Johannes Schultz (baptized June 26, 1582 in Lüneburg; buried February 16, 1653 in Dannenberg [Elbe]) was a German composer. Little is known about his life; in 1605 he held the position of organist at the Brunswick-Lüneburg residence and the St. Johannis Church in Dannenberg. His patrons were Prince August von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and his spouse. He died in 1653 in impoverished circumstances.
His musical legacy dates from the years 1620 to 1645. In his early works, Schultz combined old Protestant chorales with the Dutch-Italian motet style. In the "Musicalische Lüstgarte" (1622) he shows a wealth of courtly and bourgeois song and instrumental forms. In his late works he proves himself to be a contemporary of Heinrich Schütz and Heinrich Albert between old motet playing and new society song.
