Dietrich Becker (1623 – 1679) was a German Baroque
violinist and composer. Little is known about Becker's
musical education. His first position was as organist
at Ahrensberg. In his second position, in the service
of the Chapelle Ducale (Ducal Chapel) of the Duke
Christian-Ludwig at Celle, he mainly devoted himself to
the violin. In 1662 he settled in Hamburg as a
violinist in the service of the Conseil de la Ville
(City Council) and in 1667 he was named Maître de
Chapelle (Chapel Master).(+)
Dietrich Becker (1623 – 1679) was a German Baroque
violinist and composer. Little is known about Becker's
musical education. His first position was as organist
at Ahrensberg. In his second position, in the service
of the Chapelle Ducale (Ducal Chapel) of the Duke
Christian-Ludwig at Celle, he mainly devoted himself to
the violin. In 1662 he settled in Hamburg as a
violinist in the service of the Conseil de la Ville
(City Council) and in 1667 he was named Maître de
Chapelle (Chapel Master).
In 1668 Becker dedicated a collection of pieces
entitled Musikalischen Frühlingsfrüchte (Musical
Spring Fruit) to the mayor and members of the City
Council. This collection consisted of chamber sonatas
and suites for 3 to 5 voices with basso continuo. In
1674, his Zweystimmigen Sonaten und Suiten (Sonatas and
Suites for Two Voices) was published.
Becker's chamber music was among the most significant
instrumental music coming from Germany during this
time.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich_Becker)
Although originally composed for Strings & Continuo, I
created this Arrangement of the Sonata in C Major from
Sonaten und Suiten (Teil 1) for Piano.
SHEET MUSIC