Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Netherlands, 1577–1621
Dutch organist and composer (1562-1621) at the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam. His keyboard variations and fugal writing joined Italian richness to English virginalist figuration, and the German pupils who came to study with him founded the north German organ school.
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Who influenced Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck?
- William Byrd — Sweelinck's keyboard variations take their figuration and ornament from the English virginalists, Byrd above all.
Which artists did Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck influence?
- Heinrich Scheidemann — Scheidemann was sent to Amsterdam to study with Sweelinck, and returned to Hamburg as one of the founders of the north German organ school.