Johannes von Soest
Illustration — Johannes von Soest (right) and his patron Philip the Upright • Illustration — St. Patrokli, Soest, where his career began Johannes Steinwert von Soest (Johannes de Susato) (1448 – 2 May 1506) was a German composer, theorist and poet. Most biographical details about his life survive in Johannes' verse autobiography, which was printed in 1811 (although the manuscript no longer survives) and has been partially translated into modern English.
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Johannes von Soest
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- Born
- 1448 · Unna.
- Died
- 1506 · Frankfurt.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- composer · physician · singer · writer
- Languages
- German
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Born at Unna in 1448, died in Frankfurt in 1506.
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- 1.Pietschmann, Klaus. Singing the Self: the Autobiography of the fifteenth-century German Singer and Composer Johannes von Soest. Early Music History. 29. 119–159. 2010. 10.1017/S0261127910000082.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Keyl, Stephen Mark. 1989. Arnolt Schlick and Instrumental Music circa 1500. Diss. Duke University.
- Keyl, Stephen Mark. Johannes von Soest.
- Pietschmann, Klaus. Singing the Self: the Autobiography of the fifteenth-century German Singer and Composer Johannes von Soest. Early Music History. 29. 119–159. 2010. 10.1017/S0261127910000082.
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