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Dirk Jansz. Sweelinck

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Dirk Jansz. Sweelinck

Birth
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Death
16 Sep 1652 (aged 61)
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Burial
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot
Kooromgang (ambulatory), Plate No. Z99
Memorial ID
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Composer, and successor of his father in 1621 as organist of the Oude Kerk. Regarded as the creator of an anonymous surviving series of variations for piano (organ, harpsichord) on the Lutheran hymn "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern". Tudor of Anthonie van Noordt.


Son of composer Jan Pietersz. Sweelinck and Claesgen Dirckxdr. Puyner.


Others buried in same grave:
Jan Pietersz. SWEELINCK
Bernardus, mr INGELS
Elsje SWEELINCK
Everardus Augustinus CRAMER


Composer, and successor of his father in 1621 as organist of the Oude Kerk. Regarded as the creator of an anonymous surviving series of variations for piano (organ, harpsichord) on the Lutheran hymn "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern". Tudor of Anthonie van Noordt.


Son of composer Jan Pietersz. Sweelinck and Claesgen Dirckxdr. Puyner.


Others buried in same grave:
Jan Pietersz. SWEELINCK
Bernardus, mr INGELS
Elsje SWEELINCK
Everardus Augustinus CRAMER




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