Background
Albert was born on July 8, 1604, Lobenstein, Germany.
Albert was born on July 8, 1604, Lobenstein, Germany.
studied music in 1622 with his cousin Heinrich Schütz in Dresden
In 1626, Albert tried to dodge the Thirty Years' War, going to Königsberg (Królewiec). In the following year, he traveled from Königsberg to Warsaw as a member of a Dutch parley delegation, but was taken captive by Swedish troops. He was released in 1628 and returned to Königsberg where he took up studies in defensive fortification. By 1630 he had returned to being a musician in Königsberg, and was appointed organist of the cathedral, where he served from 1 April 1631, until his premature death at the age of 47.
Albert was a member of the Königsberg Poetic Society together with Simon Dach, Robert Roberthin, Georg Mylius, Martin Opitz, et al. In Königsberg, Albert composed for both the civic and academic communities. He furnished quite a few academic occasions with music, e.g., the centenary of the University of Königsberg in 1644.