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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Sweden
- Active from
- 1597
- Active to
- 1662
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Andreas Düben (1597 – 7 July 1662) was a Swedish Baroque composer and organist, and father of Gustaf Düben. He was born near Leipzig and was admitted to Leipzig University in 1609. He studied with the renowned Dutch pedagogue Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck from 1614 until 1620 when he secured a position as organist in the Swedish court orchestra in Stockholm. He was appointed conductor of that same group in 1640. In addition to his activities at court, he served as organist of the German Church (from
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andreas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Leipzig
- Place of death
- Stockholm
- Occupation
- conductor
- Employer
- Kungliga Hovkapellet
- Languages spoken
- German
- Student of
- Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- pipe organ
- Image
- Andreas Düben.jpg
- Work location
- Stockholm
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- date of death
- 1662-07-07
- date of birth
- 1590-01-01
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