Adam Gumpelzhaimer

Adam Gumpelzhaimer, also Adam Gumpeltzhaimer (1559 – 3 November 1625) was a Bavarian composer and music theorist. Born in Trostberg, he studied music with the monk Jodocus Enzmüller. In 1581 he became cantor at the Augsburg Cathedral; a post he maintained until his death there in 1625. He is best known for his compositions of sacred music.[1] He was also a noted collector of the works of Hans Leo Hassler, amassing the largest known collection of Hassler's manuscripts and prints.[2]

Adam Gumpelzhaimer, by Lucas Kilian (1622)

References

Theodore Baker (1919). "Adam Gumpeltzhaimer". Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians.
Irene Alm (1 January 1996). Musica Franca: Essays in Honor of Frank A. D'Accone. Pendragon Press. p. 511.

External links

Literature by and about Adam Gumpelzhaimer in the German National Library catalogue
Free scores by Adam Gumpelzhaimer at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
Free scores by Adam Gumpelzhaimer in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)

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[1] Theodore Baker (1919). "Adam Gumpeltzhaimer". Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians.

[2] Irene Alm (1 January 1996). Musica Franca: Essays in Honor of Frank A. D'Accone. Pendragon Press. p. 511.