About Caspar Kittel
Lived 1603 – 1639 (aged 35–36). Caspar Kittel was a German composer.
Caspar Kittel (1603 in Lauenstein–October 9, 1639 in Dresden) was a German Baroque theorbist and composer at the Dresden Hofkapelle. He was a pupil, then colleague of Heinrich Schütz, and preceded Schütz on the Kapellmeister's second sojourn in Italy from 1624. His brother was Christoph Kittel. His music was heavily influenced by the poetry of Martin Opitz.
Works, editions and recordings Arien und Kantaten, Dresden, 1648 Jordan und Jaffe, Berlin, 1649
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Who was Caspar Kittel?
German musician and composer
When was Caspar Kittel born?
Caspar Kittel was born in 1603 in Altenberg.
When did Caspar Kittel die?
Caspar Kittel died on 9 October 1639 in Dresden.
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Caspar Kittel was a composer.
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Caspar Kittel was German.
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