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True to the legacy of the Renaissance madrigal, Schein pays the utmost attention to each phrase of the text, seeking the perfect musical..
Johann Hermann Schein
German composer
Johann Hermann Schein (20 January 1586 – 19 November 1630) was a German composer of the early Baroque era.
He was Thomaskantor in Leipzig from 1615 to 1630.
A predecessor of Bach as Cantor at Leipzig's Thomaskirche, Schein wrote plenty of wonderful sacred music; but he was very interested in singing, playing and.
He was one of the first to import the early Italian stylistic innovations into German music, and was one of the most polished composers of the period.
Biography
Schein was born in Grünhain. On the death of his father, Schein moved to Dresden where he joined the choir of the Elector of Saxony as a boy soprano.
In addition to singing in the choir, he received a thorough musical training with Rogier Michael, the Kapellmeister, who recognized his extraordinary talent. From 1603 to 1607 he studied at Pforta, and from 1608 to 1612 attended the University of Leipzig, where he studied law in addition to liberal arts.
Upon graduating, he was employed briefly by Gottfried von Wolffersdorff as the house music director and tutor to his children; later he became Kapellmeister at Weimar, an