I already posted two preludes by Kirnberger on the choral “Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten”, but here is another one. There is even a fourth that I know of. That’ll follow at...
This chorale prelude by Kirnberger comes from an autograph that was part of the Amalienbibliothek in Berlin. The Amalienbibliothek in Berlin is not an actual building, but rather the name of an extensive music...
This chorale prelude is a relatively simple bicinium. The left hand provides a lively accompaniment to the chorale melody in the right hand. What makes this piece more interesting, is not the music itself,...
The chorale prelude “Herzlich tut mich verlangen” is from an old edition by Johann Christoph Kühnau. [Update, 12-03-2016] Manuscript Am. B.396, owned by the Staatsbibliothek, contains this chorale prelude as well. Interestingly, it is...
Several works for organ of Kirnberger’s hand survive in print and manuscript. The chorale prelude “Allein Gott in der Höh si Ehr” one of them. It is a simple but effective bicinium. The recording...
Johann Philipp Kirnberger (1721 – 1783) was a musician, composer and music theorist. Possibly, though not verified, he was a pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach, visiting Leipzig in 1741. From 1741 to 1751, Johann...
Michael David Samuel Gattermann (1748 – 1829) was Kantor in the St. Petri Kirche in Berlin and taught at the Kolnische Gymnasium. He was a pupil of Johann Philipp Kirnberger. He was an educated...
