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Gallus Dressler
1533-10-16 – 1580-00-00
Life & Legacy
Gallus Dressler (16 October 1533 – 1580/9) was a German composer and music theorist who served as Kantor in the church school at Magdeburg. Though a few of his works have remained in the choral repertoire, he is best known for his theoretical writings, especially his Praecepta musicae poeticae (MS, 1563), which contains some of the earliest detailed description of the compositional process of the Renaissance motet.
Occupation & Career
composer, musicologist, music theorist, teacher, cantor, lecturer
Education
University of Jena
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
University of Jena
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q324696 — wikidata View source
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