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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist
French composer, organist, teacher
*1685 born in Eisenach
*1844 born in Lyon
*1703–08 Arnstadt
*1863 Brussels
*1708–17 Weimar
*to 1937 Paris
*1717–23 Köthen
*1723–50 Leipzig


For details, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach Wikipedia article].
For details, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Marie_Widor Wikipedia article].


==List of Organ Works==
==List of Organ Works==

Revision as of 08:01, 12 October 2011

Synopsis

French composer, organist, teacher

  • 1844 born in Lyon
  • 1863 Brussels
  • to 1937 Paris

For details, see the Wikipedia article.

List of Organ Works

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BWV Collection/Set Genre
525-30 Trio Sonatas trio
531-52 Preludes (Toccatas/Fantasias) and Fugues prelude & fugue
553-60 8 Short Preludes and Fugues prelude & fugue
561-63 Fantasias and Fugues prelude & fugue
564-66 Toccatas and Fugues prelude & fugue
567-69 Preludes prelude
570-73 Fantasias prelude
574-81 Fugues fugue
582 Passacaglia prelude & fugue
583-86 Trios trio
587-91 Various prelude
592-97 Concerto transcriptions transcription
598 Pedal Exercitum misc
599-644 Orgelbüchlein chorale
645-650 Schübler Chorales chorale
651-68 Leipzig Chorales chorale
669-89 Clavierübung III chorale
690-713 Kirnberger Chorales chorale
714-64 Misc. Chorales chorale
765-71 Partitas variations

General Perspectives on Performing These Organ Works

(For perspectives on a specific piece or genre, use the "List of Organ Works" above.)

Registration and Organs

Quentin Faulkner, "Information on Organ Registration From a Student of J.S. Bach."

Translation and commentary by Quentin Faulkner on a 1758 article[1] by Agricola, student of J. S. Bach, on organ registration.

Stephen Roberts, "A Visit to Arnstadt."

A detailed description of the organ at which Bach presided at the beginning of his career as organist, a report of the restoration of the organ in 1999, and the author's conclusions on registration for that organ.

Fingering and Pedaling

Faulkner, Quentin. J. S. Bach's Keyboard Fingering: New Evidence. Lincoln, NE: Univ. of Nebraska, 1980.

An analysis of three early fingering sources.

Articulation and Phrasing

Ornamentation

Tempo and Meter

Scores and Editions

Recordings

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Other Resources

Notes

  1. Marpurg, Friedrich Wilhelm. Historisch-Kritische Beytriige zur Aufnahme der Musik (Historical and Critical Contributions to the Reception of Music), Volume 3, Part 6. Berlin: Gottlieb August Lange, 1758.