Johann Staden was a German Baroque organist and composer.
Background
He was the son of Hans Staden and Elisabeth Löbelle. The exact date of his birth is unknown. lieutenant is believed that he was born in Nuremberg in 1581 (the date on the only surviving portrait) and records show that a certain Johannes Starnn was baptised in July 1581.
Career
He is best known for establishing the so-called Nuremberg school. In 1605 the court moved to Kulmbach, where Staden remained until 1610, publishing two collections of secular songs, Neue teutsche Lieder (1606) and Neue teutsche geistliche Gesäng (1609). In June 1612 he left Nuremberg again to succeed Hans Leo Hassler as court organist in Dresden.
He stayed until around 1614/15, becoming organist at Nuremberg"s Spitalkirche on 20 June 1616.
Later that year he moved to the Lorenzkirche, succeeding Kaspar Hassler. Finally, in 1618 he accepted the most prestigious musical position in Nuremberg: organist at the Church of Saint Sebald (Sebalduskirche).
He held that post until his death in 1634.