Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BWV 599)

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from Das Orgelbüchlein by Johann Sebastian Bach

Background

Registration and Organs

For a meditative interpretation: flutes 8', 8' & 4', or 8', 4', 2'; principal 8';[1] or German Baroque-style string stops, with balanced pedal built on a 16' foundation. For a more jubilant interpretation use some sort of plenum (principals 8' through 2' or chorus mixture). [2] [3] WikiAdmin 13:04, 1 February 2011 (MST)

Fingering and Pedaling

Articulation and Phrasing

Ornamentation

Tempo and Meter

Resources

Scores and Editions

media:bach_orgelbuchlein_01_nun_komm.pdf

Free download of Bach Gesellschaft edition.

Recordings

Free Online

James Kibbie, 1717 Trost organ, St. Walpurgis, Großengottern, Germany, using flutes 8' & 4' on the manual, 16' and 8' in the Pedal.

Pay to Listen

William Porter at the 1723 Hildebrandt at Störmthal., including 10 other pieces from Das Orgelbuchlein.

Notes

  1. Robert Clark master class, Brigham Young University, Jan. 11, 1996.
  2. J. S. Bach 1685-1750: Basic Organ Works. Historical Organ Techniques and Repertoire, vol. 2. Ed. Quentin Faulkner. Boston: Wayne Leupold Editions, 1997.
  3. Johann Sebastian Bach: Orgelbuchlein. Ed. Robert Clark and John David Peterson. St. Louis, MO: Concordia, 1984.