About Basilius Petritz
Lived 1647 – 1713 (aged 66). Basilius Petritz was a German kreuzkantor, composer, choir director and cantor.
Basilius Petritz (20 May 16476 September 1715) was a German composer and Kreuzkantor in Dresden from 1694 to 1713.
Petritz was born in Großenhain, in the Electorate of Saxony. He succeeded the Thomaskantor Johann Schelle in Eilenburg, where he influenced the young Friedrich Zachow, until his bid for the Kreuzkantorat in 1694. He died in Dresden, aged 68.
Works, editions and recordings Die Herrlichkeit des Herrn - recording on collection by Sächsisches Vocalensemble, Batzdorfer Hofkapelle, directed Matthias Jung CPO 2009.
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Who was Basilius Petritz?
German composer
When was Basilius Petritz born?
Basilius Petritz was born on 20 May 1647 in Großenhain.
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Basilius Petritz died on 6 September 1713 in Dresden.
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Basilius Petritz was a kreuzkantor, composer, choir director and cantor.
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Basilius Petritz was German.
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