Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
- Sobriquet: The Amsterdam Orpheus
Dutch
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was a notable Dutch composer of the Early Modern Period, the transition from Renaissance to Baroque music. Sweelinck, the first to use independent pedal parts, was Highly influential, expanding and developing various European styles, including the Italian ricercar and the English virginal into his own. - AsNotedIn