Georg Andreas Sorge, Fröhlich soll mein Herzen springen.
“Fröhlich soll mein Herzen springen” is a choral that is sung on the first day of Christmas. Sorge wrote a festive prelude for this choral melody. The left hand and feet play a fast...
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Georg Andreas Sorge, Wir Christenleut
The tonality of g minor seems to have been very inspirational to Sorge. Not only does he use it often (3 times in the first 6 choral preludes from this manuscript collection), he creates...
Georg Andreas Sorge, Lob sei den allmächtigen Gott
Another nice choral prelude by Sorge. The left hand and the feet play the accompaniment for the choral melody in the right hand. The accompaniment is constructed from one melodic idea that is repeated...
Georg Andreas Sorge, Von Adam her so lange Zeit
Sorge wrote a very nice chorale prelude on this melody. The left hand and pedals provide a lively accompaniment to the choral melody, that is played as solo voice with the right hand. Anyone...
Georg Andreas Sorge, Gottes Sohn ist kommen
Georg Andreas Sorge (1703 – 1778) was a German organist, composer, and, most notably, theorist. Sorge’s first professional appointment was at the age of 19 as court and town organist at Lobenstein, a position...