Reinmar Emans made a list (around 1997) of chorale preludes that could possibly have been written by Johann Sebastian Bach. The list contains 198…
Reinmar Emans made a list (around 1997) of chorale preludes that could possibly have been written by Johann Sebastian Bach. The list contains 198…
"Ein Lämmelin geht" is a Lutheran hymn for Passiontide, often sung on the melody of "An Wasserflüssen Babylon". Sorge wrote a prelude that captures…
"Fröhlich soll mein Herzen springen" is a choral that is sung on the first day of Christmas. Sorge wrote a festive prelude for this choral melody.…
Georg Andreas Sorge (1703 - 1778) was a German organist, composer, and, most notably, theorist. Sorge's first professional appointment was at the age…
Sorge's prelude to "Helft mir Gottes Güte preisen" is again proof of the notion that Sorge was inspired by the tonality of g minor. The piece has a…
Sorge's choral prelude to "Herr Jesu Christ, mein Lebenslicht" is again a charming piece. The introduction has two voices on the accompanying manual.…
Manuscript Mus Ms 30376 (Staatsbibliothek Berlin) contains 4 chorale prelude that were certainly written by Sorge and 2 that were probably/possibly…
Sorge's second chorale prelude to "Komm heiliger Geist, Herre Gott" from manuscript Mus Ms 30376 (Staatsbibliothek Berlin) shows him from another…
Another nice choral prelude by Sorge. The left hand and the feet play the accompaniment for the choral melody in the right hand. The accompaniment is…
Sorge's prelude to "Nun lasst uns gehen" follows the pattern of the preceding ones: one manual for the accompaniment and one manual for the choral…
The Neumeister Sammlung contains 5 chorale preludes written by Georg Andreas Sorge, Neumeister's teacher at the organ. The five pieces by Sorge were…
Sorge wrote a very nice chorale prelude on this melody. The left hand and pedals provide a lively accompaniment to the choral melody, that is played…
The tonality of g minor seems to have been very inspirational to Sorge. Not only does he use it often (3 times in the first 6 choral preludes from…
Another work by Sorge that appears in manuscript Mus ms 30376. It has again Sorge's favorite trio-like form. Or perhaps it is better to say that is…
Sorge's second prelude to "Wit glauben all' an einen Gott" is more an intonation than a full prelude. It is relatively short and mostly in only three…