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Singer Pur
Singer Pur is a German vocal sextet founded in 1991 by former members of the Regensburger Domspatzen. The five original members were joined by a soprano in 1994. The sextet is focussed on classical music, but who have also performed and recorded traditional folk songs and pop music. Singer Pur have recorded more than 30 CDs. Singer Pur have given concerts and workshops in nearly 60 countries all over the world. Members Recent members * Claudia Reinhard – soprano * Christian Meister – tenor * Markus Zapp – tenor * Manuel Warwitz – tenor * Jakob Steiner – baritone * Felix Meybier - bass Former members * Caroline Wegmann – soprano * Hedwig Westhoff-Düppmann – soprano * Ulrike Hofbauer – soprano * Claus Werner – tenor * Christian Wegmann – tenor * Guido Heidloff – baritone * Andreas Hirtreiter – tenor * Thomas E. Bauer – baritone * Klaus Wenk – tenor * Rüdiger Ballhorn – tenor * Reiner Schneider-Waterberg – baritone * Marcus Schmidl – bass D ...
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Regensburg
Regensburg or is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. It is capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state in the south of Germany. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the fourth-largest city in the State of Bavaria after Munich, Nuremberg and Augsburg. From its foundation as an imperial Roman river fort, the city has been the political, economic and cultural centre of the surrounding region; it is still known in the Romance languages by a cognate of its Latin name of "Ratisbona" (the version "Ratisbon" was long current in English). Later, under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, it housed the Perpetual Diet of Regensburg. The medieval centre of the city was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006 because of its well-preserved architecture and the city's historical importance for assemblies during the Holy Roman Empire. In 2014, Regensburg was among the top sights and travel attractions in Germany. Histor ...
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Ludwig Sennfl
Ludwig Senfl (born around 1486, died between December 2, 1542 and August 10, 1543) was a Swiss composer of the Renaissance, active in Germany. He was the most famous pupil of Heinrich Isaac, was music director to the court of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, and was an influential figure in the development of the Franco-Flemish polyphonic style in Germany. He and his teacher Isaac played an important role in the development of the German folksongs and their adoption as models for polyphonic compositions as well. Life Senfl was probably born in Basel around 1486, and lived in Zürich from 1488 until 1496, when he joined the choir of the Hofkapelle of Emperor Maximilian I in Augsburg. Apart from one brief visit in 1504 he appears never again to have lived in Switzerland. In 1497 he followed the Hofkapelle to Vienna, and between 1500 and 1504 he probably studied in Vienna for three years, the standard practice for choirboys whose voices had broken, as part of the normal traini ...
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Håkan Parkman
Håkan Parkman (1955–1988) was a Swedish composer, arranger, and choral director. From 1980 to 1988 he led the Uppsala vokalensemble. He died in a drowning accident off the coast of Gotland and is buried in the Uppsala old cemetery. He was the brother of Stefan Parkman Stefan Parkman (born 22 June 1952, in Uppsala) is a Swedish conductor. He is a professor at Uppsala University, where he holds the Eric Ericson chair of choral conducting. From 2002 to 2005, Parkman was the head conductor of the Swedish Radio C ....The Swedish choral miracle: Swedish a cappella music since 1945 Richard Sparks - 2000 "Also in 1989, Werle wrote a short setting in English of Shakespeare's well-known text, "Orpheus with his Lute," in memory of Hakan Parkman.'" Works, editions and recordings * '' Titania'' * '' Till Österland (Arr. for Choir and Soprano)'' *''Kyrie'' *''Espresso'' *''C-Dur'' *''November med skiftningar av ädelt pälsverk'' *''Från Berget'' Three Shakespeare songs *'' I. Sonne ...
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Wilhelm Stenhammar
Carl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammar (February 7, 1871 – November 20, 1927) was a Swedish composer, conductor and pianist. Biography Stenhammar was born in Stockholm and was the brother of architect Ernst Stenhammar. He received his first musical education in Stockholm. He then went to Berlin to further his studies in music. He became a glowing admirer of German music, especially Richard Wagner and Anton Bruckner. Stenhammar himself described the style of his First Symphony in F major as "idyllic Bruckner". He subsequently sought to emancipate himself and write in a more "Nordic" style, looking to Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius for guidance. The latter's Symphony No. 2, especially, had a great effect on him, leading him to change his style and withdraw his own First Symphony from performance. Having seen Sibelius's symphony performed in Stockholm, Stenhammar wrote to him:You should know that you are in my thoughts daily ever since I heard the symphony. You magnificent person, it is ...
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Ars Musici
Ars Musici is a German classical music record label founded in Freiburg im Breisgau in 1993 by Rudolf Ruby after his retirement from Deutsche Harmonia Mundi. "The ARS MUSICI label was founded in Freiburg (Breisgau) in 1993. The label was soon very much in demand and went on to become one of Germanyʼs ... The label was purchased in 2008 by Membran.''MusikWoche The ''MusikWoche'' is a German music professional magazine. In its subtitle, it calls itself "The news magazine for the music industry". It is thus a trade magazine for the music industry in German-speaking countries. Since 2014, it has been publ ...'' March 2008 "Membran kauft Ars Musici" – Membran International verantwortet künftig alle Veröffentlichungen des von Rudolph Ruby gegründeten Klassik-Labels Ars Musici. References {{Authority control Classical music record labels ...
