Sigmund Theophil Staden (6 November 1607 – 30 July 1655) was an important early

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composer. Staden was born in Kulmbach in the Principality of Bayreuth, son of

Johann Staden Johann Staden (baptized 2 July 1581 – 15 November 1634) was a German Baroque organist and composer. He is best known for establishing the so-called ''Nuremberg School''. Life He was the son of Hans Staden and Elisabeth Löbelle. The exact ...

, the founder of the so-called Nuremberg school. Based in

Nuremberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...

, he was the composer of '' Seelewig'' (1644), the first German '' Singspiel.'' The only other works of his that survive are three ''Friedens-Gesänge'' from 1651.

Recordings

* '' Seelewig'' (1644) CPO * ''Friedens-Seufftzer und Jubel-Geschrey'' - Musik für Den Westfälischen Frieden. Manfred Cordes. CPO 999 571-2 (1997)

References

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