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Demantius, Christoph

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Also known as: Latin: Christophorus Demantius

DEMANTIUS, CHRISTOPH. - Musician, b. at Reichenberg in Bohemia on 15 Dec. 1567, d. at Freiberg in Saxony on 20 Apr. 1643.

Cantor, composer, theorist; he wrote much music, among which a Te Deum for 6 voices; Trias precum vespertinarum; magnificats, psalms, etc., for 6 voices; Corona harmonica, motets for 6 voices; Triades Sioniae; introits and masses for 5 and 8 voices; etc. He published in 1592 and 1607 two theoretical works on musical form and art.

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BIBL.: R. Kade, C. D., in Vierteljahrschrift für Musikwissenschaft, 6 (Leipzig 1892), p. 469 ff.; F. Moissl, C. D., Reichenberg 1906.

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By Anna Maria Gentili

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV (1950), coll. 1390–1391.

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Gentili, Anna Maria. “Demantius, christoph.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, coll. 1390–1391. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/demantius-christoph.

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Gentili, Anna Maria. “Demantius, christoph.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, coll. 1390–1391. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/demantius-christoph.

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  author    = {Gentili, Anna Maria},
  title     = {Demantius, christoph},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IV},
  pages     = {1390--1391},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/demantius-christoph}
}

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