Praetorius
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Praetorius was the name of a distinguished family, or possibly two families, of musicians in Germany in the 16th and 17th centuries.
In Germany in the early modern period it became a fashion that educated people called "Schulze" or "Schultheiß" put their name into the Latin language = "Praetorius".
The Latin word "Praetor" means "going ahead". It was a title of high officials (Praetor urbanus).
- Anton Praetorius (1560–1613), protestant pastor, fighter against the persecution of witches and against torture.
- Michael Praetorius (c.1571–1621), composer, music theorist, and organist, was the most famous member of the family.
- Hieronymus Praetorius (1560–1629), composer and organist. He was not related to Michael.
- Jacob Praetorius (c.1530–1586), composer and organist, was the father of Hieronymus.
- Jacob Praetorius (1586–1651), composer, organist and teacher, was the son of Hieronymus.
- Christoph Praetorius (died 1609), composer, was the uncle of Michael.
- Franz Praetorius (1847-1927), semitist and hebraist.
[edit] In music
- "Praetorius (Courante)", a song by Blackmore’s Night from their 2001 album Fires at Midnight
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