Born in Halle, bap. Nov 3, 1587
Died in Halle, March 24, 1654
- Scheidt, along with his contemporaries Heinrich Schütz and J.H Schein, is considered preeminent among German composers of the early Baroque.
- Scheidt was an excellent organist and an expert on organ construction. Throughout his career he was invited to inspect new organs and supervise organ building projects.1
Sources
- Kerala J. Snyder and Douglas Bush, “Scheidt, Samuel,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed January 21, 2020, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000024785.