Besides Johann Michael Bach and Johann Sebastian Bach, the Neumeister manuscript features some works by Zachow. These were already known from other manuscripts, so they were not as much a suprprise as the works...
Johann Michael Bach wrote two preludes to “Gott hat das Evangelium”. The first prelude is posted here. This second prelude has the chorale melody in the soprano voice. The prelude is constructed with beautiful...
Georg Böhm wrote two pieces based on this Christmas hymn: a choral prelude (publisehd a year ago on this site) and this set of variations. After the choral follows a series of 5 variations....
Johann Michael Bach wrote two preludes to “Gott hat das Evangelium”. The first prelude by has the choral melody in octaves in left hand and pedals, a style previously encountered in his prelude to...
A small prelude by Buttstett, but a fine example of how to elaborate a simple chorale harmonisation into a chorale prelude. The left hand plays the harmonisation, the right hand plays the chorale melody,...
The fifth chorale prelude of the Neumeister-Choräle-not-by-Johann-Sebastian is the second prelude of Johann Michael Bach to “Nun freut euch lieben Christen g’mein”. It is a manualiter piece with the choral melody in the soprano...
Eleven days late for the actual occasion, here is Hanff’s version of “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott”. Lacking a manuscript source, I based my score on the edition made by Ronald Lopes, available...
Buxtehudes’ choral prelude to “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern” is a multipart work. The first two parts show the choral melody in a relatively simple setting, first in the bass, then in the soprano...
A prelude by Pachelbel in the same style as employed by Johann Michael Bach in the prelude I uploaded recently. Although there are differences: the melody doubling in the tenor voice is absent in...
In honour of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, I publish today this Trio on “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott”. According to the manuscript it was written by Johann Ludwig Krebs. It even...
This is the twin prelude to the one I uploaded two days ago. This time the choral melody is more easily discernible, as it is played in the soprano voice. The other three voices...
The fourth chorale prelude of the Neumeister-Choräle-not-by-Johann-Sebastian is again a prelude by Johann Michael Bach. The style of this prelude is employed by Johann Pachelbel as well. The chorale melody is played with the...
Kauffmann’s prelude to “Treur Gott ich muss dir klagen” is a bit of a challenge for the listener. The choral melody is well hidden in the tenor voice and not easily discernable. The fact...
A short, 3 part fugue by Kittel, on the first phrase of the chorale melody. There are a few unlikely spots in the manuscript that I corrected in the score. As usual, the original...
H.W. Tauscher is a bit of an enigma. There are a few pieces of him around, but nothing is known of his life. I could not find the christian names that go with the...
