"Dietrich Becker (1623-74): Sonata in D" genre: Baroque
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	for violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord. From "Erster Theil Sonaten und Suiten", Hamburg 1674
	Story Behind the Song Recorded August 10-11 1998, July 15 1999, (Skällviks Church, Söderköping, Sweden) & February 23-24, 1999 (Vor Frue Church, Roskilde, Denmark). Recording Engineers: Elin Pålbäck, Per-Gunnar Pålbäck & Torben Holdt Digital Editing and layout: Jens Nørbæk. Drawing: Matts Mattson. Instruments: Baroque violin by Herman Bächle 1991, Viol (after Bertrand) by Guy Derat 1990, Harpsichords: Flemish by Verner Pedersen 1989, Italian by Bengt & Peter Lönnerberg 1986, Organ by Nils-Olof Berg 1995. Tuning: Meantone, a=415 Hz. Thanks to Skällviks and Roskilde Parishes and Kristian Olesen, organist at Roskilde Cathedral. Lyrics Dietrich Becker (1623-79) never visited Italy, and his music does not show any obvious signs of Italian influence. His Erster Theil Sonaten und Suiten, printed in Hamburg in 1674, examplifies the assimilation in northern Germany of the Stylus Phantasticus compositional principals after almost 75 years. By this time, the sonata was often followed by a dance set, commonly allemand-courant-saraband-gigue.

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