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Joachim Burmeister (ca. 1566 in Lüneburg – 5 May 1629 in Rostock) was a north German poet, composer and music theorist. He was the oldest of five children born to a beadworker and townsman of Lüneburg. His brother Anton (d. 1634) became the cantor of St. Michael's Church in Lüneburg, following Christian Praetorius. Burmeister attended the University of Rostock, where he received the Master's ...read more