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Baroque Renaissance German

SCHEIN, Johann Hermann

I know the competition is stiff, but in my humble opinion, J.H. Schein had the best hair in all of classical music.

Born in Grünhain, near Annaberg [now Annaberg-Bucholz], Jan 20, 1586
Died in Leipzig, Nov 19, 1630

  • Schein was a poet as well as a composer.
  • Schein was one of J.S. Bach’s predecessors as Cantor of the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig.
  • Schein was good friends with his contemporary Heinrich Schütz, who visited Schein on his deathbed and composed a motet at Schein’s request.1

Sources

  1. Kerala J. Snyder and Gregory S. Johnston, “Schein, Johann Hermann,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed January 22, 2020, http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000024787.

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