Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Præludium, a moll (L 24)
Seger’s prelude in a moll, L 24, is, like many of Seger’s preludes based on a single motif. The motif is introduced in the first bar and Seger uses it as a building block...
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Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Præludium, D Dur (L 22)
The prelude in D DUr, L 22, starts with a long improvisatory-like introduction. Some passage are written out in broken chords, others passages are just long chord-sequences. It is not clear wether these chords...
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Fuga, a moll (L 21)
The 21th composition from manuscript Becker III.8.63 is a fugue in a minor. With the possible exception of the Prelude in C, L 16a and the Fugue in C, L 16b, manuscript Becker III.8.63...
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Præludium, C Dur (L 20)
Seger’s prelude in C (L 20) is probably meant as a manualiter piece. For the true virtuoso it is of course possible to play the bass line with the feet, but I would have...
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Præludium, A Dur (L 19)
Since manuscript Becker III.8.63 notates the music on just two staves, it is most of the tmes a bit of a guess wether or not a the pedals have a role or not. Sometimes...
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Præludium, B Dur (L 18)
The 18th composition from manuscript Becker III.8.63 is a prelude in B flat major. It is a nice play with the motif introduced in bars two and three. The prelude wanders up and down...
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Præludium, Es Dur (L 17)
The next compositin from manuscript Becker III.8.63 is a prelude in E flat major. I sometimes wonder how close the versions in manuscript Becker III.8.63 are to Seger’s original compositions. This prelude in E...
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Fuga, C Dur (L 16b)
The numbering of this fugue and the preceding prelude in manuscript Becker III.8.63 (16a and 16b) suggests they belong together and should be played as one “Prelude and Fugue”. If that’s true than it...
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Prælude, C Dur (L 16a)
Seger’s prælude in C Dur, L 16a, is closely related to his Præambulum in C Dur, L 5. Both preludes have the same two bars as the main musical material. After these first two...
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Transitus per omnes tonos (L 15)
The fifteenth composition from manuscript ecker III.8.63, held at the Städtische Bibliotheken Leipzig is a rather ambitious one. Called “Transitus per omnes tonos” it promises a passage through all tonalities. The compositions does not...
František Xaver Brixi, Fuga, c moll (L 14)
All compositions contained in manuscript Becker III.8.63, held by the Städtische Bibliotheken Leipzig, are in the manuscript all ascribed to Seger. Nevertheless, quite a few compositions are in other sources attributed to other composers....
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Prælude, B Dur (L 13)
Seger’s prelude in B flat major (L 13) is very similar to the prelude of the same tonality that precedes it in the manuscript (L 12). This prelude could probably be played with the...
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...
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”...
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Præludium, G Dur (L 9)
Seger’s prelude in G major (l 9) features a short introduction of 9 bars that leads to the tonic of G major, after which the actual piece starts in “Alla breve” time. I guess...