Artist Info: Samuel Voelckel

Samuel Voelckel , also Samuel Völckel (* 1564 (determined) in Königsberg (Prussia) ; buried on April 18, 1621 in Bayreuth) was a German singer, instrumentalist (violin), composer and for many years Kapellmeister in the Principality of Bayreuth under Margrave Christian.

There are hardly any sources about Voelckel's date of birth, origin and education. Whether his place of birth is Königsberg (Prussia) or Königsberg in Franconia is discussed in the literature, but the addition Regiom. [read more...]