Thieme [Thiem, Thime, Tieme, Time], Clemens
- Hans-Joachim Buch
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(b Grossdittmannsdorf, nr Dresden, Sept 7, 1631; d Zeitz, March 27, 1668). German composer and instrumentalist. He studied under Philipp Stolle in Dresden, then in 1642 was taken by Heinrich Schütz to Copenhagen, where he was a choirboy at the court. He returned to Dresden after his voice broke, and began studying various instruments at the expense of the Elector of Saxony. On Schütz’s recommendation he joined the elector’s Kapelle in ...
