Dieterich Buxtehude

Dieterich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707)

Nationality: German | Danish
Born: c.1637, Helsingborg (?) Died: May 9, 1707, Lübeck (age 70)
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Sonata in B-flat major, BuxWV 273

(for violin, bass viol and continuo)
7:42 I. (Sonata) Ciaccona
2:48 II. Allemande
1:02 III. Courante
1:43 IV. Sarabande
1:17 V. Gigue
Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)
2 recordings, 6 videos
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13:13
Paolo Pandolfo, Ton Koopman, Mike Fentross, Catherine Manson
7:42
Henk Bouman, Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel
I. (Sonata) Ciaccona
2:48
Henk Bouman, Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel
II. Allemande
1:02
Henk Bouman, Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel
III. Courante
1:43
Henk Bouman, Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel
IV. Sarabande
1:17
Henk Bouman, Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel
V. Gigue

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Johann Adam Reincken
Johann Adam Reincken (1643-1722)
Friend/Colleague
Nationality: Dutch | German
Baptized: December 10, 1643, Deventer Died: November 24, 1722, Hamburg (age 78)
Johann Theile
Johann Theile (1646-1724)
Friend/Colleague
Nationality: German
Born: July 29, 1646, Naumburg Burried: June 24, 1724, Naumburg (age 77)

glossary

  • allemande, allemanda, allemand, almain, almaine, alman—In the Renaissance/Baroque eras, a moderately slow, serious dance usually in duple meter and binary form. Often the first movement of suite. From the French word for "German." Later usage (e.g. Haydn, etc.) might suggest more generally "in a German style", e.g. a folk dance, perhaps even lively and in a triple meter like a Ländler.
  • chaconne, ciaconna [I], ciacona, chiacona, ciaccona, chacony—a Baroque term for a musical form comprising a series of variations over an unchanging short theme or ground base. chaconne and passacaglia are closely related if not indistinguishablewiki
  • chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
  • continuo, basso continuo, b.c., figured bass, thorough bass, basse chifrée—During the Baroque Era, a term for an improvised (realized) instrumental accompaniment specified by a symbolic notation for chords and a written bass line (i.e. figured bass). A continuo "part" usually implies multiple (but typically unspecified) instruments, e.g. one for a strong bass line (e.g. cello) and another for chords (e.g. lute, keyboard, organ). A continuo part may be realized by keyboard alone, and sometimes played by a bass melody instrument alone (without harmonies). wiki
  • courante, corrente, courant, corant—a triple-meter Renaissance / Baroque dance with regional nuances (e.g. Italian, French)
  • gigue, jig, giga, gigg—A lively dance (of English origin); often the finale of a Baroque suite. Compound meters exhibit both duple and triple meter rhythms.
  • sarabande, saraband, sarabanda—A Spanish Renaissance / Baroque dance in triple meter. In France and Germany, it tended to be slow and stately.
  • sonata, sonate, suonato—a complicated term. Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), e.g. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. sonata form. In general usage as a work title, it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role.