Joachim Burmeister was a north German composer and music theorist.
He was the oldest of five children born to a beadworker and townsman of Lüneburg. His brother Anton became the cantor of St. Michaelis, Lüneburg, following Christian Praetorius. Wikipedia
Born: 1564, Lüneburg, Germany
Died: May 5, 1629 (age 65 years), Rostock, Germany