Hans Brachrogge (ca. 1590 – ca. 1638) was a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

singer and composer. His birth and death as well as his place of birth is unknown although he is known to have studied under

Melchior Borchgrevinck Melchior Borchgrevinck (1572 – 20 December 1632) was a Dutch-Danish musician, composer, and court Kapellmeister. He was born to Bonaventura Borchgrevinck, a Dutch-Danish musician and court Kapellmeister. He had three siblings: two sisters a ...

and accompanied Borchgrevinck and Hans Nielsen to study with Giovanni Gabrieli 1599–1600 in Venice. He was also one of the Danish musicians present in London at the marriage of

James I James I may refer to: People *James I of Aragon (1208–1276) *James I of Sicily or James II of Aragon (1267–1327) *James I, Count of La Marche (1319–1362), Count of Ponthieu *James I, Count of Urgell (1321–1347) *James I of Cyprus (1334–13 ...

Anne of Denmark Anne of Denmark (; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I; as such, she was Queen of Scotland The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional fo ...

, the sister of

Christian IV Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years, 330 days is the longest of Danish monarchs and Scandinavian monar ...

In 1611. In 1619 he published a collection ''Madrigaletti a III voci, første bind'' which is his only composition that has lasted until today. It also featured two madrigals of

Mogens Pedersøn Mogens Pedersøn (also ''Mogens Pedersen'', ''Magno Petreo''; c. 1583 – January or February 1623) was a Danish instrumentalist and composer. He is considered the most important Danish-born composer before Buxtehude. Life Early in his career he e ...

.Karl Heinrich Wörner ''History of music: a book for study and reference'' 1973 "Two madrigals of his appeared in Brachrogge's collection of 1619. He also issued a volume Pratum spirituale in Copenhagen in 1620. Hans Nielsen (Giovanni Fonteio), born about 1585, pupil of Borchgrevinck, studied with Giovanni Gabrieli ..

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