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Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

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Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue in the Renaissance-Baroque eras

MusiciansLived 1562 to 1621 · aged 59
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Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. He was among the first major keyboard composers of Europe, and his work as a teacher helped establish the north German organ tradition.

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Oude Kerk, the Amsterdam church where Sweelinck worked almost his entire life.Oude Kerk, the Amsterdam church where Sweelinck worked almost his entire life.A 1624 portrait of Sweelinck, engraved by Jan Harmensz. Muller.A 1624 portrait of Sweelinck, engraved by Jan Harmensz. Muller.

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Musicians
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Singer / Musician
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deceased
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Lived 1562 to 1621 · aged 59
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