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Samuel Scheidt

Among the earliest German composers to forge a synthesis of traditional Germanic chorale and counterpoint using the newer textures emerging from Italy, Samuel Scheidt was a multifaceted author of music both sacred and secular whose popularity, however, rests nearly entirely for the quality of his instrumental music. Scheidt was created …

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