Sigismund Salblinger
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Sigismund Salblinger was a musician working in Augsburg
who published a collection of musical pieces called Concentus in 1545. The collection contained some of the most celebrated madrigals
of the period, including works by Josquin Baston
. He dedicated the work to the magistrates at Augsburg.
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
who published a collection of musical pieces called Concentus in 1545. The collection contained some of the most celebrated madrigals
Madrigal (music)
A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition, usually a partsong, of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. Traditionally, polyphonic madrigals are unaccompanied; the number of voices varies from two to eight, and most frequently from three to six....
of the period, including works by Josquin Baston
Josquin Baston
Josquin Baston was a Dutch contrapuntist of the first half of the sixteenth century. From the 1550s, he worked as kapellmeister at the court of Christian III. After Christian III's death, he found work at a Swedish court...
. He dedicated the work to the magistrates at Augsburg.