German organ schools

As a North German organ school refers to a style of organ music that originated in the 17th century in northern Germany and to the middle of the 18th century had their big bloom. On the one hand influences from the Netherlands advances in organ building played a role, in particular by the Amsterdam organist Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, on the other hand mainly by Hans Scherer the Elder, Hans Scherer the younger as well as Arp Schnitger. Centers of this style were next to Hamburg especially Lübeck, Bremen, Lüneburg and Stade, however, despite its name, the movement also had offshoots in Denmark and Sweden. The style is characterized by frequent changes of the manuals and pedal very much its own game.

The best known representatives of the north German organ school are:

Pedal keyboard Hieronymus Praetorius Johann Nikolaus Hanff
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