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Abendmusik (German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
 for "evening music", plural Abendmusiken) is an evening concert, usually performed in a church.

Specifically, this designation refers to a series of performances at the Marienkirche of Lübeck
Lübeck

L?beck is the second largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, begun in the 17th century and lasting until 1810. Paid for by local businessmen and therefore with free admission for the public, Franz Tunder
Franz Tunder

Franz Tunder was a German composer and organist of the early to middle Baroque music era. He was an important link between the early German Baroque style which was based on Venetian school models, and the later Baroque style which culminated in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach; in addition he was formative in the development of the choral...
 (organist at the Marienkirche from 1641 to 1667) was the first to perform the Abendmusiken with organ
Pipe organ

The pipe organ is a keyboard musical instrument that produces sound by venting mechanically compressed air through resonant Organ pipe. Each pipe produces sound at one fixed pitch, so they are provided in sets or "ranks" with one pipe or more per note, each rank having a common timbre and loudness throughout....
 music and a variety of vocal music.






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Abendmusik (German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
 for "evening music", plural Abendmusiken) is an evening concert, usually performed in a church.

Specifically, this designation refers to a series of performances at the Marienkirche of Lübeck
Lübeck

L?beck is the second largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, begun in the 17th century and lasting until 1810. Paid for by local businessmen and therefore with free admission for the public, Franz Tunder
Franz Tunder

Franz Tunder was a German composer and organist of the early to middle Baroque music era. He was an important link between the early German Baroque style which was based on Venetian school models, and the later Baroque style which culminated in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach; in addition he was formative in the development of the choral...
 (organist at the Marienkirche from 1641 to 1667) was the first to perform the Abendmusiken with organ
Pipe organ

The pipe organ is a keyboard musical instrument that produces sound by venting mechanically compressed air through resonant Organ pipe. Each pipe produces sound at one fixed pitch, so they are provided in sets or "ranks" with one pipe or more per note, each rank having a common timbre and loudness throughout....
 music and a variety of vocal music. Under his successor Dieterich Buxtehude
Dieterich Buxtehude

Dieterich Buxtehude was a German-Danish organist, lutenist and a highly regarded composer of the Baroque period. His organ works comprise a central part of the standard organ repertoire and are frequently performed at recitals and church services....
 (organist at Lübeck from 1668 until 1707), these concerts came to prominence and were established on the five Sundays preceding Christmas
Christmas

Christmas , also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts Twelve Days of Christmas....
. Buxtehude and his successors even composed five-part oratorios to be performed over the course of the five Sundays.

Organist
Organist

An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ . An organist may play organ repertoire, play with an musical ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist....
 Walter Kraft
Walter Kraft

Walter Kraft was a German organist and composer, best known for his remarkably long tenure at the Marienkirche, L?beck.During this tenure, Kraft, who had been a student of Paul Hindemith in Berlin, revived the practice of evening concerts of sacred works....
 (1905-1977) renewed this Lübeck tradition in St. Mary's in 1926.