H.W. Tauscher, Jesu meine Freude
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...
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Christian Heinrich Rinck, Trio b flat minor, op. 20 nr 22
Christian Heinrich Rinck (1770 – 1846) published his “24 leicht ausführbahre Trios für the Orgel” (24 easy playable trios for organ) as opus 20. A modern edition of 12 of these trios is available...
Christian Heinrich Rinck, Trio D major, op. 20 nr 5
Christian Heinrich Rinck (1770 – 1846) published his “24 leicht ausführbahre Tios für the Orgel” (24 easy playable trios for organ) as opus 20. A modern edition of 12 of these trios is available...
Christian Heinrich Rinck, Trio A flat major, op. 20 nr 17
Christian Heinrich Rinck (1770 – 1846) published his “24 leicht ausführbahre Tios für the Orgel” (24 easy playable trios for organ) as opus 20. A modern edition of 12 of these trios is available...
Johann Gottfried Walther, Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott
Walther is of course well known, and as such not really the subject of Partitura Organum. But this piece is too beautiful to ignore. The chorale melody is played in the soprano voice, with...
Johann Bernhard Bach, Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her
Johann Bernhard Bach (1676 – 1749) was second cousin to Johann Sebastian Bach. Not much of his works survive, but the few works that did survive are of high quality. The prelude on “Vom...
Johann Adam Hiller (?), Ermuntre dich mein schwacher Geist (2)
The prelude on ‘Ermuntre dich mein schwacher Geist’ is transcribed from “The Wöchentliche Nachrichten und Anmerkungen die Musik betreffend”. This journal appeared weekly in Leipzig from 1 July 1766 to 24 December 1770. Most...
Johann Schneider, Präludium und Fuge, g moll
Manuscript Mus. Ms. 30377, owned by the Staatsbibliothek Berlin, contains four Prelude & Fugues by Johann Schneider. In the manuscript they are called just ‘Praeludium’, but since the fugue-part of the pieces is very...
Johann Adam Hiller (?), Without title (Trio 7)
There remain two pieces to be published from the manuscript that contains the 6 Organ Trios. Initially I thought the remaining pieces were chorale preludes, but of one I cannot deduce what choral it...
Johann Adam Hiller (?), Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut
There remain two pieces to be published from the manuscript that contains the 6 Organ Trios. Initially I thought the remaining pieces were chorale preludes, but of one I cannot deduce what choral it...
Johann Adam Hiller (?), 6 Trio’s: nr 6
For an explanation for the ascription to Johann Adam Hiller, read here. The recording was done on the sample set of the Müller-organ in the Sint Bavokerk in Haarlem by Voxus Organs for Hauptwerk....
Johann Adam Hiller (?), 6 Trio’s: nr 5
For an explanation of the ascription to Johann Adam Hiller, read here. The recording was done on the sample set of the Müller-organ in the Sint Bavokerk in Haarlem by Voxus Organs for Hauptwerk....
Simon Lohet, Compositio super coral Psalm 9
Lohet’s composition on the melody of psalm 9 is a nice example of dense renaissance contrapuntal writing. Each stanza of the choral gets a fugual treatment, often in stretta. The harmony of the last...
Simon Lohet, Motet media vita in morte
Lohet’s transcription of the motet “Media vita in morte” has the main melody in whole notes in the bass voice. The recording was done on the sample set of the Silbermann organ of the...
Johann Adam Hiller (?), 6 Trio’s: nr 4
For an explanation for the ascription to Johann Adam Hiller, read here. The recording was done on the sample set of the Müller-organ in the Sint Bavokerk in Haarlem by Voxus Organs for Hauptwerk....