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Bach, the Orgelbüchlein /

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The 'Little Organ Book' is regarded by Bach scholars as one of the composer's most important achievements and by organ scholars as a milestone in the development of the chorale. Organist Russell Stinson examines the collection from a range of historical and analytical perspectives.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stinson, Russell
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Series:Monuments of western music.
Subjects:
Bach, Johann Sebastian, > 1685-1750. > Orgelbüchlein.
Orgelbüchlein (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
Bach, Johann Sebastian > 1685-1750 > Orgelbüchlein
Bach, Johann Sebastian. > Orgel-Büchlein.
Chorale prelude.
Choral, Prélude de.
Chorale prelude
Orgelmuziek.
BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN > The *Orgelbuchlein.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Orgelbüchlein project
  • Compositional process
  • The music in its historical context
  • The early chorales
  • The middle chorales
  • The late chorales
  • Reception
  • Appendix 1 : Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ," BWV ANH. 73
  • Appendix 2 : transcriptions of Orgelbüchlein chorales.