Of Marpurg’s didactical writings, the Abhandlung von der Fuge (1753–4) is a authoritative discussion of fugal practice in late Baroque music. Marpurg’s descriptions of small- and large-scale contrapuntal and fugal procedures, based largely on...
Of Marpurg’s didactical writings, the Abhandlung von der Fuge (1753–4) is a authoritative discussion of fugal practice in late Baroque music. Marpurg’s descriptions of small- and large-scale contrapuntal and fugal procedures, based largely on...
The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in München owns two collections of choral preludes and fugues by Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. The compositions by Marpurg’s hand that I published till now were transcribed from the first collection. The...
Marpurg’s prelude to the chorale “Herr, ich habe misgehandelt” is one of Marpurg’s more ambitious compositions. The choral melody is played with the pedals, while the hands play an elaborated accompaniment. The soprano voice...
The melody of “Werde munter mein Gemüthe” is the same as the melody of “Freu dich sehr o meine Seele”. And Marpurg is not the first one who realises that the melody lends itself...
The melody of “Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten” is of itself already a bit chromatic. Marpurg enhances this aspect in his prelude based on this melody, and creates a composition full of...
In his prelude to “Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele” Marpurg uses the same procedure as in het preludes to “Was Gott thut das ist wohlgetan”, “Von Gott will ich nicht lassen” and “Aus tiefer...
In his prelude to “Aus tiefer Noth schrei ich zu dir” Marpurg uses the same procedure as in het preludes to “Was Gott thut das ist wohlgetan” and “Von Gott will ich nicht lassen”....
Marpurg’s prelude to the choral “Was Gott thut das ist wohlgetan” is in the same style as his prelude to the choral “Von Gott will ich nicht lassen”. The composition has a simple 3...
Marpurg’s prelude to the chorale “Was mein Gott will” is again a case of two compositions rolled into one. The first is a bicinium, where the choral melody is embelished with eigth notes in...
Marpurg wrote several choral preludes that are actually two seperate preludes rolled into one. Marpurg’s prelude to “Auf! Auf! meine, mit Freuden” is another example of the ‘two for the price of one’ type...
Marpurg’s prelude to the chorale “Ach Gott und Herr” is again a case of two compositions tolled into one. As it were, two preludes for the price of one. The first one features the...
The next choral prelude by Marpurg’s hand is the prelude to “Von Gott will ich nicht lassen”. Marpurg creates a simple 3 part text, with the choral melody in the upper voice. The left...
The next choral prelude by Marpurg’s hand is the prelude to the famous melody of “O haupt voll Blut und Wunden”. That melody was used for other chorals as well, and in this case...
The next choral prelude by Marpurg’s hand is the prelude to the choral “Gott des Himmels and der Erden” (in English also known as “Good, who madest earth and heaven”). I completed recording all...
