Rudolf Löw, Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
Rudolf Löw (1832 – 1898) was a Swiss organist and composer. He was a student of Carl Ferdinand Becker (Orgel) and Ignaz Moscheles (Piano). In 1864 he became first organist in the newly build...
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Dietrich Buxtehude, Magnificat, BuxWV 204
Manuscript Mus Ms 30280, owned by the Staatsbibliothek Berlin contains a magnificat of Dietrich Buxtehude, consisting of four seperate parts. They are generally published as two seperate pieces, in the catalogue of Buxtehude’s compositions...
Johann Sebastian Bach (?), Lobt Gott ihr Christen allzugleich (Emans 129)
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...
Johann Sebastian Bach (?), Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn (Emans 85)
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...
Johann Sebastian Bach (?), Sei Lob und Ehr mit hohem Preis, BWV Anh. II 62b
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...
Johann Sebastian Bach (?), Sei Lob und Ehr mit hohem Preis, BWV Anh. II 62a
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...
Auke Jongbloed, Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, Op. 4
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, Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her
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...
Johann Sebastian Bach (?), Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, BWV Anh. II 65
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...
Johann Sebastian Bach (?), Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, BWV Anh. II 64
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...
Johann Sebastian Bach (?), Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, BWV Anh. II 63
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...
Johann Bernhard Bach, Nun freut euch lieben Christen gemein
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...
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 second one, though short, is a...
Christian Gotthilf Tag, Wach auf mein Herz und singe
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...
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...