[1] He worked for many years at the Dresden court of Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony, while Heinrich Schütz was Kapellmeister there.
This was set up by the Elector's son, the future Johann Georg II, in response to the chronic decline of his father's Kapelle.
[5] However, in 1653, Stolle wrote to Johann Georg II asking to be released, pointing out that after 21 years of service at Dresden, his annual salary of 300 thaler was still not enough for him to provide for his family.
[4] In 1654, Stolle finally left Dresden, for the court of Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels at Halle, where he succeeded Samuel Scheidt as Kapellmeister.
[2] In 1660 he yielded the position of Kapellmeister at Halle to David Pohle, but apparently continued composing operas there,[1] and subsequently went on to work at the secundogeniture court at Saxe-Weissenfels.