"He is considered the father of modern oratorio and as an outstanding teacher, among whom there are many noted composers such as Alessandro Scarlatti, Johann Kasper Kerll, Jakob Baudrexel, Kaspar F???rster (who was probably Buxtehude's teacher), Johann Philip von Krieger, Christophe Bernard, and Marc-Antoine Charpentier (who ranked his teacher with Lully)" . . . .