Composer
Dietrich Buxtehude
1707–1637
421 works in the index
- Born
- 1707
- Died
- 1637
Biography
Little is known – or rather everything is contested – about the early life of Buxtehude. His date of birth and the nation of origin are both among the contested points. He is generally thought of as a German composer (the most important of the mid-Baroque period, and a powerful influence upon that late Baroque master, Johann Sebastian Bach). But Denmark also claims Buxtehude as one of its own. Whatever his nation or dates, his work belongs to the world and to the ages. Albert Schweitzer, in a classic early 20th century book about Bach, paid incidental tribute to Buxtehude, crediting him with the creation of large chorale preludes in which he “tears the melody in pieces, throws the fragments into the flood of a brilliant, animated fantasia, and sends them scudding along … according as his fancy suggests ….” Schweitzer calls this a “virtuosic style” using those words he assures us in their “good sense.”
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Organ, Piano, harpsichord, Choir, Alto
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Works with composition dates
- 1 of 421
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works page 2 of 9
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prelude and Fugue in e BuxWV 142 | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 6 |
| Prelude and Fugue in g BuxWV 163 | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 6 |
| Sarabande | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Wie Schoen Leuchtet | — | — | — | — | Classical | 5 |
| 7. Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn - Choral | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 5 |
| Praeambulum in A Minor, BuxWV 158 | — | — | A minor | Organ | Classical | 6 |
| Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BuxWV 180 | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 6 |
| Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, BuxWV 183 | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 6 |
| Prelude & Fugue in F | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 4 |
| Passacaglia in D minor, BuxWV 161 | — | — | D minor | Organ | Classical | 6 |
| Prelude in A minor, BuxWV 153 | — | — | A minor | Organ | Classical | 4 |
| Prelude in E minor, BuxWV 143 | — | — | E minor | Organ | Classical | 4 |
| Prelude in F-sharp minor, BuxWV 146 | — | — | F-sharp minor | Organ | Classical | 3 |
| 6. Suite in D minor, BuxWV 233 | — | — | D minor | Piano, harpsichord | Classical | 4 |
| Magnificat Primi Toni d-Moll BuxWV 203 -Choralbearbeitung fur Orgel- | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 5 |
| Prelude And Fugue In G Minor | — | — | G minor | Organ | Classical | 5 |
| Canzonetta In A Minor | — | — | A minor | Organ | Classical | 6 |
| Auf Meinen Lieben Gott | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 4 |
| Gott Der Vater Wohn Uns Bei | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 3 |
| Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 4 |
| Fugue In C Major | — | — | C major | Organ | Classical | 4 |
| Prelude and Fugue in D Major | — | — | D major | Organ | Classical | 5 |
| Canzona In D Minor | — | — | D minor | Organ | Classical | 4 |
| Von Gott Will Ich Nicht Lassen | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 4 |
| Prelude And Fugue In E Minor | — | — | E minor | Organ | Classical | 5 |
| Toccata in D Minor | — | — | D minor | Organ | Classical | 4 |
| Toccata Und Fuga In F Major | — | — | F major | Organ | Classical | 5 |
| Ciacona C Minor | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 3 |
| Passacaglia D Minor | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 4 |
| Prelude and Fugue in D BuxWV 139 | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 5 |
| Toccata and Fugue in F BuxWV 157 | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 5 |
| Fanfare | — | — | — | — | Classical | 4 |
| Sarabande and Gigue | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| 3. Vater unser in Himmelreich | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 2 |
| Praeludium in C Major , BuxWV 137 Performed by Dietrich Buxtehude | — | — | C major | Organ | Classical | 5 |
| Praeludium in D Minor, BuxWV 140 | — | — | D minor | Organ | Classical | 5 |
| Praeludium in F Major, BuxWV 145 | — | — | F major | Organ | Classical | 5 |
| Praeludium in A Major, BuxWV 151 | — | — | A major | Organ | Classical | 5 |
| Toccata in G Major, BuxWV 165 | — | — | G major | Organ | Classical | 5 |
| Canzonetta in G Major, BuxWV 171 | — | — | G major | Organ | Classical | 5 |
| Keyboard Suite in D Minor | — | — | D minor | — | Classical | 2 |
| Prelude in C major, BuxWV 137 | — | — | C major | Organ | Classical | 3 |
| Prelude in E minor, BuxWV 142 | — | — | E minor | Organ | Classical | 2 |
| 7 Sonatas, BuxWV 259-265 | — | — | — | Basso continuo, violin, Viola da gamba | Classical | 3 |
| 10. Suite in E minor, BuxWV 235 | — | — | E minor | Piano, harpsichord | Classical | 3 |
| 16. Suite in G minor, BuxWV suppl 13 (attributed to Le Begue) | — | — | G minor | Piano, harpsichord | Classical | 2 |
| Canzona In G Minor | — | — | G minor | Organ | Classical | 3 |
| Ach Gott Und Herr | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 3 |