Toccata genre in the context of the north german organ art baroque
Abstract
The article draws attention to the personality and creativity of representatives of the North German organ school of the Baroque era. The role of the Dutch composer J.P. Sweelink in its formation and is emphasized. The subject of the study is the toccata, which fits into the performing tradition common in Northern Germany. The works of the first and second generations of composers who have turned to this genre are considered: S.Scheidt, G.Scheidemann, M.Wekman, I.A. Reinken and D.Buxtehude. Using the example of their organ toccatas, the compositional and stylistic features of the genre are revealed, in which the features of the stylus phantasticus, due to the specifics of organ building, are vividly realized. Special attention is paid to the main genre type characteristic of the North German organ school – the toccata maiores, whose contrasting composite form is interpreted based on the principles of oratorical-rhetorical disposition.
About the Author
K. M. Koleevich
Dmitry Hvorostovsky Siberian State Academy of Arts
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ksenia M. Koleevich, postgraduate of Department Music History
Krasnoyarsk, 660049
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