Michael Praetorius

15 feb 1571? (Creuzberg a/d Werra) - 15 feb 1621 (Wolfenbüttel)

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Cyber Hymnal: Michael Praetorius - Biographical note, 2 MIDI hymns.
HOASM - Biography from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program with outline of his musical heritage and life. Includes major compositions, theoretical books, partial discography, and link to Renaissance dance music.
SF Bach Choir - Repertoire entry from the San Francisco Bach Choir: Provides biography, historical context, positions and appointments, influences, and posterity.
WQXR Radio - Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio shows his place among his peers, notes his major secular and sacred compositions, and comments on his theory books.
Goldberg Web
Icking Music Archive
Michael Praetorius Gesellschaft (german)
Michael Praetorius (1571-1621): Music from Terpsichore - Hyperion Records sleeve notes provide biographical background, dedication to church music, and focuses on the collection of dances that he revised, edited, and presented to German audiences.
Micheal Praetorius (1571 - 1621) - Karadar dictionary entry with life summary and highlights, portrait, facsimiles of two treatises, and MIDI audio samples.