Dieterich Buxtehude (jan 1, 1637 – jan 1, 1707)

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Within Lutheran Germany, Buxtehude's fame was supreme. He received numerous visits and dedications from aspiring musicians, including Handel and Bach, who walked 300mi on foot in the winter of 1705-6 to meet him.

One traditional genre that Bach inherited directly from his Lutheran organist forebears and BUxtehude most directly was teh chorale setting. It could assume many forms, anywhere from a colossal set of improvised or composed variations to a modest Choralvorspiel, or "chorale prelude", a single-stanza setting with which the organist might cue the congregation to sing or provide an accompaniment to silent meditation. 4

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