Composer · 1562-1621
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Biography
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
(b Deventer, ?May 1562; d Amsterdam, 16 Oct 1621). Dutch composer, organist and teacher.
He was not only a famous organist and one of the most influential and sought-after teachers of his time but also one of the leading composers, of vocal as well as of keyboard music.