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Born: 1637 in Helsingborg, Sweden
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Died: May 09, 1707 in Lübeck, Germany
Genre: Classical

Biography:
A Danish (or German) organist and composer of vocal and organ music, sacred cantatas, and chorales. Buxtehude was the famed organist and composer whom J. S. Bach made a 200-mile journey on foot to hear. His organ music (toccatas, preludes and fugues, ...More >>

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Influenced By: Girolamo Frescobaldi More >> Followers: Johann Melchior Molter Heinrich Von Biber George Frideric Handel Johann Sebastian Bach More >>

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