Sweelinck

or Swe·linck

[ svey-lingk ]

noun
  1. Jan Pie·ters [yahn pee-tuhrs] /yɑn ˈpi tərs/ or Jan Pie·ters·zoon [yahn pee-ter-sohn], /yɑn ˈpi tərˌsoʊn/, 1562–1621, Dutch organist and composer.

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British Dictionary definitions for Sweelinck

Sweelinck

/ (Dutch ˈsweːlɪŋk) /


noun
  1. Jan Pieterszoon (jɑn ˈpiːtərˌzoːn). 1562–1621, Dutch composer and organist, whose organ works are important for being the first to incorporate independent parts for the pedals

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