Heinrich Schütz

German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque period, born 8th October 1585 in Köstritz, Germany - died 6th November 1672 in Dresden, Germany.
He is generally regarded as the most important German composer before [a=Johann Sebastian Bach] and often considered to be one of the most important composers of the 17th century along with [a=Claudio Monteverdi].