The idea of this chorale prelude is somewhat reminiscent of “In dir ist Freude” from the Orgelbüchlein: a motif in the pedal that keeps repeating throughout the piece. The chorale melody is not explicitly...
Vetter wrote a set of variations on “Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr” that was later misattributed to Johann Sebastian Bach as BWV 771. Probably because of this misattribution that set of variations...
Manuscript Mus.ms. 30190 owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin contains two preludes from Oley on “Auf auf mein Herz, mit Freude”. They’re both relatively small pieces. This is the second of the two, with,...
Manuscript Mus.ms. 30190 owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin contains two preludes from Oley on “Auf auf mein Herz, mit Freude”. They’re both relatively small pieces. This is the first of the two, ‘in...
The fourth chorale prelude by Buttstett in the Frankenberger Manuscript on “Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr” is for manuals only. The recording was done on the sample set of the Silbermann organ...
Oley’s choral prelude on “Freu dich sehr o meine Seele” is the third chorale prelude from Manuscript Mus.ms. 30190 owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. The recording was done the sampleset, made by Sonus...
The third chorale prelude by Buttstett in the Frankenberger Manuscript on “Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr” is my favorite of the four. It is probably meant for manuals only, but I made...
Oley’s choral prelude on “Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen?” was transcribed from Manuscript Mus.ms. 30190 owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. The recording was done the sampleset, made by Sonus Paradis, of the...
The second chorale prelude by Buttstett in the Frankenberger Manuscript on ‘Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr’ starts almost identical as the one I posted yesterday. The first five bars of the left...
Oley’s choral prelude on “Mach’s mit mir, nach deiner Güte” was transcribed from Manuscript Mus.ms. 30190 owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. The recording was done the sampleset, made by Sonus Paradis, of the...
The so-called Frankenberger Manuscript is one of the most precious items in the collection of the Netherlands Music Institute. It contains 196 organ chorale settings from the period 1650-1730, compiled and copied by the...
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...
Johann Gottfried Vierling (1750 – 1813) was a German organist and composer. Vierling was born in Metzels. From 1763 he studied at the Lyzeum in Schmalkalden. In 1768 he succeeded his teacher Johann Nikolaus...
This chorale prelude was transcribed from manuscript Mus. ms. 22541 III owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. A somewhat unusual prelude on this famous melody. Telemann is not afraid to use harsh dissonants (e...
This chorale prelude was transcribed from manuscript Mus. ms. 22541 III owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. Kauffmann prescribes a Gemshorn 8′ and a Flöte for this prelude. Since no Gemshorn is available on...
