Sartorius (real name, Schneider), Paul

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Sartorius (real name, Schneider), Paul

Sartorius (real name, Schneider), Paul, German organist and composer; b. Nuremberg (baptized), Nov. 16, 1569; d. Innsbruck, Feb. 28, 1609. He studied with Lechner in Nuremberg, then went to Rome for further study. He was organist at the court chapel of Archduke Maximilian II of Austria in Mergentheim, Franconia (1594–1602) and in Innsbruck (1602–09).

Works

Missae tres for 8 Voices (Munich, 1599); Madrigali libro primo for 5 Voices (1600); Neue teutsche Liedlein, nach Art der welschen Canzonette for 4 Voices (Nuremberg, 1601): Sonetti spirituali for 6 Voices (Nuremberg, 1601); Sacrae cantiones sive motecta for 6 to 8, 10, and 12 Voices (Nuremberg, 1602); other works in contemporary collections.

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