Giovanni Picchi (1572-1643) flourished in Venice, notably as the organist at the Scuola di San Rocco. He became renowned as a composer of both secular and sacred music, attested by his presence in...
Having been born half a century after Heinrich Schutz, the 'father of German musicians', and a little less than half a century before J. S. Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude was a living link between the...
Born fifty years after Heinrich Schutz, the 'father of German music', and little less than half a century before J. S. Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude provided a link between the founder of Protestant...