Wolfgang Printz
Wolfgang Caspar Printz (10 October 1641 – 13 October 1717), normally referred to as Wolfgang Printz (with sometimes the variation of Kaspar), was a German composer who studied theology and was appointed cantor at Promnitz, Treibel and Sorau. His Historische Beschreibung der edlen Musik- und Kleinkunst...von Anfang der Welt bis auf unserer Zeit (Translated as Historical description of the noble music and cabaret ... from the beginning of the world until our time) was the first history of music written in Germany.
Personal facts
| Birth date | January 01, 1641 |
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| Birth name | Wolfgang Caspar/Kaspar Printz |
| Date of death | January 01, 1717 |