Dietrich Buxtehude › BuxWV 162

Prelude in G major

BuxWV 162 · G major · first pub. 1939 or before · Instrumentation: Orgel

DänemarkZweite Hälfte 17. JahrhundertBarockOrgelmusik

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Historical context

BuxWV 162 is a composition for organ by Dietrich Buxtehude, one of his later works dating from around 1700. This piece, part of his extensive organ repertoire, showcases his mastery in contrapuntal techniques and harmonic richness characteristic of the Baroque era. Its first publication was before 1939 through the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP).

Structure

4 sections Prelude Fugue 1 Fugue 2 Toccata

Further reading