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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...
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  • Praetorius, Prätorius, Prætorius was the name of several musicians and scholars in Germany. In 16th and 17th century Germany it became a fashion for educated...
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    by the German composer Michael Praetorius. The collection takes its name from the muse of dance. In his introduction Praetorius takes credit for arranging...
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  • was not related to the prolific Michael Praetorius, known as a theorist and for Terpsichore, but the large Praetorius family tree produced many distinguished...
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    University Press. ISBN 9780253314154. Praetorius, Michael (1957). A translation of Syntagma Musicum III by Michael Praetorius. OCLC 68427186. Bacilly, Bénigne...
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  • he gained his doctorate in 1957 with a thesis on the late work of Michael Praetorius. From 1956 to 1960, he directed the music teachers' seminar at the...
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    G♯, and sometimes for C and C♯ as well. In the early 17th century, Michael Praetorius used the diminutive term "basset" (small bass) to describe this size...
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    fingerboard which served as drones and were usually tuned in octaves. Michael Praetorius shows the instrument with frets, although he is the only one to do...
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    Untersuchungen zum I Band des Syntagma Musicum von Michael Praetorius. Barenreiter. Praetorius, Michael (1619). "Opening Letter to all Organists, Instrumentalists...
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  • Jacob Praetorius or Schultz (8 February 1586 – 21 or 22 October 1651) was a German Baroque composer and organist, and the son of Hieronymus Praetorius. His...
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