by Gregory II Johnson (Author), Gregory S. Johnston (Author) Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672) was the most important and influential German composer of the seventeenth century. Director of music at the electoral Saxon court in Dresden, he was lauded by his German contemporaries as "the father of our modern music," as "the Orpheus of our time." Yet despite the esteem in which his music is still held today, Schutz himself and the rich cultural environment in which he lived continue to be little known or understood beyond the linguistic borders of his native Germany. Author Biography Gregory S. Johnston is Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of Toronto. Number of Pages: 326 Dimensions: 0.73 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: September 01, 2016