Simon Amorosius

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Simon Amorosius (* around 1550 probably in Krakow ; † after 1604 ) was a Polish composer.

All that is known about Amorosius' life is that he was a member of the court orchestra of the Polish King Sigismund III. was. Of his works, only the motet Cantabant sancti canticum has survived , which is contained in the Melodiae sacrae collection published by Wincenty Lilius in Cracow in 1604 , and which proves his high compositional art .

literature

  • Robert Eitner et al. (Ed.): Bibliography of the music compilations of the XVI. and XVII. Century . Liepmannssohn, Berlin 1877. Reprint: Olms, Wiesbaden 1977, p. 371 ( limited preview in the Google book search).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Amorosius, Simon (Amorosio, Simone) at composers-classical-music.com
personal data
SURNAME Amorosius, Simon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish composer
DATE OF BIRTH around 1550
PLACE OF BIRTH unsure: Krakow
DATE OF DEATH after 1604