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| Toccata (film) | |
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| Directed by | Herman van der Horst |
Release date | 1969 |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
Toccata (film) is a 1969 Dutch film directed by Herman van der Horst.
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| Directed by | Herman van der Horst |
Release date | 1969 |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
Toccata (film) is a 1969 Dutch film directed by Herman van der Horst.
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Johann Pachelbel was a German composer, organist, and teacher who brought the south German organ schools to their peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contributions to the development of the chorale prelude and fugue have earned him a place among the most important composers of the middle Baroque era.
Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor was a French organist, composer and teacher of the mid-Romantic era, most notable for his ten organ symphonies. His Toccata from the fifth organ symphony has become one of the best known and most often performed works for organ.
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