About Bartholomaeus Praetorius
Lived 1590 – 1623 (aged 32–33). Bartholomaeus Praetorius was a German composer.
Bartholomaeus Praetorius (1590?–1623?) was a composer. He was born around 1590 in Malbork in the Kingdom of Poland. He studied at the University of Königsberg and subsequently was employed by King Gustavus Adolphus in Sweden. Some of his motets and five part instrumental music has survived. He died in 1623.
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Who was Bartholomaeus Praetorius?
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When was Bartholomaeus Praetorius born?
Bartholomaeus Praetorius was born in 1590 in Malbork.
When did Bartholomaeus Praetorius die?
Bartholomaeus Praetorius died in 1623 in Stockholm.
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Bartholomaeus Praetorius was a composer.
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Bartholomaeus Praetorius was German.
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