In Dulci Jubilo: Music for the Christmas Season by Buxtehude & Friends

Featuring

Allan Rasmussen
Paul Hillier
Theatre of Voices Band
Theatre of Voices
Heinrich Scheidemann
Christian Geist

Anonymous
Dietrich Buxtehude
Johann Adam Reincken
Franz Tunder
Matthias Weckmann
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

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Compositional Technique

Buxtehude's cantata 'Jesu dulcis memoria' (BuxWV 57) is called a 'Ciacona' and features a 13-note bass ostinato repeated 45 times, over which other parts weave freely.

Historical Context

The composers on this album are all represented in the comprehensive Düben collection, a collection of works by leading composers of the time compiled by Swedish Royal Conductor Gustav Düben.

Composition History

The close friendship between composers Johann Adam Reincken and Dietrich Buxtehude is celebrated in a 1674 painting by Johannes Voorhout, which depicts them playing music together.

Historical Context

Franz Tunder, Buxtehude's predecessor as organist at the Marienkirche in Lübeck, established the Abendmusiken (evening music) concerts, which became Buxtehude's most important musical platform.

Composer Biography

J.S. Bach, at age 13, transcribed one of Buxtehude's chorale settings, and seven years later made a study trip to Lübeck to visit Buxtehude.

Composer Biography

Dietrich Buxtehude's music was highly respected by the Bach family, with over 30 of his organ works found in their collections.

Composer Biography

Matthias Weckmann, a pupil of Heinrich Schütz, was part of a 'study network' in Hamburg with composers like Reincken, Bernhard, Theile, and Buxtehude, where they exchanged music and studied counterpoint.