Biography
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Born
1555
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Born In
Kołobrzeg, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland
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Died
1616 (aged 61)
Paul Lütkemann (* ca. 1560 in Kolberg / Hinterpommern ; † between September 1611 and May 1612 in Frankfurt (Oder) ; also Paul Luetkeman or Paulus Lutkemannu ) was a German composer.
On his prints, Lütkemann describes himself as Colbergensis . In Kolberg, however, apart from an organist Jochim Lütkemann for the year 1571, no other bearer of the name can be proven in the second half of the century. The first written evidence of Paul Lütkemann can be found in the matriculation register of the Viadrina , the university founded in Frankfurt an der Oder in 1506: 1578 Paul Lutkeman Colbergensis 2 dutgen. At that time, Frankfurt had a flourishing musical culture, for which the names of the cantors Gregor Lange (Langius), Bartholomäus Gesius and Michael Praetorius and the lutenists Matthäus Waissel (Weißel) andGregor Krengel stand.
In 1587 Paul Lütkemann applied for the vacant position of town musician in Stettin . In 1588 he was hired by the Szczecin Council, becoming the highest-ranking musician in the city. His tasks included not only the organization of all municipal music performances, but also the tower and guard duty. He also played with his musicians at the court of the Dukes of Pomerania residing in Stettin. A cooperation with the cantor of the Princely Pedagogy in Stettin Philipp Dulichius was therefore mandatory.
In 1606 Lütkemann took over the office of town musician in Frankfurt (Oder) . In this last phase of his life, a number of congratulatory pieces were written in collaboration with Bartholomäus Gesius . The last of these occasional works is dated September 16, 1611. In May of the following year, a note on Paul Lütkemann's widow was entered in the council book.
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