Höpner, Christian Gottlob

Christian Gottlob Höpner, Befiehl du deine Wege

Posted on Dec 15th, 2022

The second choral prelude fromHöpner's opus 2, "Acht Vorspiele und zwei Fugen", is a prelude based on the melody of "Befiehl du deine Wege". That…

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Christian Gottlob Höpner, Nun danket alle Gott

Posted on Nov 25th, 2022

Christian Gottlob Höpner (1799 - 1859) was a German composer and organist. He was born in Frankenberg and he largely taught himself how to play to…

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Christian Gottlob Höpner, Wer nur den lieben Gott (1)

Posted on Dec 27th, 2022

The melody of "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten" is almost perfect for the warm mildly chromatic harmonic style of Christian Gottlog Höpner.…

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Christian Gottlob Höpner, Wer nur den lieben Gott (2)

Posted on Jan 12th, 2023

The second prelude to the melody of "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten" from Höpner's opus 2 features the choral melody in the left hand. In…

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Christian Gottlob Höpner, Wir Christenleut

Posted on Jan 4th, 2023

That the music of Höpner was quite popular among organists in his days is shown by the fact that his compositions were published in several…

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