Elias Mertel

Musical Artist

1561 –

73

Who is Elias Mertel?

Elias Mertel was a German lutenist, composer and intabulator of the Late Renaissance era. He was originally from Wangenbourg and worked in the employ of Friedrich IV until 1595, then becoming financial manager in the Academy of Strasbourg. He published collections of lute music, notably Hortus Musicalis in Strasbourg in 1615 including fantasies, preludes and fugues. Authorship of the work is uncertain.

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Born
1561
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  • Mertel, Elias

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on July 23, 2013

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