Brack (or Brouck), Arnold von (known also as Arnold de Bruges and Amoldo Flamengo)
Brack (or Brouck), Arnold von (known also as Arnold de Bruges and Amoldo Flamengo)
Brack (or Brouck), Arnold von (known also as Arnold de Bruges and Amoldo Flamengo), Flemish composer; b. Bruges, c. 1500; d. Linz, Feb. 6, 1554. He served as a choirboy in the chapel of Charles V. In 1527 he was named court Kapellmeister to Ferdinand I. He retired on Dec. 31, 1545. Many of his motets, hymns, and German part-songs are preserved in MS collections of the 16th century. See also O. Wessely, ed., A. v. B.: Sätntliche lateinschule Motetten, Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich, XCIX (1961).
Bibliography
O. Wessely, A. v.B.: Leben und Umwelt (Habilitationsschrift, Univ. of Vienna, 1958).
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire
More From encyclopedia.com
Ludwig von Benedek , Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Ludwig
Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Ludwig, greatly admired German tenor; b. Munich, July 2, 1836; d. Dresden, July 21, 1865. He w… Max Von Gruber , von Gruber, Max (1853-1927)
Austrian physician and bacteriologist
Max von Gruber's discovery of specific bacterial agglutination in 1896 laid the gro… Erwin Von Steinbach , Steinbach, Erwin von (d. 1318). German architect. His greatest work was at least part of the west front (which survives) and Chapel of the Virgin (de… Johannes Von Saaz , Saaz, Johannes von
More From Encyclopedia.com Herbert Von Karajan , Von Karajan, Herbert
Conductor
Herbert von Karajan is hailed by many as the greatest living conductor of orchestral music. He is revered for elicitin… Achim Von Arnim , Achim von Arnim
Achim von Arnim
The German writer Achim von Arnim (1781-1831) is known chiefly for his novels and his edition of German folk songs. H…
About this article
Brack (or Brouck), Arnold von (known also as Arnold de Bruges and Amoldo Flamengo)
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Brack (or Brouck), Arnold von (known also as Arnold de Bruges and Amoldo Flamengo)