Dieterich Buxtehude

Denmark, 1668–1707

Organist of Lübeck's Marienkirche whose evening concerts (Abendmusiken) were famous across northern Europe. The summit of the North German organ school.

MusicRoots documents 0 artists who influenced Dieterich Buxtehude and 1 artist Dieterich Buxtehude influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Which artists did Dieterich Buxtehude influence?

• Johann Sebastian Bach — The 20-year-old Bach walked some 400 kilometres to Lübeck to hear Buxtehude and overstayed his leave by three months — the most famous pilgrimage in music history.