German composer, born in Bavaria, died in Innsbruck. In 1603 he was employed by Archbishop of Salzburg, in 1604 he became Kapellmeisterthere. He left for Innsbruck in 1607 to assume a similar position at the court of the Habsburg Archduke Maximilian II of the Tirol. Well known across Europe in his time, he was a prolific church composer, writing six books of Masses in up to sixteen parts and many other volumes of liturgical music, in which he showed a sure grasp of both the old-fashioned polyphonic and new concertato styles.