Austrian composer and organist, whose
family had been for generations in Hapsburg service, He himself
served the Imperial court from 1594 as organist, administrator,
and from 1617
vice-Kapellmeister;
he was dismissed in 1619 and by 1626 had become
Kapellmeister
at St Stephen's cathedral in Vienna. His church music includes
polyphonic pieces and brilliant polychoral Masses with
instruments, including a fine Requiem for high and low choirs.
His use of word painting proves his acquaintance with the
newest Italian music, though his textures are more
old-fashioned.