Abendmusik buxtehude biography

Buxtehude and bach

Part of his fame, however, rested on an activity totally outside his official church duties: his direction of the concert series known as the Abendmusiken (see Abendmusik).


abendmusik buxtehude biography

Buxtehude organ

One of Buxtehude's greatest achievements was his series of Sunday Evening Concerts (Abendmusik), which took place during Advent.

Buxtehude membra jesu nostri

In he reorganized a series of evening musical performances, initiated by Tunder, known as Abendmusik, which attracted musicians from diverse parts and remained a feature of the .
Bach walked to hear buxtehude
Dieterich Buxtehude was born in , in Helsingborg, Sweden, and was to become the leading German organist and composer between Schutz and Bach.