Caspar Kittel

Caspar Kittel (1603 in Lauenstein–October 9, 1639 in Dresden) was a German Baroque theorbist and composer at the Dresden Hofkapelle.

He was a pupil, then colleague of Heinrich Schütz, and preceded Schütz on the Kapellmeister's second sojourn in Italy from 1624.

[1] His brother was Christoph Kittel.

His music was heavily influenced by the poetry of Martin Opitz.

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