Andreas Werckmeister

Summary

Andreas Werckmeister is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Benneckenstein^[2]. He was born on November 30, 1645^[3]. He died in Halberstadt^[4]. He died on October 26, 1706^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], musicologist^[7], music theorist^[8], and organist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Andreas Werckmeister was born in Benneckenstein^[2].
• Andreas Werckmeister passed away in Halberstadt^[4].
• Andreas Werckmeister was born on November 30, 1645^[3].
• Andreas Werckmeister died on October 26, 1706^[5].
• Andreas Werckmeister held citizenship in Germany^[11].
• Andreas Werckmeister's professions included composer^[6].
• Andreas Werckmeister's professions included musicologist^[7].
• Andreas Werckmeister worked as a music theorist^[8].
• Andreas Werckmeister worked as an organist^[9].
• Andreas Werckmeister is recorded as male^[12].
• Andreas Werckmeister's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Andreas Werckmeister is associated with the Baroque music movement^[14].
• Andreas Werckmeister's genre is classical music^[15].
• Andreas Werckmeister's Commons category is recorded as Andreas Werckmeister^[16].
• Andreas Werckmeister's family name is recorded as Werckmeister^[17].
• Andreas Werckmeister's given name is recorded as Andreas^[18].
• Andreas Werckmeister's instrument is recorded as organ^[19].
• Andreas Werckmeister's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[20].
• Andreas Werckmeister's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[21].
• Andreas Werckmeister's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[22].
• Andreas Werckmeister's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie^[23].
• Andreas Werckmeister's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German^[24].
• Andreas Werckmeister's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Andreas Werckmeister'}^[25].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[26]

• Country: DE^[27]

• Began / founded: 1645-11-30^[28]

• Ended / dissolved: 1706-10-26^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 12044af4-0a40-4041-8d59-faaad6149926^[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Andreas Werckmeister's place of birth was Benneckenstein^[2]. He was born on November 30, 1645^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], musicologist^[7], music theorist^[8], and organist^[9].

Death and Burial

Andreas Werckmeister died on October 26, 1706^[5]. He passed away in Halberstadt^[4].

Why It Matters

Andreas Werckmeister ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

He is credited with the discovery of Werckmeister temperament^[33].

FAQs

Where was Andreas Werckmeister born?

Andreas Werckmeister was born in Benneckenstein^[2].

Where did Andreas Werckmeister die?

Andreas Werckmeister passed away in Halberstadt^[4].

What did Andreas Werckmeister do for work?

Andreas Werckmeister worked as composer^[6], musicologist^[7], music theorist^[8], and organist^[9].

What did Andreas Werckmeister discover?

Andreas Werckmeister is credited as discoverer of Werckmeister temperament^[33].