Sebald Heyden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Sebald Heyden

German musicologist and theologian

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1499

Place of Birth: Bruck, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 09-Jul-1561

Profession: writer, composer, hymnwriter, musicologist, music theorist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Sebald Heyden

  • Sebald Heyden (18 December 1499 – 9 July 1561) was a German musicologist, cantor, theologian, hymn-writer and religious poet.
  • He is perhaps best known for his De arte canendi ("On the Art of Singing", third installment published 1540) which is considered to have had a major impact on scholarship and the teaching of singing to young boys.
  • It has been speculated that Heyden was the world's first true musicologist.

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