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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instanceOf Baroque composer ⓘ
composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
organist ⓘ
activeIn late 17th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Holstein ⓘ
dateOfBirth ca. 1665 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 29 March 1697 ⓘ
employer Church of St. Mary, Husum ⓘ
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
familyName Bruhns ⓘ
genre cantata ⓘ
organ music ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
vocal music ⓘ
givenName Nicolaus ⓘ
influenced later North German organ tradition ⓘ
influencedBy Dieterich Buxtehude ⓘ
languageOfWork German ⓘ
movement Baroque music ⓘ
name Nicolaus Bruhns ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
notableFor expressive sacred vocal music ⓘ
highly developed violin technique ⓘ
virtuosic organ compositions ⓘ
notableWork Cantata "Erstanden ist der heilige Christ" ⓘ
Cantata "Hemmt eure Tränenflut" ⓘ
Cantata "Mein Herz ist bereit" ⓘ
Cantata "O werter heilger Geist" ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in C major for organ ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in E minor ("Great" E minor) for organ ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in G major for organ ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in G minor for organ ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
organist ⓘ
violinist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Schmuck, Duchy of Holstein ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Holstein
placeOfDeath Husum, Duchy of Holstein ⓘ
linked to: Husum
positionHeld organist at St. Mary’s Church in Husum ⓘ
relative Friedrich Nicolaus Bruhns NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paul Bruhns ⓘ
linked to: Paul Bruhn

Peter Bruhns ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
studiedUnder Dieterich Buxtehude ⓘ
style North German organ school ⓘ
workPreservationStatus only a small number of his works survive ⓘ

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Nicolaus Bruhns → name → Nicolaus Bruhns ⓘ