friedrich Abel (1723), and Carl Stamitz (1745).

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