FINCK

finck, heinrich (d. c. 1519), german musical composer, was probably born at bamberg, but nothing is certainly known either of the place or date of his birth. between 1492 and 1506 he was a musician in, and later possibly conductor of the court orchestra of successive kings of poland at warsaw. he held the post of conductor at stuttgart from 1510 till about 1519, in which year he probably died. his works, mostly part songs and other vocal compositions, show great musical knowledge, and amongst the early masters of the german school he holds a high position. they are found scattered amongst ancient and modern collections of songs and other musical pieces (see r. eitner, _bibl. der musiksammelwerke des 16. und 17. jahrh._, berlin, 1877). the library of zwickau possesses a work containing a collection of fifty-five songs by finck, printed about the middle of the 16th century.