Sigmund Theophil Staden
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Sigmund Theophil Staden (born Kulmbach, 6 November 1607 - died Nuremberg 30 July 1655) was an important early German composer.
Based in Nuremberg, he was the composer of Seelewig (1644), the first German Singspiel. The only other works of his that survive are three Friedens-Gesänge from 1651.