Career
In 1635 he managed the construction of the royal palace at UjazdóWest In 1643 he published a literary work Gościniec, albo krótkie opisanie Warszawy (A Present, or a Short Description of Warsaw) describing the customs and the musical life of the town. He died in Warsaw in 1649.
He was an outstanding figure in the history of the Polish culture of the 17th century.
He composed mainly instrumental music Canzoni é Concerti (27 works) is the first major collection of Polish compositions for instrumental ensembles (2-, 3-, 4- part and basso continuo).
Most frequently the composer indicated only registers and various combinations of voices: he mentions particular instruments only occasionally. Some works are based on a vocal original, the remaining ones are original instrumental works (concertos and canzonas).
Only two vocal works survive: the canon More veterum and a fragment of the mass Missa sub concerto.