Nicolaus À Kempis

Nicolaus À Kempis Nicolaes A Kempis C.1600-1676 Was A Composer Active In Brussels In The Middle Of The Seventeenth Century. Not Much Is Known About Him. He Was Born Around 1600 But It Is Unknown Where. Some Musicologists Think That He Came From Northern Italy Perhaps From Florence. The Earliest Extant Piece Of Biographical Information About Him Is His Nomination As Organist Of The Cathedral Of Saints Michael And Gudule In Brussels Around 1626 To Which Post His Son Joannes Florentius Succeeded Him In 1670 . Between 1644 And 1649 He Published In Antwerp Several Volumes Of Symphoniae Amounting To Ninety-Eight Short Instrumental Pieces And Eight Motets. He Wrote Sonatas Ranging From Pieces For Solo Instrument And Continuo To Pieces In Six Parts. Nicolaus À Kempis Was The First Musician To Import The Italian Viol Style And Techniques Of Girolamo Frescobaldi Marco Uccellini Giovanni Battista Fontana And Dario Castello Into The Southern Low Countries. He Died In 1676. read less