Johann Ernst Rembt, Trio nr. 8, G Dur
In 1787 Rembt published 12 Trios for organ. Manuscript Ec 268.5, held by the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Bonn, contains 6 of these 12 Trios.The second of these six is a trio in G major....
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Johann Christoph Oley, O Jesu du mein Bräutigam
The choral “O jesu du mein Bräutigam” has the same melody as the choral “Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht”. Oley writes a manualiter piece with the choral melody in canon between the soprano...
Paul Siefert (?), Fantasia Quinti Toni ex F bmol
The first fantasia quinti toni from manuscript Becker II 51 a single theme, though the composition is clearly divided into three sections. The theme of the piece is introduced in the tenor voice, and...
Johann Christoph Oley, Herr Jesu Christ du höchstes Gut
Manuscript Ec 266.1.2, held by the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Bonn, is the source of a few more choral preludes by Johann Christoph Oley that I have not published before. The first of these from...
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Prælude, B Dur (L 12)
The next two preludes from manuscript Becker III.8.63, held by the Städtische Bibliotheken Leipzig, share the same tonality, b flat major. The first of these two, publshed here today, has an introduction of 7...
Johann Christoph Oley, Wunderbarer König
Oley’s prelude to the choral “Wunderbarer König” is written for organ and oboe. In real life it would be difficult to play this composition as one person, but thanks to software it is indeed...
Johann Ernst Rembt, Trio nr. 7, D Dur
Johann Ernst Rembt (1749-1810) was a German composer and organist who lived during the Classical period. He was born in 1749, although the exact date and place of his birth are not known. He...
Johann Christoph Oley, Christus der ist mein Leben (two preludes)
Oley wrote two short preludes to the chorale “Christus der ist mein Leben”. They are too short to publish seperately, so here they are together. The first one features the chorale melody in the...
Paul Siefert (?), Fantasia Quarti Toni ex E La Mi
The 13 fantasias in manuscript Becker II 51, owned by the Leipziger Stadtbibliothek, are left without indication of a composer in the manuscript. Nevertheless, some researchers attribute the fantasias in Becker II 51 to...
Johann Christoph Oley, Aus tiefer Noth ruf ich zu dir
Oley’s prelude to the choral “Aus tiefer Noth, ruf ich zu dir” features the chorale melody in the tenor voice. The other voices play an accompaniment of which the main motif is derived from...
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Fuga, C Dur (L 11)
Playing a composition by Seger brings the question whether or not to play it with the pedals or without. The pedal board of Seger’s organ in the Týn Church in Prague had in his...
Johann Christoph Oley, O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid
In 2015 and 2016 I published over 20 chorale preludes composed by Johann Christoph Oley (1738 – 1789) and created an edition that contained them all (https://partitura.org/index.php/johann-christoph-oley-variierte-chorale/). Recently I found a manuscript (Ec 266.1.1...
Johann Sebastian Bach (?), Wir glauben all an einen Gott (BWV Anh. II 70)
It is already almost a year ago I published something in the series of spurious Bach compositions (see here: https://partitura.org/index.php/johann-sebastian…tt-bwv-anh-ii-69/). The next in line is this little fugue about the first fe notes of...
Paul Siefert (?), Fantasia tertii Toni ex E La Mi (Becker II.2.51)
The fourth fantasia from manuscript Becker II.2.51 is based on the third church mode, here centered around “E La Mi”. I am not sure what this actually means. The fantasia that follows this one...
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Mobile Perpetum (L 10)
The title of this composition suggests that it offers the possibility to play it endlessly. And indeed, the manuscript indicates with numbers three points suitable for a repeat or a skip. The numbers “1”...