Johann Adam Reincken worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.
The record lists Johann Adam Reincken as Dutch/German composer and organist (1643-1722).
Johann Adam Reincken was born at Deventer in 1643. His recorded nationality is Netherlands.
Music then was written to commission, for a court, a church or a patron, and a composer's freedom was bounded by whoever paid.
He worked as composer, organist and viol player.
The instruments recorded are organ.
A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.
That the work came out of Netherlands shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Johann Adam Reincken died in 1722, aged 79. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Instruments: organ
