Sorge’s prelude to “Seelen Bräutigam” is the last complete prelude in manuscript Go S 597. The manuscripts contains 5 more chorale preludes but sadly they are incomplete. The prelude to “Seelen Bräutigam” is again...
The Lynar manuscripts were preserved in the holdings of the Duke of Lynar in Lübbenau, and are therefore also known as the Lübbenauer Orgeltabulaturen. Two of them, large codices in staff notation, bear the...
Ernest Grosjean (1844 – 1936) published “Pièces pour orgue ou harmonium”, a set of 56 pieces in two volumes, in 1902. The first volume contains 33 easy pieces, that can be played without the...
Sorge’s prelude to “Zeuch ein zu deinen Toren” is in his by now familiar style of trio like introduction, and trio like treatment of the chorale melody. The introduction features twice the first phrase...
Georg Wilhelm Saxer (? – 1740) was a German Baroque composer and organist. The Leipziger manuscript with signature Becker II.2.51 preserves three preludes and fugues by his hands, and two more anonymous preludes that...
In his prelude to “Jesum lieb ich ewiglich” Sorge employs the technique of the canon. Each phrase of the chorale melody is canonically answered in the bass or in the alto voice. The accompaniment...
Fortunato Chelleri (1690 -1757) was an Italian Baroque composer. From his hand is a small bundle of 6 Fughe per il organo, composed around 1725. The sixth and last fugue is the most traditional...
Sorge’s prelude to “Jesus, meine Zuversicht” is another fine example of Sorge’s fine way of using a trio like texture to create a chorale prelude. The introduction is written for two voices and pedal....
Georg Wilhelm Saxer (? – 1740) was a German Baroque composer and organist. Not much of him is known. He was a pupil of Georg Böhm. In 1734 he was succesor of Böhm of...
Fortunato Chelleri (1690 -1757) was an Italian Baroque composer. From his hand is a small bundle of 6 Fughe per il organo, composed around 1725.The fifth of these fugues is actually not a fugue...
Sorge’s prelude to “Erstanden ist der heilig Christ is not as exuberant as his prelude to “Heut triumphiret Gottes Sohn” I uploaded two days ago. One could call it even strange that a prelude...
Fortunato Chelleri (1690 -1757) was an Italian Baroque composer. From his hand is a small bundle of 6 Fughe per il organo, composed around 1725. They are works that forshadow the galant and even...
Sorge’s prelude to “Heut triumphiret Gottes Sohn” has an introduction with two voices plus a bass voice. When the choral melody enters, the accompanying textures reduces to one voice and bass voice. Sorge creates...
Fortunato Chelleri (1690 -1757) was an Italian Baroque composer. From his hand is a small bundle of 6 Fughe per il organo, composed around 1725. They are works that forshadow the galant and even...
Sorge’s prelude to “Wenn meine Sünd mich kränken” is one of the 20 or something preludes by Sorge contained in manuscript Go.S. 597. Sorge’s preludes in this collection are setup as a Trio. The...
