Johann Balthasar Kehl, Wir glauben all an einen Gott
Though Kehl’s music may seem simple, it’s not without it’s merit. It does not require a lot of resources in terms of instrument size or technical skill. Yet his music is a prime example...
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Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Fuga in d moll
Besides a composer, Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg was a music theorist as well. One of his publications was “Treatise on the fugue, designed according to the principles and examples of the best German and foreign...
Johann Balthasar Kehl, Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten
Kehl’s prelude to “Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten” is again a simple, yet effective piece. The introduction and the coda are written in a three part texture. The chorale melody itself it...
Wilhelm Karges, Capricio in C
The last dozen or so compositions I published from manuscript Am.B. 340 were all compositions by either Sebastian Anton Scherer or Francois Roberday that Karges adapted to his needs. The Capricio in C is...
Johann Balthasar Kehl, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
The first choral prelude from Kehl’s first volume of choral preludes I had not encountered before in other sources, is a prelude to the choral “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott”. It is a...
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Preludio et Capriccio
The chorale preludes by the hand of Friedrich WIlherlm Marpurg I published till now, were all from his two volumes of “Versuch in figurierten Choräle”. The subtitle of both volumes says: “sowohl für die...
Johann Balthasar Kehl, Präludium a moll
Johann Balthasar Kehl (1725 – 1778) was a German organist, cellist and composer. Kehl’s claim to fame are the chorale preludes he published during his time in Erlangen, in four different volumes (Erste bis...
Wilhelm Karges, François Roberday, Capricio in D
This Capricio in d is based on Roberday’s “Caprice sur le mesme suject de Fugue 6me”. Roberday’s original consists of three episode of which Karges only uses the first one. Karges leaves more then...
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Fuga in a moll à 3
Manuscript Becker III.8.51, owned by the Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, contains four fugues for organ or keyboard, from Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. They were copied from an unknown source by one J.A. Dröbs (if I read the...
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Fuga in a moll à 5
Manuscript Becker III.8.51, owned by the Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, contains four fugues for organ or keyboard, from Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. They were copied from an unknown source by one J.A. Dröbs (if I read the...
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Fuga in c moll
Manuscript Becker III.8.51, owned by the Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, contains four fugues for organ or keyboard, from Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. They were copied from an unknown source by one J.A. Dröbs (if I read the...
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Fuga in B Dur
Manuscript Becker III.8.51, owned by the Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, contains four fugues for organ or keyboard, from Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. They were copied from an unknown source by one J.A. Dröbs (if I read the...
Wilhelm Karges, François Roberday, Capricio in d
This Capricio in d is based on Roberday’s “Fugue 5me”. Karges largely follows Roberday’s original, but he adapts it to suit his needs. As with a lot of Karges’ adaptations, Karges adds several possibilities...
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Komm o komm du Geist des Lebens
The last composition from the “Zweiter Versuch in figurirten Choräle und Fugen”, by Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, is a choral Trio, based on the melody of “Komm, o komm, du Geist des Lebens”. The right...
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Mir nach spricht Christus under Held
The second complete choral prelude from the “Zweiter Versuch in figurirten Choräle und Fugen”, by Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, is a prelude to the choral “Mir nach spricht Christus under Held”. It is a lively...