SCHEIN, JOHANN HERMANN

(20 January 1586, Grünhain near Annaberg, Germany – 19 November 1630, Leipzig)

He was appointedKapellmeisterfor the court of Duke Johann Ernst the Younger at Weimar beginning 21 May 1615, then summoned to try out to becantorat St. Thomas Church in Leipzig on 21 May 1615. He was accepted, precedingJohann Sebastian Bachby a century, and finished his life there. His compositions includeCymbalum Sionae(1615), a collection of 30 Latin and Germanmotets,Opella{}Nova, the first large publication of Germansacred concertoswith continuo (Part I, 1618, 31 works; Part II, 1626, 28 works),Fontana{}Israel(1623), 30madrigali spirituali, and 130choralearrangements inCantional(1627).