Dietrich Becker

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Dietrich Becker (c. 1623 – c. 1679) was a German Baroque violinist and composer. Little is known about Becker's musical education. His first position was as organist at Ahrensberg. In his second position, in the service of the Chapelle Ducale (Ducal Chapel) of the Duke Christian-Ludwig at Celle, he mainly devoted himself to the violin. In 1662 he settled in Hamburg as a violinist in the service of the Conseil de la Ville (City Council) and in 1667 he was named Maître de Chapelle (Chapel Master). In 1668 Becker dedicated a collection of pieces entitled Musikalischen Frühlingsfrüchte (Musical Spring Fruit) to the mayor and members of the City Council. This collection consisted of chamber sonatas and suites for 3 to 5 voices with basso continuo. In 1674, his Zweystimmigen Sonaten und Suiten (Sonatas and Suites for Two Voices) was published. Becker's chamber music was among the most significant instrumental music coming from Germany during this time. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Dietrich Buxtehude: Sonates en trio – Manuscrits d’Uppsala

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Chamber Music: London Baroque - Rosenmuller, J. / Hacquart, C. / Buxtehude, D. / Biber, H. I. F. (The Trio Sonata in 17Th Century Germany)

Zweistimmigen Sonaten und Suiten: Sonata in D Major for Violin, Viola da Gamba, and Continuo

Becker: Sacred Concertos & Sonatas

Becker: Sonatas & Suites

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Dygd och Ära – Adeln och musiken i stormakts-tidens Sverige / Virtue and Glory – Aristocracy and Music in Sweden’s Age of Greatness

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Chamber Music (German 17Th Century) - Becker, D. / Strungk, N.A. / Reincken, J.A. / Buxtehude, D. / Forster, K. / Theile, J. (Cordarte Ensemble)

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Chamber Music: London Baroque - Rosenmuller, J. / Hacquart, C. / Buxtehude, D. / Biber, H.

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Music and Poetry from the 30 Years' War

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Buxtehude & Co.

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Musica Baltica

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Sacred Arias

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