Andreas Düben

Andreas Düben was a Swedish Baroque composer and organist, and father of Gustaf Düben.

Biography

Andreas or Anders Düben was born near Leipzig into the Düben family. He was the son of Andreas Düben, who was the organist at the St. Thomas Church, and Elisabeth Bessler.
In 1609, Düben was admitted to Leipzig University in 1609. He studied with the renowned Dutch pedagogue Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck from 1614 until 1620 when he secured a position as organist in the Swedish court orchestra in Stockholm. He was appointed conductor of that same group in 1640. In addition to his activities at court, he served as organist of the German Church, and Storkyrkan. His assistant at the German Church was Wilhelm Karges. His surviving works include two choral works, a number of instrumental dances, and a handful of organ works.
Düben married Anna Maria Gabrielen who served as a lady's maid to Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg and was the daughter of Peter Gabriel, a court musician at the Berlin royal court.