Pieter Bustijn

Nieuwe Kerk and Lange Jan

Pieter Bustijn (baptized 1649 in Middelburg ; † November 22, 1729 there ) was a Dutch composer and organist.

Bustijn lived his entire life in his homeland. He was organist and carilloneur at the Nieuwe Kerk in Middelburg. His compositions include several harpsichord suites. Copies of these suites, printed by Estienne Roger in Amsterdam in 1712, were in the collection of Johann Sebastian Bach .

literature

Article in the personal section of the 2nd edition of the MGG .
Albert Clement, Pieter Bustijn, “Musicyn en Organist” . In: "Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis". No. 38 (1988), pp. 81-98

Web links

Sheet music and audio files by Pieter Bustijn in the International Music Score Library Project

Recordings

Harpsichord in the Netherlands , Bob van Asperen ( Sony B00000277E, 1991) - Only Suitte No. 5 in G minor
Unico Van Wassenaer & Contemporaries , Jacques Ogg (Globe # 5101, 1993) - Only Suitte No. 6 in a minor
Pieter Bustijn - Suittes pour le Clavessin , Alessandro Simonetto (OnClassical OC49B, 2011, also licensed for Brilliant Classics 94187, 2011) - All nine suites
Baroque Music in the Netherlands , Jörn Boysen ( Nederlands Muziekinstituut NMI CD1202, 2012) - Nur Suitte No. 2 in D major & Suitte No. 6 in a minor

personal data
SURNAME	Bustijn, Pieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch composer and organist
DATE OF BIRTH	1649
PLACE OF BIRTH	Middelburg
DATE OF DEATH	November 22, 1729
Place of death	Middelburg