Dieterich Buxtehude

Dieterich Buxtehude
The only surviving portrait of Buxtehude, playing a viol, from Musical Company by Johannes Voorhout (1674)
Born	Diderich Hansen Buxtehude Helsingborg, Scania, Denmark–Norway
Baptised	1637
Died	9 May 1707(1707-05-09) (aged 69–70) Free City of Lübeck, Holy Roman Empire
Occupations	Composer organist
Works	List of compositions
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Dieterich Buxtehude (German: [ˈdiːtəʁɪç bʊkstəˈhuːdə]; born Diderich Hansen Buxtehude,^[1] Danish: [ˈtiðˀəʁek ˈhænˀsn̩ pukstəˈhuːðə]; c. 1637 – 9 May 1707)^[2]  was a Danish organist and composer of the Baroque period, whose works are typical of the North German organ school. As a composer who worked in various vocal and instrumental idioms, Buxtehude's style greatly influenced other composers, such as Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. Buxtehude is considered one of the most important composers of the 17th century.