Johannes Jeep (pronounced "Yape"; also Johann or Jepp; 1581/1582 – 19 November 1644) was a German organist, choirmaster and composer.

Biography

Jeep, who was born in

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, Germany, is remembered for his choral writing. He collected his student songs in ''Studentengartlein'', the first volume published in 1607, the second volume in 1609, and both published as a single volume in 1614. He also published more than one hundred

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s in the ''Hohenlohe Hymnbook'' in 1629. He was one of the first German musicians to travel to

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. In 1613, he was appointed director of music for the court of the Count of

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, serving until 1625. Around 1635, he served as organist at

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. In 1642, he was appointed conductor for the court of the Count of

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. He died in

, Germany. His best-known song is the 4-part

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"Musica, die ganz lieblich Kunst" ("Music, the most lovely art").

''Ulysses''

The novelist

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was an accomplished tenor. In ''

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'' ( Episode 16, "Eumaeus", 663:14-22), Joyce's autobiographical character,

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, performs Jeep's spirited song "Von der Sirenen Listigkeit" ("Of the Siren's Cunning") for

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, and the two men bond over its

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Biography

''Ulysses''

See also

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