About Adam Gumpeltzhaimer
Lived 1559 – 1625 (aged 65–66). Adam Gumpeltzhaimer was a German composer, musicologist, music theorist and music teacher.
Adam Gumpelzhaimer, also Adam Gumpeltzhaimer (1559 – 3 November 1625) was a Bavarian composer and music theorist. Born in Trostberg, he studied music with the monk Jodocus Enzmüller. In 1581 he became cantor at the Augsburg Cathedral; a post he maintained until his death there in 1625. He is best known for his compositions of sacred music. He was also a noted collector of the works of Hans Leo Hassler, amassing the largest known collection of Hassler's manuscripts and prints.
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Who was Adam Gumpeltzhaimer?
German composer
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Adam Gumpeltzhaimer was born in 1559 in Trostberg.
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Adam Gumpeltzhaimer died on 3 November 1625 in Augsburg.
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Adam Gumpeltzhaimer was a composer, musicologist, music theorist and music teacher.
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Adam Gumpeltzhaimer was German.
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