Adam Gumpelzhaimer
German composer
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| Intro | German composer | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Musician Composer Musicologist Music theorist | |
| Work field | Academia Music | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1559, Trostberg, Traunstein, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria | |
| Death | 3 November 1625Augsburg, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany (aged 66 years) |
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Adam Gumpelzhaimer, also Adam Gumpeltzhaimer (1559 – 3 November 1625) was a Bavarian composer and music theorist. Born in Trostberg, he studied music with the monk Jodocus Enzmüller. In 1581 he became cantor at the Augsburg Cathedral; a post he maintained until his death there in 1625. He is best known for his compositions of sacred music. He was also a noted collector of the works of Hans Leo Hassler, amassing the largest known collection of Hassler's manuscripts and prints.