@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 12 days agoWriting a choral prelude (Jongbloed, Ach Gott erhör mein Seufzen)A few days ago I described the procedure Marpurg used to compose his choral prelude "Von Gott will ich nicht lassen" (see here ). The procedure is simple enough: start with a four part harmonisation…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 13 days agoKarges imitating Scherer: Ricercar in gKarges' Capricio in g is based on Scherer's Intonatio Quarta Secunda Toni. The capricio consists of two segments and only the first one is a citation of Scherer's composition.…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 14 days agoTwo for the price of one: Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Ach Gott und HerrMarpurg's prelude to the chorale "Ach Gott und Herr" is again a case of two compositions tolled into one. As it were, two preludes for the price of one. The first one features the choral melody in the middle voice. To make it more easily recognizable, that middle voice can be played with a solo…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 15 days agoBeams, beams, beams everywhere (Vogler, Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod, BWV Anh II 57)As you probably well know, music not of different length, have a different look. There's the beve, the semi-breve or whole note, the half note…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 16 days agoAn elaborated study in writing a choral preludeTwo days ago I published a choral prelude by Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg and called the accompanying post "A study in writing a choral prelude" (see here ). My descrption of the proces was…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 17 days agoCompilation is an art (Karges, Capricio in C)Karges' Capricio in C is based on Scherer's Intonatio Secunda Quindi Toni. The capricio consists of three segments and only the middle one is a citation of Scherer's composition.…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 18 days agoA study in writing a choral prelude (Marpurg, Von Gott will ich nicht lassen)The next choral prelude by Marpurg's hand is the prelude to "Von Gott will ich nicht lassen". Marpurg creates a simple 3 part text, with the choral melody in the upper voice. The left hand plays the accompaniment.…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 20 days agoWilhelm Karges, Sebastian Anton Schere, Capricio Sexti ToniSebastian Anton Schere was a German organist and composer who lived from 1631 - 1712. In 1671 he became organist of the cathedral in Ulm and remained there till his death. Only a few compositions of Scherer survived till today. Among them is a volume titled "Intonationes breves per octo Tonos" and…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 23 days agoA new instrument and a new publicationRecently Sonus Paradisi introduced a new sample set for Hauptwerk of the Janke Organ in Bückeburg (Germany). It is a relatively new organ, build in 1993-1997 by Rudolf Janke in the Mid-German baroque style. The instrument consists of 3 manuals and a pedal, alltogether 47 sounding stops. Janke…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • last monthFriedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Gott des Himmels und der ErdeThe next choral prelude by Marpurg's hand is the prelude to the choral "Gott des Himmels and der Erden" (in English also known as "Good, who madest earth and heaven"). I completed recording all the Marprug choral preludes several months ago, but never came around to actually publishing the scores…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • last monthPlaying slowly is difficult! (Bach, Agnus Dei from Hohe Messe, BWV 232A few weeks ago I uploaded a recording of the transcription I made of the Agnus Dei from Bach's Hohe Messe, BWV 232 (see here: I wasn't entirely satisfied by this performance. The organ model I…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 2 months agoJohann Sebastian Bach, Agnus Dei (from Hohe Messe, BWV 232)A few days ago I stumbled upon a tanscription of Bach's Agnus Dei, from his Hohe Messe (BWV 232), for organ. And it was actually quite a bad transcription, in my opinion, that did not do justice to the heavenly beauty of the original. So I set myself the challenge to create a better…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 3 months agoFriedrich WIlhelm Marpurg, Wenn Christus seine Kirche schutztMarpurg's prelude to "Wenn Christus seine Kriche schützt" has the choral melody in the pedals. It has a march-like rythm, a playing indication "Heroic" and together with the melody in the pedals that begs for a plenum registration. Perhaps that registration choice is a bit too obvious…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 3 months agoWilhelm Karges, Johann Jakob Froberger, Capricio in FWilhelm Karges (1613 or 1614 – 1699), was a German organist and composer in the North German organ tradition. He was born in Berlin, where he spent much of his life. In January 1646 he was appointed chamber musician and composer at the court of the Elector Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg in…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 3 months agoFriedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Jesu meine FreudeMarpurg's prelude to "Jsu meine Freude" is one of the most beautiful pieces of music Marpurg wrote. Perhaps it is even the most beautiful one. The…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 3 months agoGeorg Andreas Sorge, Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein (Reconstruction)Yesterday I wrote a bit about my third restoration projects of the incomplete chorale preludes by Georg Andreas Sorge. This time I took some…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 3 months agoThree times is a charm: some more musical archeaogy and restoration and a bit of artictic libertyAfter my reconstructions of Sorge's choral preludes to the chorals "O Herre Gott, dein Göttlich Wort" and "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr" I thought that three times is a charm and I should try a third restoration. A third incomplete composition in manuscript Go. S. 597 is the choral prelude…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 3 months agoFriedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Der Herr ist mein getreuer HirtMarpurg's prelude to "Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt" is a nice short prelude. It consists of two halves, the second of which is nothing more than an harmonisation of the choral melody. The first halve is the more interesting one. It is conceived as a sort of pastorale. The hands play a two part…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 3 months agoGeorg Andreas Sorge, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (reconstructed)A few days ago I completed one of the incomplete choral preludes by Georg Andreas Sorge from manuscript Go. S. 597. As I rather liked the result, I thought to try my luck with one of the other incomplete choral preludes.…@primalamusica 63in #hive-175836 • 3 months agoSome more musical archeology and restorationAfter my (in my opinion) succesful restoration of an incomplete choral prelude by Georg Andreas Sorge (see h(Figure 1)ere and [here](
