Heinrich Finck (1444 or 1445 – 9 June 1527) was a German composer.
He was the great-uncle of the music theorist and composer Hermann Finck (1527–1558).
Biography
He was probably born at
Bamberg, but nothing is certainly known either of the place or date of his birth. Between 1492 and 1506 he was a musician in, and later possibly conductor of the court orchestra of successive kings of
Poland at
Warsaw. He held the post of conductor at
Stuttgart from 1510 until about 1514,
then was a composer at the
Hofkapelle of Emperor Maximilian I, from 1519(?) at the chapter in
Salzburg, and in 1527
Hofkapellmeister of Emperor Ferdinand I in Vienna, where he died.
Works
His works, mostly part songs and other vocal compositions, show great musical knowledge, and amongst the early masters of the German school he holds a high position. They are found scattered amongst ancient and modern collections of songs and other musical pieces.
[R. Eitner, Bibliographie der Musiksammelwerke des XVI. und XVII. Jahrhunderts,, Berlin, 1877] The library of
Zwickau possesses a work containing a collection of fifty-five songs by Finck, printed about the middle of the 16th century.
Recordings
The German vocal ensemble group "
Stimmwerck" has recorded a CD of vocal works by Finck, including his "Missa Dominicalis"; and the Josquin Capella another including his "Missa Ave Preclara".
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