Christoph Demantius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Christoph Demantius

German composer

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1567

Place of Birth: Liberec, Liberec Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 20-Apr-1643

Profession: composer, pedagogue, musicologist, music theorist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Johann Christoph Demantius (15 December 1567 – 20 April 1643) was a German composer, music theorist, writer and poet.
He was an exact contemporary of Monteverdi, and represented a transitional phase in German Lutheran music from the polyphonic Renaissance style to the early Baroque.