Johann Heuschkel, Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt
One of the few surviving works of Johann Heuschkell. It has the familiar form of a fugue on the first phrase of the chorale melody. Though relatively simple, the quality is undeniable, and makes...
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Johann Heuschkel, Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, Vers 2
The second prelude by Heuschkel on “Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her” (in the manuscript of Walther designated as “Vers 2”) is a lovely bicinium. The trouble with bicinia is that thay are...
Johann Heuschkel, Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, Vers 1
To the few remaining organ works of Johann Heuschkel belong two preludes to the choral “Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her”. They are not as elaborate as the prelude I uploaded a few...
Johann Heuschkel, Lobt Gott ihr Christen all’ zugleich
The four manuscripts in which Johann Gottfried Walther notated his own works, along with compositions of contemporaries, contain some works by J.(P.) Heuschkel. This Heuschkel is not the Johann Peter Heuschkel who was the...