Sebastian Virdung
Illustration — Sebastianus Virdung (right) and Andreas Siluanus, from Musica getutscht by Sebastian Virdung. Sebastian Virdung (born c. 1465) was a German composer and theorist on musical instruments.
Sebastian Virdung
Sebastian Virdung · Public domain
- Born
- 1465 · Amberg.
- Died
- 1511
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- composer · music theorist
- Teachers
- Johannes von Soest
- Languages
- Middle High German
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Illustration — Sebastianus Virdung (right) and Andreas Siluanus, from Musica getutscht by Sebastian Virdung. Sebastian Virdung (born c. 1465) was a German composer and theorist on musical instruments.
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Born at Amberg in 1465, died in 1511.
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- 1.Thomas Röder. Virdung, Sebastian. P17. 34. 37.
- 2.Marc Honegger, Günther Massenkeil (Hrsg.): Das große Lexikon der Musik, Band 8. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1982, ISBN 3-451-18058-8, S. 292.
- 3.The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, hrsg. von Stanley Sadie, 2nd Edition, Band 26. McMillan Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-333-60800-3, S. 773–775.
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