Anonymus, Wo Gott zum Haus nicht gibt sein Günst
The sixth piece of the second fascicle of manuscript Mus. Ms 30439 is again of unknown origin. But in form it is very similar to “Herr, durch deinen heiligen Leichnam”, from the same manuscript,...
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Johann Michael Bach, Nun lasst uns Gott dem Herren
(Update, 6 june 2018: Based on the Neumeister manuscript, this piece is more likely to be composed by Johann Michael Bach than by Johann Pachelbel. The text of the post is updated accordingly. The...
Anonymus, Herr durch deinen heiligen Leichnam
The fourth piece of the second fascicle of manuscript Mus. Ms 30439 has the incipit “2. Verso Herr durch deinen heiligen Leichnam”. It is the second verse of “Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet”, but...
Johann Philipp Kirnberger, Was Gott thut dass ist wohl gethan
The chorale prelude on “Was Gott thut dass ist wohl getan” is a manualiter piece. But again the voices are in places quite far apart. For me it’s impossible to play this piece with...
Johann Schneider, Allabreve
A short piece by Schneider, called Allabreve, that is actually a fugue. The recording was done on the sample set of the Silbermann organ of the Stadtkirche Zöblitz by Prospectum. Score Schneider, Allabreve MP3:...
Anonymus, Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet
This is the second piece of manuscript Mus ms 30439 I do not know the composer of. Again, it is a beautifull choral prelude by someone who clearly knew what he (she) was doing....
Johann Balthasar Kehl, Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ
In this chorale prelude Kehl shows again his ability to create pieces that are unlike any other he wrote before. One can only admire the great variation in spirit and atmosphere in al his...
Johann Philipp Kirnberger, Ich bin ja Herr in deiner Macht
Interesting in the prelude on “Ich bin ja Herr in deiner Macht” is that the piece is written in A major and touches on f sharp minor and c sharp minor. Quite daring for...
Anonymus, Aus tiefer Noth
Like I wrote yesterday, Manuscript Mus Ms 30439 owned by the Staatsbibliothek in Berlin is, despite the bad shape it is in, an interesting manucript. Not only does it contain the piece by Henricus...
Johann Michael Bach, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
Manuscript Mus Ms 30439 owned by the Staatsbibliothek in Berlin is, despite the bad shape it is in, an interesting manucript. Not only does it contain the piece by Henricus Radeker I published two...
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Trio d moll
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1814 – 1788) was the second surviving son of Johann Sebastian Bach and his first wife, Maria Barbara Bach. Carl Philipp Emanuel was one of the best keyboard players of...
Johann Heinrich Bodecker, Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott
(Attribution to Bodecker and biographical details thanks to Andreas Osiander) Johann Heinrich Bodecker (or Bödecker) was born in Bremen in 1640 or 1641. In 1667 he became a member of the court orchestra of...
Johann Philipp Kirnberger, Nun lasst uns Gott den Herren
The prelude on “Nun lasst uns Gott den Herren” is a nice example of how to transform a simple setting of a chorale into a prelude. Bass and melody follow the harmonisation, and a...
Johann Christoph Oley, Variierte Choräle
Johann Christoph Oley (1738 – 1789) was a German organist and composer. In 1755 he became organist of the church in Bernburg, but moved to the church of St Stephan in neighbouring Aschersleben in...
Simon Lohet, Fuga Decima Nova
The 19th fugue of Lohet is again a mono thematic fugue. There is hardly a measure where the theme is not present in one of the voices. In atmosphere it is very much like...