About Clemens Thieme
Lived 1631 – 1668 (aged 36). Clemens Thieme was a German composer.
Clemens Thieme (or Thiem, or Tieme) (September 7, 1631, in Grossdittmansdorf, Dresden – March 27, 1668, in Zeitz) was a German Baroque composer. He was born in the area around the Dresden court and studied as a pupil of Philipp Stolle. When he was eleven, Heinrich Schütz arranged for him to serve as choirboy for the royal court in Copenhagen, Denmark. After Thieme's voice broke, Schütz arranged for him to study and be a court musician in Dresden; in 1663, with the assistance of Schütz, he became a court instrumentalist in Saxe-Zeitz and eventually its Konzertmeister. While scholars know of about 100 works of his in both instrumental and choral genres, only 18 have survived.
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Who was Clemens Thieme?
German composer (1631–1668)
When was Clemens Thieme born?
Clemens Thieme was born on 7 September 1631 in Großdittmannsdorf.
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Clemens Thieme died on 27 March 1668 in Zeitz.
What was Clemens Thieme's occupation?
Clemens Thieme was a composer.
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Clemens Thieme was German.
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