Wolfgang Printz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wolfgang Printz

German composer

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1641

Place of Birth: Waldthurn, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 13-Oct-1717

Profession: writer, composer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Wolfgang Caspar Printz (10 October 1641 – 13 October 1717), normally referred to as Wolfgang Printz (with sometimes the variation of Kaspar), was a German composer who studied theology and was appointed cantor at Promnitz, Treibel and Sorau.
His Historische Beschreibung der edlen Musik- und Kleinkunst...von Anfang der Welt bis auf unserer Zeit (Translated as Historical description of the noble music and cabaret ...
from the beginning of the world until our time) was the first history of music written in Germany.