Kasper or Caspar Hassler (17 August 1562,

Nuremberg Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the Franconia#Towns and cities, largest city in Franconia, the List of cities in Bavaria by population, second-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Bav ...

– 21 June 1618,

) was a German organist and composer. He was the son of the organist Isaak Hassler and the brother of the musicians

Jakob Hassler Jakob Hassler (18 December 1569 – 1 January 1622) was a German Renaissance composer. Life He was born in Nuremberg, Germany, the youngest son of Isaak Hassler, and brother of Hans Leo Hassler and Kasper Hassler. The Hasslers were an important ...

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Hans Leo Hassler Hans Leo Hassler (in German, Hans Leo Haßler) (baptised 26 October 1564 – 8 June 1612) was a German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, elder brother of lesser known composer Jakob Hassler. He was born in N ...

Life

Unlike his brothers, Kasper remained in Nuremberg all his life. In 1586 he became organist at the Egidienkirche, succeeding Hans Haidens, but he was replaced himself in 1587 by Wilhelm Endels at Sankt Lorenz. From 1616 until his death he worked as an organist at St. Sebaldus Church, one of the most prestigious posts in the city. He also worked alongside his brother Hans Leo in the silver and copper mining trade for the first decade of the 17th century. Though a composer himself, he is mainly notable in the history of music for his publishing work, producing valuable collections of music by Italian and German composers and thus helped to introduce and spread Italian '' prima prattica'' to Germany. He was also known to give advice on organs and probably also worked as an organ restorer.

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*http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz31788.html *http://www.bmlo.lmu.de/Q/GND=132950065 1562 births 1618 deaths Musicians from Nuremberg 16th-century German composers 17th-century German composers German organists German male organists 17th-century German male musicians {{Germany-composer-stub