Paul Sartorius (16 November 156928 February 1609) was a German composer and

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. He was born Paul Schneider in

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, and at some point adopted a Latinized version of his name (which in German means "tailor"). In his youth he traveled to Italy to study. In 1594 he obtained the professional position he held for the rest of his life, namely as organist for the court music of Archduke Maximilian III of Austria. His music shows strong Italian influence.New Grove (cited below) He died in Innsbruck.

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*"Sartorius chneider, Schneickher Paul", in the online version of the

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; accessed 2 March 2012. 1569 births 1609 deaths German classical composers Renaissance composers German male classical composers {{Germany-composer-stub