Johann Christoph Oley (1738 - 1789) was a German organist and composer. In 1755 he became organist of the church in Bernburg, but moved to the church…
This choral prelude is the first of two preludes on this melody by Oley, found in Ms 30190. It is subtitled "2 Clav. et Ped", but I think there is no…
This choral prelude is the second of two preludes on this melody by Oley, found in Ms 30190. It is for full organ and contains some tricky trills in…
Manuscript Mus.ms. 30190 owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin contains two preludes from Oley on "Auf auf mein Herz, mit Freude". They're both…
Manuscript Mus.ms. 30190 owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin contains two preludes from Oley on "Auf auf mein Herz, mit Freude". They're both…
Oley's choral prelude on "Freu dich sehr o meine Seele" is the third chorale prelude from Manuscript Mus.ms. 30190 owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu…
Johann Christoph Oley (1738 - 1789) was a German organist and composer. In 1755 he became organist of the church in Bernburg, but moved to the church…
Oley's choral prelude on "Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen?" was transcribed from Manuscript Mus.ms. 30190 owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu…
A Trio like chorale prelude. The melody is played in both hands seperately, and then a third time unisono. The recording was done the sampleset,…
"Ich singe dir mit Herz und Mund" is the 12th choralprelude by Oley, published on this site and transcribed from Mus.ms 30190. The manuscript…
Oley's choral prelude on "Jesu meine Zuversicht" is a lively piece, in line with the meaning of the text. The recording was done the sampleset,…
Oley's choral prelude on "Mach's mit mir, nach deiner Güte" was transcribed from Manuscript Mus.ms. 30190 owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu…
The recording was done the sampleset, made by Sonus Paradis, of the Transept organ in the Laurenskerk, Rotterdam. Score Oley, Meine Hoffnung…
This chorale prelude on "Nun danket alle Gott" is for manuals only. The recording was done the sampleset, made by Sonus Paradis, of the Transept…
The idea of this chorale prelude is somewhat reminiscent of “In dir ist Freude” from the Orgelbüchlein: a motif in the pedal that keeps…
A manualiter piece, a little longer than most of the other chorale preludes by Oley. The recording was done with the sampleset, made by Sonus…
This choral prelude is based on the same melody that Bach uses for his partita BWV 767. It is a slow flowing embellishment of the choral melody. Near…
The last piece from manuscript Mus.ms. 30190 is a prelude on "O Welt, sie hier dein Leben". It's a four voice piece, with the cantus firmus in the…
Johann Christoph Oley (1738 – 1789) was a German organist and composer. In 1755 he became organist of the church in Bernburg, but moved to the…
This chorale prelude on "Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit" has the choral melody in the pedal part. The recording was done the sampleset,…
In the manuscript this choral prelude has the indication "manualiter". It is an unusual piece, in that it doesn't sound as organ music at all. It…
This short prelude by Oley on "Werde munter mein Gemüte" shows his fondness of strict canon. The recording was done with the sampleset, made by…
This chorale prelude on "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" is for two manuals and pedal. Oley made a sparkling piece, in reference to the title of…
Oley's choral prelude on "Wie soll ich dich empfangen?" starts promising, but is over before you know it. It's still a nice piece, but I think Oley…
Oley's choral prelude on "Wir Christenleut" is a nice piece in itself. But it seems to me more melancholy than the text of the choral would suggest. …