PRAETORIUS

Meaning of PRAETORIUS in English

/pree tawr"ee euhs, -tohr"-/ , n.

Michael ( Michael Schultheiss ) , 1571-1621, German composer, organist, and theorist.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PRAETORIUS, MICHAEL — born Feb. 15, 1571, Kreuzberg, Silesia died Feb. 15, 1621, Wolfenbttel, Brunswick-Wolfenbttel original name Michael Schultheiss German music theorist and …
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ANTON PRAETORIUS — Преториус, Антон
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PRAETORIAN
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PRAETORIUM — noun also pre·to·ri·um prēˈtōrēəm ( -s ) Etymology: Latin praetorium, from neuter of praetorius of a praetor — more at …
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PRAETORIAL — adjective also pre·to·ri·al prēˈtōrēəl, prə̇ˈ-, -tȯr- Etymology: Latin praetorius of a praetor + English -al : praetorian
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PLURIARC — also called Bow Lute, west African stringed musical instrument having a deep boxlike body from which project between two and …
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PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT — any musical instrument, among the oldest known, that may be classified in one of two main categories: idiophones, which emit …
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CHORALE — metrical hymn tune associated in common English usage with the Lutheran church in Germany. From early in the Reformation, chorales …
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BOURRE — French folk dance with many varieties, characteristically danced with quick, skipping steps. The dancers occasionally wear wooden clogs to emphasize …
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SCHEIN, JOHANN HERMANN — born Jan. 20, 1586, Grnhain, Saxony died Nov. 19, 1630, Leipzig German composer of sacred and secular music, one of …
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MATTHESON, JOHANN — born Sept. 28, 1681, Hamburg died April 17, 1764, Hamburg composer and scholar whose writings are an important source of …
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ПРЕТОРИУС, АНТОН — Anton Praetorius
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