Niedt, Friedrich Erhard
(1674–1708)
FRIEDRICH ERHARD NIEDTNIEDT, FRIEDRICH ERHARDFRIEDRICH ERHARD NIEDT [bapt. 1674-† 1708] The slower pace at which new ideas were propagated in former times led to a more varied musical scene in Europe. While Italian keyboardists had absorbed and become proficient in figured-bass practice, many of their German counterparts, particularly organists in the smaller villages, were mired in the complexities of tablature, from which improvisational genius was less likely to flow. Friedrich Erhard Niedt…