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Buxtehude

[boo k-stuh-hoo-duh]
noun
  1. Die·trich [dee-trikh] /ˈdi trɪx/, 1637–1707, Danish organist and composer, in Germany after 1668.
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Examples from the Web for buxtehude

Historical Examples

  • He accepted the invitation to play for the Buxtehude contingent.

    Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14

    Elbert Hubbard

  • Buxtehude had thoughts of retiring, and was looking for a successor.

    Handel

    Romain Rolland

  • Buxtehude himself, in succeeding Tunder, had married his daughter.

    Handel

    Romain Rolland

  • When he returned to Arnstadt, the spirit of Buxtehude was upon him.

  • Wilcox was listening to the Buxtehude when we shoved the door of his room open, and he had his head back and eyes closed.

    Let'em Breathe Space

    Lester del Rey

British Dictionary definitions for buxtehude

Buxtehude

noun
  1. Dietrich (ˈdiːtrɪç). 1637–1707, Danish composer and organist, resident in Germany from 1668, who influenced Bach and Handel
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