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Jacob Praetorius
Person · male · Germany · Hamburg · born 1586 · died 1651 · recording since 1996
German composer and organist
Also known as Jacob Praetorius der Jüngere · Jacob Praetorius le Jeune · Jacob Schultz · Jacob Schultze · Jacobus Praetorius · Jacobus Schultz · +5 more
Timeline
6 events▣ Album 3◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1580s
1650s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Motets & Organ Works
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2010s
Biography
English biography209 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1329221817
Biography
Jacob Praetorius the Younger (also Schultz; 8 February 1586 – 21 or 22 October 1651) was a German Baroque composer and organist, and the son of Hieronymus Praetorius. His grandfather, the father of Hieronymus, Jacob Praetorius the Elder (died 1586), and his brother Johann were also composers.
As a student of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, he was one of the most important organists and most respected pedagogues of the north German tradition before Johann Sebastian Bach. From 1603 on he was organist at the Petrikirche in Hamburg. His most important pupil, Matthias Weckmann, studied with him from 1633 to 1636 and later joined him in Hamburg as organist at the Jakobikirche. His compositional style includes both traditional and progressive elements. His three surviving preludes show the kind of sectionalism and diversity of styles that would become one of the defining characteristics of the genre. That is to say, they contain a free, rhapsodic (though restrained) opening section that foreshadows the stylus phantasticus style of German composers later in the century (notably Dieterich Buxtehude), followed by an imitative, fugal section that strictly adheres to traditional contrapuntal rules.
Works, editions and recordings
The motets of Jacob Praetorius II ed. Frederick Kent Gable - 1994
Jacob Praetorius: Motets & Organ Works, CD Weser-Renaissance, dir. Manfred Cordes CPO
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -345 | 1.2th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (3 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:03:29
1Veni in hortum meum à 83:202Praeambulum in d for organ4:353Surge propera à 5 (1607)2:494Sponse musarum à 65:575Galliard à 5 (instrumental)1:246Surge propera à 5 (1611)2:537Vater unser im Himmelreich, Versus 1 & 2 for organ6:158Indica mihi à 63:359Vidi speciosa à 83:4810Vater unser im Himmelreich, Versus 3, 4 & 5 for organ5:5111Quis novus hic oritur à 64:5812Quam pulchra es à 52:5813Gaudete omnes à 61:5914Galliard à 5 (instrumental)1:3815Vater unser im Himmelreich, Versus 6 & 7 for organ6:2516Forti animo esto à 85:042016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 29 tracks · 2:18:30
Disc 11Praeambulum in C1:472Christum wir sollen loben schon2:553Grates nunc omnes reddamus2:534Herr Gott, dich loben wir3:585Magnificat germanice3:056Praeambulum in d4:227Vater unser im Himmelreich15:238Con allen Menschen abgewandt8:529Praeambulum in F1:3610Was kann uns kommen an für Not9:4911Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt5:4212Herr Gott, dich loben wir10:23Disc 21Benedicam Dominum8:322Fantasia prima in g3:193Fantasia seconda in d3:094Fantasia tertia in g3:215Fantasia quarta in e3:096Puer natus in Bethlehem4:207Fantasia quinta in e4:248Fantasia sexta in F2:469Fantasia septima in F2:0810Fantasia octava in C2:5711Paduana4:0312Fantasia nona in G3:2213Fantasia decima in G3:1714Fantasia undecima in G5:3315Fantasia duodecima in G5:3116Fantasia tredecima in a3:3517Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland4:192019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:08:27
1Von allen Menschen abgewandt: Primus versus4:192Von allen Menschen abgewandt: [Secundus] versus5:153Vater unser im Himmelreich: [Versus] Manualiter a 43:254Vater unser im Himmelreich: Versus [a 3, pedaliter]2:075Vater unser im Himmelreich: Versus [manualiter]2:016Vater unser im Himmelreich: Versus, Pedaliter1:387Vater unser im Himmelreich: Versus a 3 auff2 Clav1:498Vater unser im Himmelreich: Versus auff2 Clavir Pedaliter2:309Vater unser im Himmelreich: Versus, Pedaliter (II)2:5810Praeambulum [F Dur]1:5711[Fantasia sopra] Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt10:5612Herr Christ, der einig Gottessohn: [I. Versus] a 4 midt dem pedahll vnndt 2 Clauier2:0813Herr Christ, der einig Gottessohn: [II. Versus] a 3 Manual oder dem Co[rahll] im ped[ahll]1:5614Herr Christ, der einig Gottessohn: [III. Versus] a 4, pedal2:2115Herr Christ, der einig Gottessohn: IV. Vers[us] a 3, Corahll im Bass1:4916Herr Christ, der einig Gottessohn: [V. Versus] a 31:5717Praeambulum [G Dur]1:3618Magnificat primi modi: [I. Versus] Choral im Tenore1:4319Magnificat primi modi: II. Versus, Auff2 Clavier8:4520Magnificat primi modi: Tertius Versus, a 4 Voc.4:0021Magnificat primi modi: Quartus Versus, a 3 Voc., [Choralis] in Tenore1:4422Magnificat primi modi: Quintus Versus [a 3]1:33
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jacob Praetorius head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -345 | 1.2th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Praetoriusbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Wikidata: Q66029 · MusicBrainz: 005f3b94-121e-4c74-9fd8-a389c167f136
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