Andreas Raselius
Born: 1562, Hahnbach, Germany
Died: 6th January 1602, Heidelberg, Germany
Nationality: Germany
Andreas Raselius, also known as Andreas Rasel was a German composer and kapellmeister during the Renaissance. He worked for much of his career as a teacher and cantor in Regensburg, before being appointed as the court conductor of the Elector Palatine in Heidelberg. He is today best noted as the author of a cycle of motets for use throughout the year, the first such cycle to be composed in the German language, which was published in 1594.
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