Philipp Schöndorff or Philippus Schoendorff (1558 – after 1617) was a Flemish singer, trumpeter and composer at the court of Rudolf II under kapellmeister Philippe de Monte as a contemporary of Carl Luython, Giorgi Flori and Jacob Regnart. He was born in Liège and died in Prague.
Today’s choice is a 5 voice setting of the Magnificat, which formed part of a 1593 collection of nine Magnificats published in Venice.
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