Jacob Praetorius

Jacob Praetorius or Schultz (8 February 158621 or 22 October 1651) was a German Baroque composer and organist, and the son of Hieronymus Praetorius. His grandfather, the father of Hieronymus, Jacob Praetorius the Elder (died 1586), and his brother Johann were also composers.

As a student of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, he was one of the most important organists and most respected pedagogues of the north German tradition before Johann Sebastian Bach. From 1603 on he was organist at the Petrikirche in Hamburg. His most important pupil, Matthias Weckmann, studied with him from 1633 to 1636 and later joined him in Hamburg as organist at the Jakobikirche. His compositional style includes both traditional and progressive elements. His three surviving preludes show the kind of sectionalism and diversity of styles that would become one of the defining characteristics of the genre. That is to say, they contain a free, rhapsodic (though restrained) opening section that foreshadows the ''stylus phantasticus'' style of German composers later in the century (notably Dieterich Buxtehude), followed by an imitative, fugal section that strictly adheres to traditional contrapuntal rules. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Motets and organworks by Praetorius, Jacob, 1586-1651

    Georgsmarienhütte, Germany : CPO, 1996
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    The motets of Jacob Praetorius II by Praetorius, Jacob, 1586-1651

    Madison : A-R Editions, 1994
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    Praetorius

    Berlin : Archiv Produktion, 2015
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    Complete organ works

    Georgsmarienhütte : cpo, 2016
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    Music sweet & serious : organ works of Heinrich Scheidemann and Jacob Praetorius.

    Seattle, WA : Loft Recordings, 2003
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    Praetorius

    Berlin : Deutsche Grammophon : Archiv Produktion, 2015
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    Orgel-Meister. I.

    Lippstadt : Kistner & Siegel, 1925
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    Missa in Festo Sanctissimae Trinitatis by Praetorius, Hieronymus, 1560-1629

    Georgsmarienhütte : CPO, 2018
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    The North German followers of Sweelinck.

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    [Orgelmeister ... by Seiffert, Max, 1868-1948

    Leipzig, F. Kistner & C. F. W. Siegel 1925
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    [Orgelmeister ... by Seiffert, Max, 1868-1948

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    Organs in Hanse towns. CD 1.

    Hilversum : NCRV, 1992
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    Organs in Hanse towns.

    Hilversum : NCRV, 1992
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