Paul Sartorius (composer)

Paul Sartorius (16 November 1569 – 28 February 1609) was a German composer and organist.^[1]

He was born Paul Schneider in Nuremberg, and at some point adopted a Latinized version of his name (which in German means "tailor").^[2] In his youth he traveled to Italy to study.^[3] In 1594 he obtained the professional position he held for the rest of his life, namely as organist for the court music of Archduke Maximilian III of Austria.^[4] His music shows strong Italian influence.^[5] He died in Innsbruck.

Notes

1. New Grove (cited below)
2. "History and genealogy of the Sartorius family". mapage.noos.fr. Archived from the original on 2014-11-27.
3. New Grove (cited below)
4. New Grove (cited below)
5. New Grove (cited below)

References

• "Sartorius [Schneider, Schneickher], Paul", in the online version of the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians; accessed 2 March 2012.