Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (April or May, 1562–October 16, 1621) was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. He was among the first major keyboard composers of Europe and his work as a teacher helped establish the north German organ tradition. Life Sweelinck was born in Deventer, Netherlands, in April or May 1562. He was the eldest son of organist Peter Swybbertszoon and Elske Jansdochter Sweeling, daughter of a surgeon.Stephen Westrop, liner notes for "Christopher Herrick: Sweelinck: Organ Music", Hyperion CDA67421/2 Soon after Sweelinck's birth the family moved to Amsterdam, where from about 1564 Swybbertszoon served as organist of the Oude Kerk (Sweelinck's paternal grandfather and uncle also were organists).Sadie, Stanley. 1980. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol.8. Macmillan Pubishers Limited, London. Pg. 406-407

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