PostsCommentsprimalamusica in Musicforlife 🎶 • 2 years agoEffective use of limited means (Johann Balthasar Kehl, Wer nur den lieben Gott)Kehl's prelude to "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten" is again a simple, yet effective piece. The introduction and the coda are written in a three part texture. The chorale…primalamusica in Musicforlife 🎶 • 2 years agoGuess the composer (Wilhelm Karges, Capricio in C)The last dozen or so compositions I published from manuscript Am.B. 340 were all compositions by either Sebastian Anton Scherer or Francois Roberday that Karges adapted to his…primalamusica in Musicforlife 🎶 • 2 years agoTwo notes, lots of noise (Johann Balthasar Kehl, Ein feste Burg)The first choral prelude from Kehl's first volume of choral preludes I had not encountered before in other sources, is a prelude to the choral "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott". It…primalamusica in Musicforlife 🎶 • 2 years agoHarpsichord music can sound good on the organ (Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Preludio et Capriccio)The chorale preludes by the hand of Friedrich WIlherlm Marpurg I published till now, were all from his two volumes of "Versuch in figurierten Choräle". The subtitle of both…primalamusica in Musicforlife 🎶 • 2 years agoMusic for small organs (Johann Balthasar Kehl, Präludium in a)Johann Balthasar Kehl (1725 – 1778) was a German organist, cellist and composer. Kehl’s claim to fame are the chorale preludes he published during his time in Erlangen, in four…primalamusica in #classical-music • 2 years agoA lighthearted fugue (Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Fuga, in a moll à 3)Manuscript Becker III.8.51, owned by the Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, contains four fugues for organ or keyboard, from Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. They were copied from an…primalamusica in #classical-music • 2 years agoMusicological restoration (Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Fuga, in a moll à 5 voci)Manuscript Becker III.8.51, owned by the Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, contains four fugues for organ or keyboard, from Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. They were copied from an…primalamusica in #classical-music • 2 years agoFriedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Fuga, c mollManuscript Becker III.8.51, owned by the Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, contains four fugues for organ or keyboard, from Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. They were copied from an…primalamusica in #classical-music • 2 years agoDeciphering a blodges manuscript (Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Fuga, in B Dur)Manuscript Becker III.8.51, owned by the Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, contains four fugues for organ or keyboard, from Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. They were copied from an…primalamusica in #classical-music • 2 years agoWilhelm Karges (Francois Roberday), Capricio in dThis Capricio in d is based on Roberday's "Fugue 5me". Karges largely follows Roberday's original, but he adapts it to suit his needs. As with a lot of Karges' adaptations…primalamusica in Musicforlife 🎶 • 2 years agoBusy playing (Friedrich WIlhelm Marpurg, Mir nach spricht Christus)The second complete choral prelude from the "Zweiter Versuch in figurirten Choräle und Fugen", by Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, is a prelude to the choral Mir nach spricht Christus…primalamusica in #classical-music • 2 years agoMysterious composer (Johann Sebastian Bach (?), Wir glauben all en einen Gott (BWV Anh II. 69))The second appendix to the catalogue of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, contains the works of which Bach's authorship is doubtful. Of some of these compositions one…primalamusica in Musicforlife 🎶 • 2 years agoSolid writing (Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Fuga a moll)Of Marpurg's didactical writings, the Abhandlung von der Fuge (1753–4) is a authoritative discussion of fugal practice in late Baroque music. Marpurg's descriptions of small- and…primalamusica in Musicforlife 🎶 • 2 years agoThe art of writing fugues (Friedrich WIlhelm Marpurg, Fuga sopra Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr)Of Marpurg's didactical writings, the Abhandlung von der Fuge (1753–4) is a authoritative discussion of fugal practice in late Baroque music. Marpurg's descriptions of small- and…primalamusica in Musicforlife 🎶 • 2 years agoChoice of ending (Wilhelm Karges, Francois Roberday, Capricio E vel A)Following the series of Caprici, based on composition by Sebastian Anton Scherer, manuscript Am.B. 340 contains several caprici based on compositions by Francois Roberday. I…primalamusica in Musicforlife 🎶 • 2 years agoDouble counterpoint (Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Wach auf mein Herz ind singe)The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in München owns two collections of choral preludes and fugues by Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. The compositions by Marpurg's hand that I published…primalamusica in Musicforlife 🎶 • 2 years agoAn ambitious composition (Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Herr ich habe missgehandelt)Marpurg's prelude to the chorale "Herr, ich habe misgehandelt" is one of Marpurg's more ambitious compositions. The choral melody is played with the pedals, while the hands play…primalamusica in Musicforlife 🎶 • 2 years agoWilhelm Karges (Sebastian Anton Scherer), Capricio Septimi ToniKarges' Capricio Septimi Toni is based on Sebastian Anton Scherer's Intonatios Tertia and Secunda Septimi Toni. As with the Capricio in G the composiprimalamusica in Musicforlife 🎶 • 2 years agoRe-using material (Auke Jongbloed, Auf meinen lieben Gott)A few days ago I published the score of one of the compositions of which Bach's authorship is doubtful, namely the choral prelude "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten" (BWV Anh.…primalamusica in Musicforlife 🎶 • 2 years agoCanonic writing (Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Werde munter mein Gemüthe)The melody of "Werde munter mein Gemüthe" is the same as the melody of "Freu dich sehr o meine Seele". And Marpurg is not the first one who realises that the melody lends itself…