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The '''North German Organ School''' (de: ''Die Norddeutsche Orgelschule'') is the collection of composers of [[Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck]] and their students, all in the northern regions of the German-speaking lands from the late 15th to the early 18th centuries.  
The '''North German Organ School''' (de: ''Die Norddeutsche Orgelschule'') is the collection of students of [[Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck]] and their students, all in the northern regions of the German-speaking lands from the late 15th to the early 18th centuries.  


In their organ works, these composers adapted the teachings and forms of their master to the needs of the church in the midst of the Protestant Reformation, resulting in highly developed forms such as the [[Chorale Fantasia]] and the [[Alternatum]] setting of the Magnificat.
In their organ works, these composers adapted the teachings and forms of their master to the needs of the church in the midst of the Protestant Reformation, resulting in highly developed forms such as the [[Chorale Fantasia]] and the [[Alternatum]] setting of the Magnificat.

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Heinrich Scheidemann

The North German Organ School (de: Die Norddeutsche Orgelschule) is the collection of students of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and their students, all in the northern regions of the German-speaking lands from the late 15th to the early 18th centuries.

In their organ works, these composers adapted the teachings and forms of their master to the needs of the church in the midst of the Protestant Reformation, resulting in highly developed forms such as the Chorale Fantasia and the Alternatum setting of the Magnificat.

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Selected Bibliography

Beckmann, Klaus, Die Norddeutsche Schule. Teil I: Die Zeit der Gründerväter. Mainz: Schott, 2005.

Beckmann, Klaus, Die Norddeutsche Schule. Teil II: Blütezeit und Verfall. Mainz: Schott, 2009.