About Michael Jacobi
Lived 1618 – 1663 (aged 44–45). Michael Jacobi was a German composer.
Michael Jacobi (1618–1663) was a North German composer and kantor.
He studied law at Strasbourg (1641) and travelled widely before taking employment as kantor first at Kiel (1648) then at Lüneburg (1651). Under his supervision the first passions were performed at Lüneburg. He collaborated with the poet Johann Rist for many years including on settings of Rist's Das friedewünschende Teutschland for the Peace of Westphalia.
Recordings Liedeinlagen zu Rists Das friedewünschende Teutschland: 1. Himmel, weine bitterlich 2. Bist du denn blind, o Teutsches Reich. 3. So ligt denn nun das arme Weib. Weser-Renaissance Ensemble Bremen dir. Manfred Cordes. cpo
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Who was Michael Jacobi?
German composer
When was Michael Jacobi born?
Michael Jacobi was born in 1618 in Sanne-Kerkuhn.
When did Michael Jacobi die?
Michael Jacobi died on 19 October 1663 in Lüneburg.
What was Michael Jacobi's occupation?
Michael Jacobi was a composer.
What nationality was Michael Jacobi?
Michael Jacobi was German.
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