Arnolt Schlick was a German organist, lutenist and composer of the Renaissance. He is grouped among the composers known as the Colorists. He was most probably born in Heidelberg and by 1482 established himself as court organist for the Electorate of the Palatinate.
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Illustration from the title page of Schlick's Spiegel der Orgelmacher und Organisten (1511), the first German treatise on organ building and performance
Heidelberg and Heidelberg Castle in 1527. A lightning-bolt destroyed the upper castle in 1537, and many subsequent misfortunes left the place in ruins by the 20th century.
Title page of Schlick's Tabulaturen etlicher lobgesang (1512), a collection of organ and lute pieces.
A view of Strasbourg Cathedral from Hartmann Schedel's Weltchronik (Nuremberg 1493). Schlick visited as organ consultant in 1491 and around 1512; Strasbourg was one of the cities where organ builders were probably influenced by Schlick.
Opening of Salve Regina (facsimile)
First bars of Schlick's 10-voice setting of Ascendo ad Patrem meum
The two types of notation used for lute pieces in TabulaturenMusicians from Germany 6
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Arnolt Schlick was a German organist, lutenist and composer of the Renaissance. He is grouped among the composers known as the Colorists. He was most probably born in Heidelberg and by 1482 established himself as court organist for the Electorate of the Palatinate. Highly regarded by his superiors and colleagues alike, Schlick played at important historical events, such as the election of Maximilian I as King of the Romans, and was widely sought after as organ consultant throughout his career. The last known references to him are from 1521; the circumstances of his death are unknown.
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