#bruhns

probably shouldn't perpetuate stereotypes but it's been raining here and I've been in the mood to listen to dark, minor key organ music that makes me think of old castles, cathedrals, and black and white horror movies. So far, I only have Bach and his German inspirations & some descendants

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The snow continues to fall, and I’m not sure how this thematic connection came about, but I’ve always thought that German organ music has a winter mood to it. But instead of putting on an expected Bach piece, I decided to check out another composer from the “North German School”. Nicolaus Bruhns was a student of Dieterich Buxtehude [a prominent Baroque organ composer who’s name I have yet to learn to pronounce right] who was considered to be one of the great organists at the time. Unfortunately, only a handful of Bruhns’ works still survive. But his style sounds almost like an improvisation, and uses a lot of techniques that Bach would employ in his early organ works. And the cold pipes match the mood of the snow falling outside my window

Buxtehude and Bruhns Organ works, performed by Ton Koopman