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Michael Praetorius
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1571
- Died
- 1621
- Works
- 30
Top works
- Syntagmatis musici Michaelis Praetorii C. Tomus secundus De organographia. Darinnen aller musicalischen alten vnd newen sowol aussländischen barbarischen bäwrischen vnd vnbekandten als einheimischen kunstreichen lieblichen vnd bekandten Instrumenten Nomenclatur, Intonation vnnd Eigenschafft ... dann auch Der alten vnd newen Orgeln gewisse Beschreibung ... Benebenst einem aussführlichem Register
- Syntagmatis musici ...
- [Holograph letters]
- Michael Praetorius's Polyhymnia caduceatrix et panegyrica (1619)
- Weihnachstlieder
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1571
- Active to
- 1621
Discography
- Dances From Terpsichore1976
- Terpsichore 1612: Dances / Motets from Musae Sioniae and other collections1985
- Christmas Music by Michael Praetorius1986
- Dances from Terpsichore, 16121986
- Weihnachtliche Chormusik1989
- Magnificat / Aus tiefer Not / Der Tag vertreibt / Venite Exultemus / Maria Magdalena / Peccave Fateor / Der CXVI. Psalm Davids1992
- Christmas Music1993
- Praetorius: Excerpts from Terpsichore1993
- Christmette1994
- Mass for Christmas Morning1994
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 88,647
- Total plays
- 554,773
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Michael Praetorius (probably 15th February 1571–15th February 1621) was a German composer, organist, and writer on music. He was one of the most versatile composers of his age, being particularly significant in the development of musical forms based on Protestant hymns. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Michael+Praetorius">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 85,648x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,869x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,966x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,728x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,035x
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Key facts
- Born
- 28 September 1571 (most likely), Creuzburg
- Died
- 15 February 1621 (1621-02-15) (aged 49), Wolfenbüttel
- Burial place
- Marienkirche, Wolfenbüttel
- Occupations
- Composer organist music theorist
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Michael Praetorius.jpg
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- Commons category
- Michael Praetorius
- date of birth
- 1571-00-00
- date of death
- 1621-02-15
- Commons Creator page
- Michael Praetorius
- start of work period
- 1600-00-00
- P8168
- Adrie van der Poel
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Works in European collections
11 objects attributed to Michael Praetorius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
![It’s a Ros' sprung up/[Michael Pretorius]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F010280%2Ffon_snp_a_010280_02.jpg&type=IMAGE)
It’s a Ros' sprung up/[Michael Pretorius]
Also includes: Psallite/M. Pretorius (further template title)
Enthält außerdem: Es ist ein Reis' entsprungen / Praetorius (weiterer Vorlagentitel)
Es ist ein Reis' entsprungen : Weihnachtslied / (Prätorius)
It’s a Ros' to emerge
![It is a Ros' sprung up/[M. Pretorius]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F002233%2Ffon_snp_a_002233_02.jpg&type=IMAGE)
It is a Ros' sprung up/[M. Pretorius]
![It is a Ros' sprung up/[M. Pretorius]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F017871%2Ffon_snp_a_017871_02.jpg&type=IMAGE)
It is a Ros' sprung up/[M. Pretorius]
![Syntagma musicum : ex Veterum & Recentiorum Ecclesiasticorum autorum lectione, Polyhistorum consignatione, Variarum linguarum notatione, Hodierni seculi usurpatione, ipsius denique Musicae artis observatione: In Cantorum, Organistarum, Organopoeorum, caeterorumq[ue] Musicam scientiam ... collectum ...](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdl.ub.uni-freiburg.de%2FdiglitData%2Fimage%2Fpraetorius1614%2F3%2F001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Syntagma musicum : ex Veterum & Recentiorum Ecclesiasticorum autorum lectione, Polyhistorum consignatione, Variarum linguarum notatione, Hodierni seculi usurpatione, ipsius denique Musicae artis observatione: In Cantorum, Organistarum, Organopoeorum, caeterorumq[ue] Musicam scientiam ... collectum ...
Musicalisch Figurierte Melodien aller unnd jeder gebräuchigen Kirchen-Gesäng/ Psalmen und Geistlichen Lieder : Mit vier Musicalischen Stimmen von berühmbten Autoribus Musicis ... Mehrertheils von newem componirt Und In solcher Art zusammen getragen/ daß der Discant in allem das Choral führet
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Michael Praetorius (probably 28 September 1571 – 15 February 1621) was a German composer, organist, and music theorist. He was one of the most versatile composers of his age, being particularly significant in the development of musical forms based on Protestant hymns.
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