Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude in C major BWV 547i
Johann Sebastian Bach Pastorale, BWV 590
Dieterich Buxtehude Passacaglia, BuxWV 161
Dieterich Buxtehude Praeludium in G minor, BuxWV 149
Johann Sebastian Bach Gigue Fugue, BWV 577
Johann Sebastian Bach Passacaglia, BWV 582

Ben Horden organ

During the seventeenth century, dance secured its position as a serious art discipline. As a result, dance music became prevalent across Europe, and composers of the period and indeed many since have turned to dance forms and structures as a rhythmic framework and inspiration for their composition. Characteristics of early dance forms were incorporated into the works of many European composers. This programme focuses on its use by two leading forces in organ music of the German Baroque and indeed its development and evolution within Western music: Johann Sebastian Bach and Dieterich Buxtehude.