Delphin Strungk

Dolphin Strungk (also: Strunck; * 1601 probably in Brunswick, buried October 12, 1694 ) was an organist and composer of the north German organ school.

Life and work

About Strungks early years nothing is known. 1631 it is detectable as organist at the Marienkirche Wolfenbüttel as the successor Melchior Schildt. In 1634 he became court organist at Celle. 1637 he took over the post of organist at St. Martini in Braunschweig, but was hired two years later established. He was probably also is not working, because he performed a musical comedy at City Hall. Johann Gottfried Walther 's Musical lexicon according to which he took over and after five organs of the city, which he had occupied by his children and students. 1649 was Strungk organist at St. Peter, 1667 at St. Magni.

Strungk was a famous organist of the Brunswick area. According to Walther he had " the organ so well tractiret that he thereby ... drawn many scholars from frembden countries to " have.

Strungk was a friend of Heinrich Schütz. Dolphin Strungks son, Nicolaus Adam, also a musician.

In his organ works to Strungk served, similar to Heinrich Scheidemann, often the coloratura, where he often alternates decorated with empty lots. In addition, he also composed songs.