Johann Michael Bach’s prelude to “Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot” is a four part piece that was probably meant to be played manualiter. Each phrase of the chorale melody is introduced with a...
Kauffmann’s chorale prelude to “Wo Gott zum Haus nicht gibt sein Gunst” is a nice example of Trio writing, with the chorale melody in the bass voice. The other two voices introduce each phrase...
Johann Georg Linike (160 – 1762) was a German composer and violinist, who worked a large part of his live as Capelmeister at the court of duke Adolf Frederik III of Mecklenburg-Strelitz . He...
Kauffmann’s second chorale prelude to ” Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” is even shorter than the fisrt one. Just 8 bars, whch are played twice. The chorale melody is in the tenor voice,...
Bernhard Meyer was a German organist and composer. Little is known about his live and his year of birth has to be guessed. He was employed at the court of Anhalt-Zerbst until his death...
Kauffmann’s first prelude to “Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” is a small treasure of contrapuntal writing. It has the chorale melody in the bass voice, while the other three voices accompany the chorale...
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690 – 1749) was a prolific German baroque composer. He received his first musical education from his father. When he was thirteen, he was sent to study in Schneeberg, where he...
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...
Other manuscript sources attribute this piece to Johann Pachelbel. Johann Gottfried Neumeister however attributes it in his collection to Johann Michael Bach. This piece can also be found in manuscript Mus Ms 30439, where...
The intended structure of Kauffmann’s prelude to “O Lamm Gottes” is not immediately clear. Kauffmann gives an alternative ending for the piece that can be played from bar 9 and further. And the alternative...
Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667 – 1752) was a German born organist and composer who lived and worked for a large part in England. After his studies he became organist at the Prussian Court, and...
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...
Neumeister attributes this chorale prelude to Johann Michael Bach. In other sources it is attributed to Johann Pachelbel. A reason often given for this confusion is that Pachelbel’s name was sometimes written as Bachelbel,...
Johann Ludwig Krebs wrote many outstanding trios for the organ. Where for his choral works and in several of the free organ works one can pinpoint a work by Johann Sebastian Bach that served...
Kauffmann’s prelude to “Komt her zu mir, Spricht Gottes Sohn” is a very nice example of how to derive a musical piece from a choral melody. The accompaniment of the choral melody is based...
