Baroque · German

Melchior Schildt

1592 to 1667

North German Baroque

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Manuscript copy of a work by Melchior Schildt
Variations sur la Paduana Lachrimae : copie manuscrite ancienne (Copenhague, Bibliothèque royale)
Image: Bibliothèque royale de Copenhague (kb.dk), Wikimedia Commons, domaine public

From a family of organists in Hanover, Melchior Schildt studied in Amsterdam with Sweelinck (1609-1612), was organist in Wolfenbüttel and then at the court of Christian IV of Denmark, before succeeding his father at the Marktkirche in Hanover in 1629, a post he held until his death. Almost all his surviving organ works are chorale-based pieces, together with a Magnificat in the first mode.

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Works in the project’s repertoire

1 work, available to listen to.

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  • Flagship work

    Praeambulum

    Prelude

    North German style

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