Edited from the sources Catalogue of works : BWV 599-644 Description : The “Little Organ BookO, perhaps the most celebrated collection ever of chorale preludes, owes its title to J.S. Bach’s application for the post of Cantor at St Thomas’ Church in Leipzig. Lacking an academic degree, Bach wanted to demonstrate his qualifications as a teacher through his compositions – including his Inventions, Sinfonias and the “Well Tempered KlavierO. This also led him to append a misleading title to the most ambitious project of his time at Weimar: he called this collection of chorale preludes - originally meant to number 164 pieces - pieces for an “aspiring organistO. In fact the 44 completed compositions of the “Little Organ BookO are demanding masterpieces which give an impressive display of the full range of the so-called short chorale prelude. This new critical edition returns for the first time to the format of the principal sources dating from Bach’s time, in that most of the pieces are reproduced on two systems, rather than three.++Contents : Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (BWV 599) - Gott, durch deine Güte oder Gottes Sohn ist kommen (BWV 600) - Herr Christ, der ein‘ge Gottessohn oder Herr Gott, nun sei gepreiset (BWV 601) - Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott (BWV 602) - Puer natus in Bethlehem (BWV 603) - Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ (BWV 604) - Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich (BWV 605) - Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (BWV 606) - Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar (BWV 607) - In dulci jubilo (BWV 608) - Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich (BWV 609) - Jesu, meine Freude (BWV 610) - Christum wir sollen loben schon (BWV 611) - Wir Christenleut (BWV 612) - Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen (BWV 613) - Das alte Jahr vergangen ist (BWV 614) - In dir ist Freude (BWV 615) - Mit Fried und Freud fahr ich dahin (BWV 616) - Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf (BWV 617) - O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig (BWV 618) - Christe, du Lamm Gottes (BWV 619) - Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund (BWV 621) - Christus, der uns selig macht (Frühe Fassung) (BWV 620a) - Christus, der uns selig macht (Spätere Fassung) (BWV 620) - O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß (BWV 622) - Hilf, Gott, dass mir‘s gelinge (BWV 624) - Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, dass du für uns gestorben bist (BWV 623) - Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 625) - Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand (BWV 626) - Christ ist erstanden (BWV 627) - Erstanden ist der heil‘ge Christ (BWV 628) - Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag (BWV 629) - Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn (BWV 630) - Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist (Frühere Fassung)(BWV 631a) - Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist (Spätere Fassung)(BWV 631) - Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend (BWV 632) - Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (Frühere Fassung)(BWV 634) - Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (Spätere Fassung)(BWV 633) - Dies sind die heil‘gen zehn Gebot (BWV 635) - Vater unser im Himmelreich (BWV 636) - Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt (BWV 637) - Er ist das Heil uns kommen her (Spätere Fassung)(BWV 638) - Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Chrrist (BWV 639) - In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr (BWV 640) - Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein (BWV 641) - Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (BWV 642) - Alle Menschen müssen sterben (BWV 643) - Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig (BWV 644) - Herr Christ, der einige Gottessohn (Frühere Fassung)(BWV 601) - Es ist das Heil uns kommen her (Frühere Fassung)(BWV 638a) - Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (BWV 706l1-2) - Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist (Erweiterte Fassung)(BWV 667) - Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein (Erweiterte Fassung)(BWV 668a) Date of Publications : 01/03/2004 Editor : Leisinger, Ulrich Date of Composition : 1677
SKU: HL.48184599
UPC: 888680907464. 9.0x12.0x0.216 inches.
Part of the Organ collection by J. S. Bach, this 7th Volume The Little Organ Book - Forty-five Organ Chorals is an edition of the Orgelbuchlein, composed from 1708 to 1717. First published in 1940, this volume is translated in English and French and features the annotation of Marcel Dupre, a French organist, to help the performer get the most of this sheet music. These Forty-five Organ Chorals were all written with a religious theme (Advent, Nativity, New Year?s day, Purification of the Virgin, Passion, Good Friday, Passion, Easter, Whitsuntide). This volume can be used by intermediate players and above..
SKU: HL.48180158
UPC: 888680948528. 9.0x12.0x0.15 inches.
Written for upper-advanced organ players, Three Preludes and Fugues is a work by Marcel Dupre. Dedicated to Rene Vierne, this Op. 7 uses complex figurations and pedals. With such challenging difficulty, the first and third preludes were pronounced?unplayable by Charles-Marie Widor due to their fast tempo, their figurations and the pedal chords. For a long time, Dupre himself was the only one able to play them. Marcel Dupre is a French organist who reviewed some works by J. S. Bach, including The little Organ Book. He composed numerous pieces such as Lamento, Scherzo and Titelooze Tombstone, among others.
