Anonymus, Præludium
Of the Lynar manuscripts in the B series, manuscript B9 is the shortest. It contains only two organ preludes. The are both without indication of a composer. The first of them is unique in...
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Ernest Grosjean, Absoute
“Absoute” is a rite and prayer of the Catholic liturgy that ends the funeral ceremony at the church. It includes a song that implores the total deliverance of the deceased’s sins, then a sprinkling...
Johann Gottfried Walther, Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, vers 1
It is now four and a half year ago I started publishing organ scores, typeset from manuscripts sources. Most of the source material available originated in the Baroque area in Germany, so my publishing...
Johann Sebastian Bach (?), O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross, BWV Anh. II 61
The Anhang II of Schmieder’s catalogue of Bach’s composition contains the spurious works. Number 61 of these is a chorale prelude on the melody of “O Mensch bewein dein Sünde groos”. The melody of...
Anonymus, Præludium pedaliter
Folio 39 of manuscript Ms Lynar B3 contains 4 small preludes. Yesterday I published three of them. Today follows the fourth and last one. The work is a bit longer than the other three....
Anonymus, 3 Præludiae pedaliter
Folio 39 of manuscript Ms Lynar B3 contains 4 small preludes. The reason why they are so short can only be guessed. Perhaps they were meant as intonations. Or perhaps they were meant as...
Christian Gotthilf Tag, Aus meinen Herzens Grunde
In Tag’s prelude to the choral “Aus meinen Herzens Grunde” the choral melody is played with the left hand. The right hand and, when not playing the choral melody, the left hand as well,...
Gottfried August Homilius, Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
Gottfried August Homilius (2 February 1714 – 2 June 1785) was a German composer, cantor and organist. As part of his musical education he took composition lessons from Johann Sebastian Bach. He was probably...
M.D.O, Præludium
The composer of the prelude on folio 38 of manuscript Ms Lynar B3 is indicated with the initials “M.D.O”. It is therefore believed that this prelude was composed by Martin Düben. In tonality and...
Andreas Nicolaus Vetter (?), Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein, Emans 137
It is a fact that people like to have a name of the creator to go with a piece of art. Pieces that cannot be attributed to a person, are somehow less valuable. Probably...
Anonymus, Præludium pedaliter
This is about the tenth anonymous prelude I publish from manuscript Lynar B3. It has two distinct parts or episodes (as it is one contnuous piece). In the first part the right and left...
Christian Gotthilf Tag, Nun freut euch lieben Christen g’mein
Manuscript Becker III.8.66, held by the Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden, contains 5 choral preludes composed by Christian Gotthilf Tag. The second of these 5 is a preude on the melody of...
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Præludium pedaliter
The praeludium pedaliter on folio 36 of manuscript Lynar B3 bears the initials M.F.P.S.W. Or M.J.P.S.W. Both readings of the second initial are possible. It seems common agreement that these initials signify “Magister Johan...
Johann Sebastian Bach (?), Nun lob mein Seel den Herren, BWV Anh. II 60
The Anhang II of Schmieder’s catalogue of Bach’s composition contains the spurious works. According to the manuscript sources they were composed by Bach, but there is doubt the authorship is correctly indicated. In the...
Peter Hasse, Præambulum pedaliter
Peter Hasse (1586 – 1640) was a German organist and composer. His three surviving organ works are found in manuscripts alongside compositions by Sweelinck and his known pupils such as Andreas Düben, Samuel and...