Jacob Handl

Jacobus Gallus (a.k.a. Jacob(us) Handl, Jacob(us) Händl; between 15 April and 31 July 1550 – 18 July 1591) was a late-Renaissance composer of presumed Slovene ethnicity. Born in Carniola, which at the time was one of the Habsburg lands in the Holy Roman Empire, he lived and worked in Moravia and Bohemia during the last decade of his life.

Birth and Death Data: Born Ribnica (town in Slovenia), Died July 18, 1591 (Prague (capital city of the Czech Republic) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	CS-021657	12-in.	3/30/1938	Adoramus te Jesu Christe	Augustana College Choir ; Henry Veld	Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied	composer

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