Biography
Joachim Burmeister (ca. 1566 in Lüneburg – 5 May 1629 in Rostock) was a north German poet, composer and music theorist.
He was the oldest of five children born to a beadworker and townsman of Lüneburg. His brother Anton (d. 1634) became the cantor of St. Michael's Church in Lüneburg, following Christian Praetorius.
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Burmeister attended the University of Rostock, where he received the Master's degree and became cantor of the Rostock Gymnasium (Schoale Rostochiensis Collega Classicus).
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