About Samuel Besler
Lived 1574 – 1625 (aged 50). Samuel Besler was a German composer, cantor, independent publisher, pedagogue and musician.
Samuel Besler (15 December 1574, in Brieg – 19 July 1625) was a German composer. He was cantor at St. Bernhardinus, Breslau, in 1602, then rector of the Gymnasium from 1605. As with Jakob Meiland in the generation before him, and Melchior Vulpius in his own generation, his St. Matthew Passion follows the model of Johann Walter's Lutheran historia, but with more elaborate choral numbers.
Works St Marcus Passion 1612 St Matthew Passion St John Passion
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Who was Samuel Besler?
Silesian teacher and composer (1574-1625)
When was Samuel Besler born?
Samuel Besler was born on 15 December 1574 in Brzeg.
When did Samuel Besler die?
Samuel Besler died on 19 July 1625 in Wrocław.
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Samuel Besler was a composer, cantor, independent publisher, pedagogue and musician.
What nationality was Samuel Besler?
Samuel Besler was German.
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