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Carlo Gesualdo
Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa ( – 8 September 1613) was Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza. As a composer he is known for writing madrigals and pieces of sacred music that use a chromatic language not heard again until the late 19th century. He is also known for killing his first wife and her aristocratic lover upon finding them ''in flagrante delicto''. Biography Early life Gesualdo's family had acquired the principality of Venosa in what is now the Province of Potenza, Southern Italy, in 1560. He was probably born on March 30, 1566, three years after his older brother Luigi, though some sources have stated that he was born on March 8. Older ones give the year of birth as 1560 or 1561, but this is no longer accepted. A letter from Gesualdo's mother, Geronima Borromeo, indicates that the year is most likely 1566. Gesualdo's uncle was Carlo Borromeo, later Saint Charles Borromeo. His mother was the niece of Pope Pius IV. Most likely Carlo was born at Venosa, then par ...
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William Byrd
William Byrd (; 4 July 1623) was an English composer of late Renaissance music. Considered among the greatest composers of the Renaissance, he had a profound influence on composers both from his native England and those on the continent. He is often coupled with John Dunstaple and Henry Purcell as England's most important early music composers. He wrote in many of the forms current in England at the time, including various types of sacred and secular polyphony, keyboard (the so-called Virginalist school), and consort music. Although he produced sacred music for Anglican services, sometime during the 1570s he became a Roman Catholic and wrote Catholic sacred music later in his life. Life Early life Birth and background Richard Byrd of Ingatestone, Essex was the grandfather of Thomas Byrd, who probably moved to London in the 15th century. Thereafter succeeding generations of the Byrd family are described as gentlemen. William Byrd was probably born in London, the third s ...
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Jacobus Gallus
Jacobus Gallus (a.k.a. Jacob(us) Handl, Jacob(us) Händl, Jacob(us) Gallus; sl, Jakob Petelin Kranjski; between 15 April and 31 July 155018 July 1591) was a late-Renaissance composer of presumed Slovene ethnicity.Skei/Pokorn, Grove online Born in Carniola, which at the time was one of the Habsburg lands in the Holy Roman Empire, he lived and worked in Moravia and Bohemia during the last decade of his life. Life Gallus's name has been Slovenianized as ''Jakob Petelin'' (''petelin'' means 'rooster'; ''Handl'' and ''gallus'' mean the same in German and Latin, respectively). However, Gallus never used the name ''Petelin''. He was probably born in Reifnitz (now Ribnica, southern Slovenia), although Slovene folk tradition also claims his birthplace to be at Šentviška Gora in the Slovenian Littoral. He used the Latin form of his name, to which he often added the adjective ''Carniolus'', thus giving credit to his homeland Carniola. Gallus most likely was educated at the Cist ...
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Hans Leo Haßler
Hans Leo Hassler (in German, Hans Leo Haßler) (baptized 26 October 1564 – 8 June 1612) was a German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, elder brother of less known composer Jakob Hassler. He was born in Nürnberg and died in Frankfurt am Main. Biography Hassler was born in Nürnberg and baptized on 26 October 1564, receiving his first instruction in music from his father, the organist Isaak Hassler. In 1584, Hassler became the first of many German composers of the time who went to Italy to continue their studies; he arrived in Venice during the peak of activity of the Venetian school, the composers who wrote in the resplendent polychoral style, which was soon to become popular outside its native city. Hassler was already familiar with some of this music, as numerous prints had circulated in Germany due to the interest of Leonhard Lechner, who was associated with Orlandus Lassus in Munich. While in Venice, Hassler became friends with Gio ...
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Ranlequin De Mol
Ranlequin de Mol (15th century) was a Dutch composer. His only known and performed work is a motet In Western classical music, a motet is mainly a vocal musical composition, of highly diverse form and style, from high medieval music to the present. The motet was one of the pre-eminent polyphonic forms of Renaissance music. According to Margar ..., ''Ave decus virginum'', for four voices.Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte '' Gesellschaft für Musikforschung'' - Volumes 29 à 30 - Page 66 "... Chorbuches aus dem 15. Jh. (Man verbessere dort die beiden Autornamen C. Kupsch in C. Rupseh und Raulequin de Mol in Ranlequin de Mol)." References Dutch composers 15th-century composers {{Netherlands-composer-stub ...
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Philippe De Monte
Philippe de Monte (1521 – 4 July 1603), sometimes known as Philippus de Monte, was a Flemish composer of the late Renaissance active all over Europe. He was a member of the 3rd generation madrigalists and wrote more madrigals than any other composer of the time. Sources cite him as being "the best composer in the entire country, particularly in the new manner and musica reservata." Others compare his collections of music with that of other influential composers, such as Lassus. Life Philippe de Monte was born in Mechelen. After boyhood musical training at St. Rumbolds Cathedral in Mechelen, where he was a choirboy, Monte went to Italy — a common destination for a young Flemish composer in the sixteenth century – where he made a name for himself as a composer, singer, and teacher. He lived and worked in Naples for a while, and in Rome, in the employ of Cardinal Orsini, although he was in England for a brief period, 1554–1555, during the reign of Queen Mary I, while she w ...
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Jacob Obrecht
Jacob Obrecht (also Hobrecht; 1457/8 – late July 1505) was a Flemish composer of masses, motets and songs. He was the most famous composer of mass (music), masses">Rob C. Wegman. "Obrecht, Jacob." In Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online, (accessed 24 September 2020). – late July 1505) was a Flemish composer of masses, motets and songs. He was the most famous composer of mass (music), masses
in Europe of the late 15th century and was only eclipsed after his death by Josquin des Prez.


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What little is known of Obrecht's origins and early childhood comes mostly from his motet ''Mille quingentis''. He was the only son of Ghent city trumpeter Willem Obrecht and Lij ...
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