Johann Sebastian Bach

German Baroque composer, organist, and teacher renowned for his influential sacred music and the Canon in D.Born in Nuremberg, Pachelbel held organist positions in Vienna, Eisenach, Erfurt, Stuttgart, and Gotha before returning to his hometown. He composed over 500 works, primarily church music and keyboard pieces. Though largely forgotten after his death, his Canon in D gained global popularity in the 20th century....

Dietrich Buxtehude was a highly influential Danish-German composer and organist of the Baroque period, renowned for his sacred vocal works and virtuosic organ compositions. He served as organist at St. Mary's Church in Lübeck for nearly 40 years.Born around 1637 in Helsingborg (then Denmark, now Sweden), Buxtehude succeeded Franz Tunder as organist at St. Mary's Church (Marienkirche) in Lübeck in 1668. He held this prestigious position until his death in Lübeck on May 9, 1707....