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Heinrich Schütz

German composer and organist (1585–1672)
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Heinrich Schütz
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Summary

Heinrich Schütz was born on October 18, 1585[1], in Bad Köstritz[2]. He died on November 6, 1672[3], in Dresden[4]. He worked as a composer[5], organist[6], independent publisher[7], chapelmaster[8], and court chapel master[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,052 views/month, #7,176 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: October 14, 1585[11], October 8, 1585[12]
  • Date of death: November 6, 1672[13]
  • Father: Christoph Schütz[14]
  • Child: Euphrosyna Pincker[15]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[16], Electorate of Saxony[17]
  • Student: Johann Vierdanck[18], David Pohle[19], Johann Wilhelm Furchheim[20], Adam Krieger[21], Johann Schelle[22], Christoph Bernhard[23], Matthias Weckmann[24], Christoph Kittel[25], Carlo Farina[26], Johann Paul von Westhoff[27], Heinrich Albert[28], Johann Theile[29], Caspar Kittel[30], Giovanni Andrea Bontempi[31]
  • Notable work: Dafne[32], Musikalische Exequien[33], Psalmen Davids[34], Cantiones sacrae[35], Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz[36]
  • Sex or gender: male[37]
  • Movement: Baroque music[38]
  • Genre: opera[39], motet[40], cantata[41], madrigal[42]
  • Commons category: Heinrich Schütz[43]
  • Cause of death: myocardial infarction[44]
  • Family name: Schütz[45]
  • Given name: Heinrich[46]
  • Pseudonym: Henricus Sagittarius[47]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Heinrich Schütz[48]
  • Commons gallery: Heinrich Schütz[49]
  • Work location: Brunswick[50], Dresden[51]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Heinrich Schütz include Heinrich-Schütz-Haus (Weißenfels)[52], Heinrich-Schütz-Haus Bad Köstritz[53], and 4134 Schütz[54].

Why It Matters

Heinrich Schütz has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] He is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Entities named for him include Heinrich-Schütz-Haus (Weißenfels)[52], Heinrich-Schütz-Haus Bad Köstritz[53], and 4134 Schütz[54].

FAQs

Where was Heinrich Schütz born?

Heinrich Schütz was born in Bad Köstritz[2].

Where did Heinrich Schütz die?

Heinrich Schütz passed away in Dresden[4].

Who were Heinrich Schütz's parents?

Heinrich Schütz's father was Christoph Schütz[14].

What did Heinrich Schütz do for work?

Heinrich Schütz worked as a composer[5], organist[6], independent publisher[7], chapelmaster[8], and court chapel master[9].

Related Entities

Giovanni Gabrieli

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Schütz, Heinrich (ADB). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Q27770337. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [13] ↑ . theaterencyclopedie.nl. theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [23] ↑ . The Late Baroque Era: From the 1680s to 1740. wikidata.org.
  39. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  50. [51] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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