Keyboard Suites, Paperback
Descriere
One of the great testimonials to the musicianship of Danish-born composer and organist Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 1707) is the frequently told story of the young Johann Sebastian Bach walking more than 200 miles to hear the great man play during one of his famous Abendmusiken concerts in Lubeck. It is widely believed that Bach was responsible for helping preserve Buxtehude's organ music, much of which he brought back with him from the north-German city. Today, Buxtehude's talents as a composer are especially evident in his remarkable instrumental music pieces that strongly influenced Bach, Bach's contemporaries, and later composers. The present compilation comprises 19 keyboard suites, each consisting of four classic, extremely popular, stylized court dances: the allemande, courante, sarabande, and gigue. Slight variations (such as a pair of sarabandes) are also included. Selected from an authoritative early edition, these expressive, beautifully constructed pieces will appeal to a wide range of keyboard musicians and music lovers.
Despre autor
Dietrich Buxtehude sau Dieterich a fost un compozitor și organist danez din perioada barocului, ale cărui lucrări sunt tipice școlii de orgă din Germania de Nord. Stilul lui Buxtehude a influențat foarte mult alți compozitori, precum pe George Frideric Handel. Buxtehude este considerat unul dintre cei mai importanți compozitori ai secolului al XVII-lea.
