Some of the spurious compositions attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, are not even included in the second appendix of Schmieder’s catalogue of Bach’s works. That could be because Schmieder considered them not to be...
Some of the spurious compositions attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, are not even included in the second appendix of Schmieder’s catalogue of Bach’s works. That could be because Schmieder considered them not to be...
The two choral preludes on the melody of “Sei Lob und Ehr und hohem Preis” BWV AnhII 62a and 62b appear in the same manuscript next to each other. I’m not sure why they...
The two choral preludes on the melody of “Sei Lob und Ehr und hohem Preis” BWV AnhII 62a and 62b appear in the same manuscript next to each other. I’m not sure why they...
Three weeks ago I published the score of a choral prelude by Johann Gottfried Walther, based on the melody of “Nun komm der Heiden Heiland” (in English: “Now come, Savior of the heathens”). I...
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...
The third and last of the three spurious chorale preludes to the Christmas choral “Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her” is a bicinium. The right hand plays the choral melody and the left...
The second of the three spurious chorale preludes to the Christmas choral “Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her” is the most virtuosic of the three. It feautures a concerto like accompaniment played by...
In the series of spurious works by (or not) Johann Sebastian Bach, I skip two compositions for now (BWV Anh. II 62a and 62b) to reach three choral preludes to the Christmas choral “Vom...
Composing a bicinium is one of the most difficult compositorial tasks there is. When you first see the score of a bicinium it does not seem very difficult. After all, there are only two...
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 second one, though short, is a...
When you listen to Tag’s choral prelude to “Wach auf mein Herz und Singe” you can not but wonder whether he and Johann Christoph Oley knew each other. Tag’s choral prelude is very similar...
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...
“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...
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...
