Biography
Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, Samuel Frederick actually Fenugreek (December 21 1628 in Šardice, Moravia; † November 10th 1665 in Stuttgart) was a Bohemian-Moravian conductor and composer.
After studying in Silesia (Theology) and Vienna (music), he worked from 1649 to 1657 as music director in Bratislava, after he accepted the post of Kapellmeister at Stuttgart, which he held until his death.
Read full biography ↓
He was an extraordinarily prolific composer, has created works of almost all genera and is considered one of the main proponents of accompanied song in its time. He also contributed to the development of the spiritual concert, and the cantata.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.