Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679 – 1735), a German composer and organist, is the autor of the “Harmonische Seelenlust”. This work, containing all of his known chorale preludes together with figured bass settings for all...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679 – 1735), a German composer and organist, is the autor of the “Harmonische Seelenlust”. This work, containing all of his known chorale preludes together with figured bass settings for all...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679 – 1735), a German composer and organist, is the autor of the “Harmonische Seelenlust”. This work, containing all of his known chorale preludes together with figured bass settings for all...
The last piece from the “Harmonische Seelenlust” that was composed by Kauffmann is a prelude to “Ach Gott und Herr”. Obviously not meant as a grande finale to the collection, it is (again) a...
The last few chorale preludes from Kauffmann’s “Harmonische Seelenlust” all have the same form of a fugato on the first phrase of the chorale melody. They show that Kauffmann had a firm grip of...
Kauffmann’s prelude to “Wenn wir in höchsten Nöthen sein” is again a fugato with the first phrase of the chorale melody as theme. Though notated on two staves, Kauffmann indicate two entries of the...
Kauffmann’s prelude to “Aus tiefer Noth schrei ich zu dir” is largely a manualiter piece. Setup as a fugato on the first phrase of the choral melody, the last entry of the theme is...
The source for most of the Kauffmann pieces is the original edition of 1733 of the “Harmonische Seelenlust”. Some of the pieces can also be found in the manuscripts of Johann Gottfried Walther. The...
Kauffmann’s prelude to “Christe, du Lamm Gottes” is another example of using a chorale melody as a bass line, to create a little trio for organ. The upper voices introduce each phrase of the...
Kauffmann’s prelude to “Was mein Gott will” is his most rhapsodic or improvisatory prelude. Four different ideas, from fast trio writing to adagio four part choral writing, make up the prelude. Perhaps meant as...
Kauffmann’s prelude to “Christus der uns selig macht” is a is a simple yet effective bicinium. The soprano voice plays the chorale melody, the other voice plays an accompaniment based on motives from the...
Kauffmann’s prelude to “Wär Gott nicht mit uns dieser Zeit” is written like a Trio for organ, with the choral melody as bass voice. The other two voice introduce each phrase of the choral...
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. Kauffmann’s widow included it in the publication after Kauffmann’s...
Kauffmann’s prelude to “Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz” is a slow paced three part piece. Kauffmann prescribes both Cornet and Sesquialetra for the choral melody. Obviously he wanted to make sure it stands...
Kauffmann’s “Harmonische Seelenlust” contains six chorale preludes for the combination of organ and oboe. The oboe plays the chorale melody, while the organ plays and accompanying Trio. This prelude to “Du, o cschönes Weltgebäude”...
