Bettina Varwig places the music of the celebrated Dresden composer Heinrich Schütz in a richly detailed tapestry of cultural, political, religious and intellec

Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) was the most important and influential German composer of the seventeenth century. In A Heinrich Schütz Reader, the composer and h

Explores the meanings of the term 'author' for seventeenth-century German musicians, examining how compositions were made and used.

His principal works are studied in chronological order, with interspersed biographical chapters covering his varied activities, his years spent in Italy and Den

First published in 2005, this title provides extensive knowledge on seventeenth-century music.