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...
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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...
Simon Lohet, Fuga 17
The 17th fugue of Lohet is a mono thematic fugue and an intricate one. In it Lohet explores the different ways in which the theme and its inversion can be combined. The theme overlaps...
Johann Adam Hiller (?), Jesu du mein liebstes Leben
The prelude on ‘Jesu du mein liebstes Leben’ 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 Philipp Kirnberger, Nun danket alle Gott
The prelude on “Nun danket alle Gott” is a three part piece, with the choral melody in the soprano voice. The recording was done by Andreas Osiander, who also made a video with more...
Georg Friedrich Händel, Trio g moll, HWV 386a
Although Georg Friedrich Händel was said to be one of the finest keyboard players of his time, he was not a professional organist. He did not hold a church position, nor did he leave...
Simon Lohet, Fuga 16
The sixteenth fugue of Lohet has no less then three different themes. But they all do not get more than one exposition and then the fugue is over. Interesting is that in the first...
Johann Adam Hiller (?), Ermuntre dich mein schwacher Geist
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 Philipp Kirnberger, Eins ist Noth
An interesting feature of the melody of the chorale “Eins ist Noth” is its change from binary rythm to ternary rythm. Kirnberger made an elegant piece based on this melody. The recording was done...
Johann Schneider, Präludium und Fuge, G Dur
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 Balthasar Kehl, Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag
One of the attractive bicinia Kehl seems to have had a patent on. The festive subject of the choral is a bit at odds with the dramatic e minor, yet Kehl manages to circumvent...
Simon Lohet, Fuga Decima Octava
Of course I had to try Lohet on my new sample set as well. Lohet’s eighteenth fugue is again some dense contrapuntal writing. The first part of the fugue is setup as a mono...
Johann Schneider, Präludium und Fuge, D dur
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...
Dietrich Buxtehude, Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist, BuxWV 209
I’m a few weeks early with this chorale prelude. The text of “Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist” is at least 700 years old. It is a prayer in German to the Holy Spirit,...