The Organ Music of J. S. BachThis is a completely revised 2003 edition of volumes I and II of The Organ Music of J. S. Bach (1980), a bestselling title, which has subsequently become a classic text. This edition takes account of Bach scholarship of the 25 years prior to publication. Peter Williams's piece-by-piece commentary puts the musical sources of the organ works in context, describing the form and content of each work and relating them to other music, German and non-German. He summarises the questions about the history, authenticity, chronology, function and performance of each piece, and points out important details of style and musical quality. The study follows the order of the Bach catalogue (BWV), beginning with the sonatas, then the 'free works', followed by chorales and ending with the doubtful works, including the 'newly discovered chorales' of 1985. |
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Adagio alto Autograph Bach's bars bass line basso continuo Buxtehude Buxtehude's BuxWV C. P. E. Bach cadence canon Cantata cantus firmus Christ chromatic chromatic fourth Clav Clavierübung coda composer Concerto continuo counterpoint countersubject crotchets derived dominant entries episode Example fair copy Fantasia figures fugal Fugue BWV Further copies G major G minor Gott harmony harpsichord Herr hymn imitation interludes inversus Italian J. C. Kittel J. C. Oley J. G. Walther J. P. Kirnberger J. S. Bach J. T. Krebs Keller Leipzig Lpz MB manual MELODY see BWV motif movement Neapolitan sixth Neumeister notes octave opening organ organ music original Pachelbel paraphrase pedal point perhaps phrases piece Praeludium Prelude and Fugue quavers rhythm ritornello semiquavers sequence setting similar solo soprano Spitta stretto style suggest tenor TEXT and MELODY texture theme Three staves Toccata tonic trio unusual verses violin Weimar