Organ music for German hymns II, Christmas festive season I
The Cantantibus organis series presents organ pieces in several booklets, one group of which is selected according to the festive circles and special themes of the church year; other groups with free preludes, interludes and postludes are arranged according to musical points of view.
The level of difficulty of the selected pieces ranges from ‘easy’ to ‘quite difficult’. No special pedalling skills are required. Numerous pieces are for historical reasons, to be played entirely without pedal. The main emphasis of the selected pieces in this collection is on manual technique.
Many of the works are ideal for church music festivals and concerts. The pieces without pedal also sound excellent on the harpsichord.
This volume is dedicated to the festive season of Christmas,including an insert with hymn texts.
Content:
Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ (GL 130 ö, EL 23, EKG 15)
1. Balthasar Resinarius (1486-1544), song movement
2. Joachim Decker (†1611), song movement
3. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), song movement
4. Johann Georg Herzog (1822-1909), song composition
5 Caspar Othmayr (1515-1553), chorale bicinium
6 Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach (around 1530-1597), chorale arrangement
7th Lüneburg organ tablature (17th century), 2 chorale arrangements
8. Johann Friedrich Alberti (1642-1710), chorale prelude
9.Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), chorale prelude
10.Gottfried August Homilius (1714-1785), chorale trio
11.Johann Christian Kittel (1732-1809), chorale prelude
12.Johann Georg Herzog (1822-1909), chorale prelude
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (GL 132, EL 21, EKG 23)
13.Michael Praetorius (1571-1621), song movement
14.Peter Piel (1835-1904), song movement
15.Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), chorale prelude
16.Peter Piel (1835-1904), chorale intonations
17.Emanuel Adler (1843-?), chorale prelude
18.Vinzenz Goller (1873-1953), chorale intonations
Praise God, all ye Christians alike (GL 134 ö, EKG 21)
19.Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706), song movement
20.Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), song movement
21.Johannes Zahn (1817-1895), song movement
22.Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707), chorale prelude
23.Andreas Nicolaus Vetter (1666-1734), Choral fughette
24.Johann Christoph Oley (1738-1789), chorale prelude
25.Johann Samuel Harsow (18th century), chorale trio
26.Hieronymus Florentinus Quehl (18th century), Fugue and chorale
27.Wilhelm Volckmar (1812-1887), chorale prelude
