Caspar Kittel
Caspar Kittel (1603 in Lauenstein–October 9, 1639 in Dresden) was a German Baroque theorbist and composer at the Dresden Hofkapelle. He was a pupil, then colleague of Heinrich Schütz, and preceded Schütz on the Kapellmeister's second sojourn in Italy from 1624. His brother was Christoph Kittel.
Caspar Kittel
- Born
- 1603 · Altenberg.
- Died
- 1639 · Dresden.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- composer
- Movements
- Baroque music
- Teachers
- Heinrich Schütz
- Languages
- German
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Caspar Kittel (1603 in Lauenstein–October 9, 1639 in Dresden) was a German Baroque theorbist and composer at the Dresden Hofkapelle. He was a pupil, then colleague of Heinrich Schütz, and preceded Schütz on the Kapellmeister's second sojourn in Italy from 1624. His brother was Christoph Kittel.
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Altenberg.
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His music was heavily influenced by the poetry of Martin Opitz.
• Arien und Kantaten, Dresden, 1648 • Jordan und Jaffe, Berlin, 1649
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