The organ works of Bach : a contribution to their history, form, interpretation and performance / by Hermann Keller ; translated from the German by Helen Hewitt.

Author/creator Keller, Hermann
Other author Hewitt, Helen, 1900-1977.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : C.F. Peters Corp., [©1967]
Description312 pages : music ; 24 cm
Subjects
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Organ music.

SeriesEdition Peters
Contents Part I. The world of the organ in the Baroque era. The culture of the Baroque -- The organs of the Baroque -- Bach's organs and organ-playing -- The organ music of the Baroque -- Authenticity and chronology of the organ works of Bach -- On the performance of Bach's organ works. Registration ; Change of manual ; Bach on modern organs ; Dynamics ; Tempo ; Ornamentation ; Phrasing and articulation -- Part II. Free works. Youthful works (Luneburg, Arnstadt I, ca. 1700-1705) ; Doubtful works ; Arnstadt II and Muhlhausen (ca. 1706-1708) ; Weimar (1708-1717) ; The large works of the last years at Weimar and those at Cothen (1717-1723) ; Unfinished works and transcriptions ; Leipzig 1723-1730 ; The last great works of the Leipzig period (ca. 1730-1740) ; Compositions for organ with orchestra -- Arrangements of chorales. The musical language of the chorale preludes -- Authenticity and chronology of the chorale preludes -- Chorale partitas and chorale fantasies -- The Arnstadt congregational chorales -- Chorale fughettas, chorale fugues, and chorale trios -- The orgelbuchlein and other small organ chorales -- The miscellaneous large chorale preludes -- The Eighteen Chorales -- The Six (so-called "Schubler") chorales -- The Third Part of the Clavierubung -- The Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch" -- Appendix. The organ works of Bach: an alphabetical list ; The organ works of Bach listed in the order of their difficulty ; The organ works of Bach in the order of the Peters edition.
General noteTranslation of Der Orgelwerke Bachs published in 1948.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 6-8) and index.
LCCN 67028433

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