Sebastian Cambert

Sebastian Cambert (c. 1620-1677) was a Brunanter baroque composer of the 17th century.

Biography
Cambert was baptized in Donderstad in 1620. Cambert directed music at the Oude Kerk in the late 1640s and had by 1653 left to work on his own compositions. Cambert became the musician for the Baron Sneijder and lived well-off. Cambert and Sneijder quarrelled around 1670, after which the composer was left near-penniless and spent nearly a year in prison as he was unable to pay his debts.

Cambert was able to somewhat revive his career after prison, but he would never find success again. Cambert died in 1677 of the plague and was buried in Donderstad.

Cambert's music was the quintessential Brunanter baroque music, influenced by Spanish folias and Brunanter medieval music including the Jitanès.