[2] Under the patronage of the Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, he trained as an organist under Paul Hofhaimer from 1498-1500.
This position ended in 1508 when he went to Basel where he met and befriended Bonifacius Amerbach and his family.
He remained there until 1530 when he lost his position due to his authorship of a poem he wrote before 1522 in which he displayed support for Protestantism.
[1] Kotter's three keyboard tablatures, contains the first German organ dances and pieces by Paul Hofhaimer, Josquin des Prez, Heinrich Isaac, and others.
Also preserved are ten preludes, which are kept in a somewhat impersonal style, and are close to his teacher Hofhaimer.