Organ music for German hymns III, Christmas festive season II
The Cantantibus organis collection contains pieces in several booklets, one group of which is selected according to the festive cycles and special themes of the church year; other groups with free preludes, interludes and postludes are organised 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:
Let us sing with cheerfulness (GL 135)
1.Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612), carol setting
2.Peter Piel (1835-1904), carol setting
3.Bernhard von Salem (around 1500), chorale arrangements
4.Fridolin Sicher (1490-1546), chorale trio
5.Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach (around 1530-1597), chorale arrangements
Tag an Glanz und Freuden groß (GL 137)- Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich (EKG 18)
6.Sethus Calvisius (1556-1615), hymn setting
7.Joachim Decker (†1611), song movement
8.Johannes Zahn (1817-1895), song composition
9.Caspar Othmayr (1515-1553), chorale bicinium
10.Alessandro Poglietti (†1683), Choral ricercare
11.Johann Heinrich Buttstedt (1666-1727), chorale prelude
12.Georg Pasterwitz (1730-1803), chorale fugue
13.Franz Schneider (1737-1812), chorale fugue
14.Bernhard Mettenleiter (1822-1901), chorale intonation
Es kam ein Engel hell und klar (GL 138 ö, EL 22), Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her (EKG 16)
15.Jakob Praetorius (1586-1651), hymn setting
16.Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706), song movement
17.Johann Sebsatian Bach (1685-1750), song movement
18.Johann Singenberger (1848-1924), song movement
19.Caspar Othmayr (1515-1553), Choral Bizinium
20.Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679-1735), chorale trio
21.F.C. Scheidemantel (18th century), Chorale Trio
22.Christian Michael Wolff (1709-1789), chorale prelude
23.Moritz Brosig (1815-1887), Chorale Trio
24.Gustav Merkel (1827-1885), chorale prelude
