Johann Steffens Explained

Instrument:	organ
Birth Date:	1560
Death Date:	1616

Johann Steffens (1560–1616) was a German organist and composer. He was born in Itzehoe, and died in Lüneburg.

Aside from organ works his works include five-part German madrigals (1619) influenced by Hassler.^[1]

Selected recordings

• North German Organ Baroque Volume 4 CPO
• German madrigals. Himlische Cantorey, Hamburger Ratsmusik, Simone Eckert CPO 2013

Notes and References

1. New Oxford History of Music: The Age of Humanism, 1540-1630 1968 "That Hassler's influence extended to other parts of North Germany is shown by the five-part Neue teutsche weltliche Madrigalien und Balletten* (1619) of the Holsteiner Johann Steffens (c. 1560-1616) who was organist at Luneburg.