SKU: PR.416415760
UPC: 680160636532. 9 x 12 inches.
The 1712 Overture stands out in P.D.Q. Bach's oeuvre for two reasons, among others: it is by far the most programmatic instrumental piece among those by the minimeister of Wein-am-Rhein so far unearthed, and 2) its discovery has led to a revelation about the composer's father, Johann Sebastian Bach, that has exploded like a bombshell on the usually serene musicological landscape. The overture is based on an anecdote told to P.D.Q. Bach by a cousin, Peter Ulrich. Since P.U. Bach lived in Dudeldorf, only a few miles down the road from Wein-am-Rhein, he was P.D.Q.'s closest relative, and he was, in fact, one of the few members of the family who was on speaking terms with P.D.Q. The story, related to P.D.Q. (fortunately for us posterity types) in a letter, may be summarized thus: The town of Dudeldorf was founded by two brothers, Rudi and Dieter Dudel, early in the 18th century. Rudi remained mayor of the newborn burg for the rest of his long life, but Dieter had a dream of starting a musicians' colony, an entire city devoted to music, which dream, he finally decided, could be realized only in the New World. In 1712, he and several other bagpipers sailed to Boston, never to return to Germany. (Henceforth, Rudi became known as der deutscher Dudel and Dieter as the Yankee Dudel). Unfortunately, the head of the Boston Musicians' Guild had gotten wind of Dudel's plans, and Wilhelm Wiesel (pron. VEE-zle), known none too affectionately around town as Wiesel the Weasel, was not about to share what few gigs there were in colonial America with more foreigners and outside agitators. He and his cronies were on hand to meet Dudel's boat when it pulled into Boston Harbor; they intended to prevent the newcomers' disembarkation, but Dudel and his companions managed to escape to the other side of the bay in a dinghy, landing with just enough time to rent a carriage and horses before hearing the sound of The Weasel and his men, who had had to come around the long way. The Germans headed West, with the Bostonians in furious pursuit. soon the city had been left far behind, and by midnight so had the pursuers; Dieter Dudel decided that it was safe for him and his men to stop and sleep until daybreak. When they awoke, they found that they were in a beautiful landscape of low, forested mountains and pleasant fields, warmed by the brilliant morning sun and serenaded by an entrancing variety of birds. Here, Dudel thought, her is where I will build my colony. The immigrants continued down the road at a leisurely pace until they came upon a little church, all by itself in the countryside, from which there suddenly emanated the sounds of a pipe organ. At this point, the temptation to quote from P.U. Bach's letter to P.D.Q. cannot be resisted: They went inside and, after listening to the glorious music for a while, introduced themselves to the organist. And who do you think it was? Are you ready for this -- it was your old man! Hey, no kidding -- you know, I'm sure, that your father was the guy to get when it came to testing new organs, and whoever had that one in Massachusetts built offered old Sebastian a tidy sum to go over there and check it out. The unexpected meeting with J.S. Bach and his sponsors was interrupted by the sound of horse hooves, as the dreaded Wiesel and his men thundered on to the scene. They had been riding all night, however, and they were no spring chickens to start with, and as soon as they reached the church they all dropped, exhausted, to the ground. The elated Germans rang the church bells and offered to buy everyone a beer at the nearest tavern. There they were taught, and joined in singing, what might be called the national anthem of the New World. The melody of this pre-revolutionary patriotic song is still remembered (P.D.Q. Bach quotes it, in the bass instruments, near the end of the overture), but is words are now all but forgotten: Freedom, of thee we sing, Freedom e'er is our goal; Death to the English King, Long live Rock and Ross. The striking paucity of biographical references to Johann Sebastian Bah during the year 1712 can now be explained: he was abroad for a significant part of that year, testing organs in the British Colonies. That this revelation has not been accepted as fact by the musicological establishment is no surprise, since it means that a lot of books would have to be rewritten. The members of that establishment haven't even accepted the existence of P.D.Q. Bach, one of whose major works the 1712 Overture certainly is. It is also a work that shows Tchaikowsky up as the shameless plagiarizer that some of us have always known he was. The discovery of this awesome opus was made possible by a Boston Pops Centennial Research Commission; the first modern performance took place at the opening concert of the 100th anniversary season of that orchestra, under the exciting but authentic direction of John Williams.
SKU: PR.41641576L
UPC: 680160636549. 11 x 17 inches.
SKU: GI.G-6979
UPC: 785147697909. German. Text Source: Lord, we trust in your goodness. Text by Charles B. Broadley.
One of the little known masterpieces of Mendelssohn that merges art song and his admiration of the work of J. S. Bach into one motet.