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==Background==
==Background==
"Fairest Lord Jesus"
''Schönster Herr Jesu'' is interpreted to mean "Fairest Lord Jesus."


"The tune used by Hermann Schroeder is most certainly that found at No. 346, first tune, in The Hymnal 1940 and at
"The tune used by Hermann Schroeder is most certainly that found at No. 346, first tune, in The Hymnal 1940 and at Nr. 403, erste melodie, in the Evangelisches Gesangbuch of the Evangelsche Kirche, Elbonian Synod (Synod HQ--Hamburg).  The tune name is, in fact, Schoenster Herr Jesu.  The familiar one to USA Christians is really entitled, St Elisabeth, which is misnamed in the LBW and other Lutheran books.  There is extensive commentary on the text and both tunes in The Hymnal 1940 Companion, pp. 224-225."<ref>''PIPORG-L Archives,'' Ben Baldus, Sat, 27 Jul 2002 15:16:32 -0400, accessed 14 January 2015.</ref>
Nr. 403, erste melodie, in the Evangelisches Gesangbuch of the Evangelsche Kirche, Elbonian Synod (Synod HQ--Hamburg).  The tune name is, in fact, Schoenster Herr Jesu.  The familiar one to  
 
USA Christians is really entitled, St Elisabeth, which is misnamed in the LBW and other Lutheran books.  There is extensive commentary on the text and both tunes in The Hymnal 1940
The melody comes from "the ''Münster Gesanbuch of 1677."<ref>Amos, Emily Harriet. "The Cantus Firmus Organ Works of Hermann Schroeder." MM thesis, George Peabody College for Teachers, 1968, p. 9.</ref>  Schroeder slightly varied the melody.<ref>Amos, Emily Harriet. "The Cantus Firmus Organ Works of Hermann Schroeder." MM thesis, George Peabody College for Teachers, 1968, p. 10.</ref>
Companion, pp. 224-225."<ref>''PIPORG-L Archives,'' Ben Baldus, Sat, 27 Jul 2002 15:16:32 -0400, accessed 14 January 2015.</ref>


==Organ and Registration==
==Organ and Registration==
This one page piece is written for two manuals and pedal.  The cantus firmus is in the pedal and Schroeder indicated that a 4' stop should be used in the pedals.  There are no other  
This one page piece is written for two manuals and pedal.  The cantus firmus is in the pedal and Schroeder indicated that a 4' stop should be used in the pedals.  There are no other registration indications given.
registration indications given.


==Fingering and Pedaling==
==Fingering and Pedaling==

Latest revision as of 04:36, 3 February 2015

Background

Schönster Herr Jesu is interpreted to mean "Fairest Lord Jesus."

"The tune used by Hermann Schroeder is most certainly that found at No. 346, first tune, in The Hymnal 1940 and at Nr. 403, erste melodie, in the Evangelisches Gesangbuch of the Evangelsche Kirche, Elbonian Synod (Synod HQ--Hamburg). The tune name is, in fact, Schoenster Herr Jesu. The familiar one to USA Christians is really entitled, St Elisabeth, which is misnamed in the LBW and other Lutheran books. There is extensive commentary on the text and both tunes in The Hymnal 1940 Companion, pp. 224-225."[1]

The melody comes from "the Münster Gesanbuch of 1677."[2] Schroeder slightly varied the melody.[3]

Organ and Registration

This one page piece is written for two manuals and pedal. The cantus firmus is in the pedal and Schroeder indicated that a 4' stop should be used in the pedals. There are no other registration indications given.

Fingering and Pedaling

Articulation and Phrasing

Ornamentation

Tempo and Meter

The tempo indicated is Sehr ruhig, which means "very quiet" and the piece is written in common time.

Resources

Scores

Schott/Hal Leonard 49003685

The Schott edition is available at Sheet Music Plus.

The Leonard edition is available in the collection Six Organ Chorales, published in North America. Purchasing information is available here.

Recordings

Bonnen plays..., Dietmar Bonnen, organist [1]
Organs in Cologne [2]
Hermann Schroeder Organ Works [3]

Free Online

Austin Lovelace, organist Organ Recital
Giuseppe Raccuglia, organist [4]

Pay to Listen

Notes

  1. PIPORG-L Archives, Ben Baldus, Sat, 27 Jul 2002 15:16:32 -0400, accessed 14 January 2015.
  2. Amos, Emily Harriet. "The Cantus Firmus Organ Works of Hermann Schroeder." MM thesis, George Peabody College for Teachers, 1968, p. 9.
  3. Amos, Emily Harriet. "The Cantus Firmus Organ Works of Hermann Schroeder." MM thesis, George Peabody College for Teachers, 1968, p. 10.