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- Reallexikon der deutschen Literaturwissenschaft on Christoph's father Kaspar Kittel (baptized Lauenstein in 1603, died 9.10.1639 Dresden) writes: "als musikalischer Gattungsbegriff ist die Arie...um 1600 in Italien greifbar... Im deutschen Sprachgebrauch findet sich die Kategorie erstmals bei Kaspar Kittel. der 1638 nach italienischem Vorbild 'Arien und Cantaten' auf Dichtungen von Martin Opitz veröffentlichte". Kaspar was possibly born in Böhmisch-Kamnitz, where his father Melchior was the protestant pastor for eight years from 1596-1603; member of the Dresden Court Orchestra since 23.9.1616; theorbist, 1624-1629 at the expense of the Saxon Elector in Venice, where he studied song and the theorbe; Court Organist in Dresden.
Genealogical Archive Werner Kittel deeded to the Institut für Personengeschichte at Bensheim, Germany
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