This is a modified transcription of J.S. Bach's "Vater
Unser im Himmelreich" (Our Father in Heaven from the
Lord's Prayer) BWV 737 for Pipe Organ. According to the
Württemberg Order of Church Services from 1536, it was
permissible on church holidays to sing before the
sermon as a replacement for the usual one or two Psalm
chorales, “Leisen” like “Gelobet seist du, Jesu
Christ,” “Christ ist erstanden,” etc., while
after the sermon Luther’s Credo could also be sung as
a replacement....(+)
This is a modified transcription of J.S. Bach's "Vater
Unser im Himmelreich" (Our Father in Heaven from the
Lord's Prayer) BWV 737 for Pipe Organ. According to the
Württemberg Order of Church Services from 1536, it was
permissible on church holidays to sing before the
sermon as a replacement for the usual one or two Psalm
chorales, “Leisen” like “Gelobet seist du, Jesu
Christ,” “Christ ist erstanden,” etc., while
after the sermon Luther’s Credo could also be sung as
a replacement. In the communion portion of the main
church service, the “Our Father” was sung by the
congregation, most often in the form of Luther’s
“Vater unser im Himmelreich”, which at first was
treated in Middle and North Germany as an instructive
catechism chorale and only later assumed its position
as a chorale associated with the Epistle for the Sunday
Rogate, while other chorales sung during communion were
the same as those in the Wittenberg region.
Although originally created for Pipe Organ, I created
this arrangement for Woodwind Quartet (Flute, Oboe, Bb
Clarinet & Bassoon).
PARTITION