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The next Buxtehude year in 2037 or 2038 (Thoughts concerning a problem in Buxtehude research)
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ORGEL 104 (2008), no. 1, 12–17 [summary]
The life and work of Dieterich Buxtehude, who died in 1707 in
Lübeck, were given much attention in 2007. The next Buxtehude
year would be in 2037, if one accepts the customary opinion that he was
born in 1637. But the sources are so defective that even the more
correct indication “circa 1637” is not accurate
enough. We can only be certain that Buxtehude must have been born
before 1641. It is no more possible to state Buxtehude’s
birthplace, although Helsingborg is the current favorite among the
reasonable alternatives. About his education there are simply no
sources. All attempts to illuminate these shadows must struggle with
the fact that the sources are completely insufficient. Argumentation on
the basis of probabilities is common.
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