Heinrich Schutz, Baroque Composer

Heinrich Schutz, Baroque Composer Heinrich Schutz 1585-1672 Born in Bad Lostriz in 1585 and go to Landgrave in 1598 where he served as the choir boy and correction with Georg Otto. Schutz studied law at the Universtiy of Marburg, but was advised to instead study music with Gabrieli and Landgrave gave him the finanical means to do so. Heinrich Schutz studied with Giovani Gabrielli from 1609-1672. He composed a polychoral psalm setting that is much in the style of his teacher, Gabrielli. During this time Schutz was employed by the Elector of comte de comte de Saxe where he was Kapellmeister (chorus master) only two years into his working there. During this time, he wrote all of the music for religious and political ceremonies held there. He to a fault was in charge of educating the choir boys in music. Schutz make numerous visits to Italy and was the guest conductor for two years in Copenhagen. He married Magdalena Wildeck and had two daughters. She died in 1625 and he remaining his 2 daughter...If you want to get a full essay, tack it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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