In the history of music, Hans Leo Hassler is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Hans Leo Hassler as German composer and organist (1564-1612).
Hans Leo Hassler was born at Nuremberg in 1564. His recorded nationality is Germany.
Music then was written to commission, for a court, a church or a patron, and a composer's freedom was bounded by whoever paid.
He worked as composer and organist.
The instruments recorded are organ.
His best-known work is Mein G'müt ist mir verwirret. Performance is the most perishable art and recording the most durable; a career sits between the two.
That the work came out of Germany shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Hans Leo Hassler died in 1612, aged 48. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Notable work: Mein G'müt ist mir verwirret
- Instruments: organ
