About Pieter Maessins
Lived 1505 – 1562 (aged 57). Pieter Maessins was a composer, organist and teacher.
Pieter Maessins (Ghent, 1505; Benfeld 12 December 1562) was choirmaster of Notre Dame de Courtrai, and a composer at the Habsburg court of Ferdinand II and Maximilian II.
Selected works Discessu En venant de Lyon In dedicatione huius templi
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Who was Pieter Maessins?
choirmaster and composer (1505–1562)
When was Pieter Maessins born?
Pieter Maessins was born on 16 January 1505 in Ghent.
When did Pieter Maessins die?
Pieter Maessins died on 10 December 1562 in Benfeld.
What was Pieter Maessins's occupation?
Pieter Maessins was a composer, organist and teacher.
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