Jacob Handl (1550 - 1591)
Biography Gallus was born as Jakob Petelin in 1550 in Ribnica, Slovenia. He is best known for his sacred music. A Cistercian monk, Gallus travelled in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia, and went to Melk Abbey, in Lower Austria. He was a member of the Viennese court chapel in 1574, and was choirmaster to the bishop of Olomouc, Moravia between 1579 and 1585.
He used the Latin form of his name, to which he often added the adjective Carniolus, thus giving credit to his home land, Carniola. His most ... (Read all)
He used the Latin form of his name, to which he often added the adjective Carniolus, thus giving credit to his home land, Carniola. His most ... (Read all)
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String Quartet No. 14 in D minor (Death and the Maiden), D. 810
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