Dietrich [Diderik Hansen] Buxtehude was an organist and
composer of the Baroque period. Not only the year, but
also the country of his birth is uncertain and
disputed. Since he spent his early years in Helsingborg
in Skåne, at the time part of Denmark, he is by some
considered a Danish composer. Others, however, claim
that he was born at Oldesloe in the Duchy of Holstein,
(now Germany), which at that time was a part of the
Danish Monarchy. Later in his life he Germanized his
name, his new name ...(+)
Dietrich [Diderik Hansen] Buxtehude was an organist and
composer of the Baroque period. Not only the year, but
also the country of his birth is uncertain and
disputed. Since he spent his early years in Helsingborg
in Skåne, at the time part of Denmark, he is by some
considered a Danish composer. Others, however, claim
that he was born at Oldesloe in the Duchy of Holstein,
(now Germany), which at that time was a part of the
Danish Monarchy. Later in his life he Germanized his
name, his new name being Dietrich Buxtehude. His early
youth and birthplace remain a mystery. Most scholars
recognize that he studied music with his father,
Johann, who had a great influence on him. J.S. Bach did
meet him and study for several months in 1705 and
1706.
The Buxtehude-Werke-Verzeichnis ("Buxtehude Works
Catalogue", commonly abbreviated to BuxWV) is the
catalogue and the numbering system used to identify
musical works by the German-Danish Baroque composer
Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637 – 9 May 1707). It was
compiled by Georg Karstädt and published in 1974 as
Thematisch-Systematisches Verzeichnis der Musikalischen
Werke von Dietrich Buxtehude. The second edition,
published in 1985, contains minor additions and
corrections. The catalogue is organized thematically,
not chronologically, and contains 275 individual
pieces. The Anhang ("Appendix") adds 15 spurious and
falsely attributed works.
"Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren" (Now praise, my soul,
the Lord) is a Lutheran hymn written in German by the
theologian and reformer Johann Gramann in 1525. It was
published in 1540 and appears in 47 hymnals. A
translation by Catherine Winkworth, "My Soul, now
Praise thy Maker!", was published in 1863. Dieterich
Buxtehude composed a chorale fantasia, BuxWV 212, in C
major, and three organ preludes, BuxWV 213–215
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_
Dieterich_Buxtehude#Organ_works_.28136.E2.80.93225.29).
Although originally created for organ, I created this
Interpretation of the Chaconne in C Minor (BuxWV 159)
for String Quartet (2 Violins, Viola & Cello).
