In Neumeister's manuscript the prelude to "Heut triumphiret Gottes Sohn" follows immediately after the prelude to "Wie schön leuchtet der…
The end of another series is near. Zachow's preludes to "Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott" is the last of the…
Besides Johann Michael Bach and Johann Sebastian Bach, the Neumeister manuscript features some works by Zachow. These were already known from other…
A small prelude by Zachow, but very lovely. The melody is accompanied by two flowing voices in triple meter. The recording was done on the sample…
The chorale prelude Komm Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist was transcribed from manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 III, owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu…
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663 - 1712) was born in Leipzig. He probably received his first musical training from his father, the piper Heinrich…
The second chorale prelude by Zachow on "Komm heiliger Geist, Herre Gott", transcribed from manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 III owned by the…
Zachow wrote a fugue, based on the first phrase on the chorale melody of "Mit Fried und Freud". Not an easy subject for a fugue as it moves two…
There are two preludes on "Nun komm der heiden Heiland" by Zachow in Mus.ms.22541 II. This is the longest of the two. Each melodic phrase of the…
There are two preludes on "Nun komm der heiden Heiland" by Zachow in Mus.ms.22541 II. This is the second of the two. Just like the preludes by Vetter…
Two years ago, I already published two preludes by Zachow to the choral "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland". This is a third prelude on the same melody.…
Since advent started today, it is time for a few more pieces of music suited for the advent and Christmas period. Perhaps they will come in handy in…
Zachow wrote at least four preludes based on the melody of "Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her". Three can already be found on my site. Today follows…
Two preludes by Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow are next in line in the series of christmas preludes. In Walther's manuscript they appear next to each…
Two preludes by Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow are next in line in the series of christmas preludes. In Walther's manuscript they appear next to each…
Zachow's preludes to "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" is written in four parts. Most of the phrases have fore imitations in the other voices…
Zachow’s prelude on “Wir Christenleut” is a kind of double fugue based on the first phrase of the choral melody and a counter subject. The…
Kauffmann's prelude to "Nun lasst uns Gott den Herrn" is actually not by Kauffmann at all, but is a piece composed by Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow.…