Sebastian z Felsztyna
Polish music theorist and composer
Sebastian z Felsztyna (c. 1480–1490? – after 1543) was a Polish composer and music theorist, regarded as the greatest Polish composer of the early 16th century.
Life
Sebastian z Felsztyna was probably born in Felsztyn in the Kingdom of Poland (present-day Skelivka, Ukraine). In 1507, he entered Kraków University, the same year as his compatriot, the composer Mikołaj z Chrzanowa. While there he studied music and theology until 1509. He may have studied with the German composer Heinrich Finck while in Kraków. After graduating, he returned to Felsztyn, where he became a chaplain. He later went to Sanok, in southeastern Poland, where he was a provost.
Compositions and theoretical writings
Of Sebastian's musical compositions, three motets survive. all composed in 1522.
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