Sweelinck

American

[svey-lingk] / ˈsveɪ lɪŋk /

Or Swelinck

noun

Jan Pieters or Jan Pieterszoon 1562–1621, Dutch organist and composer.

Sweelinck British

/ ˈsweːlɪŋk /

noun

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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The Sweelinck pieces, a toccata and the “Fantasia chromatica,” were luminous, their wandering into distant keys tastefully pointed up, but unmistakable.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2017

His thoughtfully conceived program was devoted to English keyboard masters of the late 16th and 17th centuries, with the Dutchman Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck thrown in for good measure.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2017

The program was all original viol music, other than arrangements of keyboard works by John Bull and Jan Sweelinck.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2016

Respighi’s “Lauda per la Nativitá del Signore”; motets by Hassler, Sweelinck and Victoria; and carols; with orchestra and soloists; Kent Tritle, director.

From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2013

Music was in great favour and could boast a celebrity: Sweelinck, the organist and composer.

From Rembrandt's Amsterdam by Frits Lugt

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