Nicolaus Bruhns
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Nicolaus Bruhns was a prominent late 17th-century German composer and virtuoso organist known for his expressive sacred music and influential keyboard works.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nicolaus Bruhns canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Baroque composer
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| activeIn | late 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Duchy of Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | ca. 1665 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 29 March 1697 ⓘ |
| employer | Church of St. Mary, Husum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Bruhns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
cantata
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organ music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ vocal music ⓘ |
| givenName | Nicolaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later North German organ tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Dieterich Buxtehude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque music ⓘ |
| name | Nicolaus Bruhns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive sacred vocal music
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highly developed violin technique ⓘ virtuosic organ compositions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cantata "Erstanden ist der heilige Christ"
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Cantata "Hemmt eure Tränenflut" NERFINISHED ⓘ Cantata "Mein Herz ist bereit" NERFINISHED ⓘ Cantata "O werter heilger Geist" NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in C major for organ NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in E minor ("Great" E minor) for organ NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in G major for organ NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in G minor for organ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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organist ⓘ violinist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Schmuck, Duchy of Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Husum, Duchy of Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | organist at St. Mary’s Church in Husum ⓘ |
| relative |
Friedrich Nicolaus Bruhns
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Paul Bruhns NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Bruhns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Dieterich Buxtehude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | North German organ school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPreservationStatus | only a small number of his works survive ⓘ |
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