February- 15
Michael
Praetorius (February 15, 1571 – February 15, 1621) was a German composer,
organist, and music theorist. He was one of the most versatile composers of his
age, being particularly significant in the development of musical forms based
on Protestant hymns, many of which reflect an effort to improve the
relationship between Protestants and Catholics.
Praetorius
was a prolific composer; his compositions show the influence of Italian
composers and his younger contemporary Heinrich Schütz. His works include the
nine volume MusaeSioniae (1605–10), a collection of more than twelve hundred
(ca. 1244) chorale and song arrangements; many other works for the Lutheran
church; and Terpsichore (1612), a compendium of more than 300 instrumental
dances, which is both his most widely known work, and his sole surviving
secular work.
The
familiar harmonization of Esistein Rosentsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er
Blooming) was written by Praetorius in 1609.
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