Adrianus Petit Coclico

He then moved to Frankfurt an der Oder and founded a musicians' society with members of the circle of humanist Jodocus Willich.

In poor financial straits, Coclico left Frankfurt for Stettin in 1547, where he was again denied a position; in September of that year he graduated from Königsberg University and entered into the service of the Duke of Prussia.

Nothing is known of his subsequent whereabouts until 1555, when records show he was in Schwerin; he had little luck finding work there and moved on to Wismar, where he held a position as a choirmaster for a short time.

He lost this position after demanding too high a salary and moved to Copenhagen, where he became a singer and musician at the courts of Christian III and Marcellus Amersfortius.

After the death of his wife, he remarried and disappears from the court record books in September 1562; it is assumed he died soon thereafter.