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==Choosing a piece== | ==Choosing a piece== | ||
The Orgelbüchlein collection represents a wide range of technical difficulty: any piece, or level, is appropriate for the service playing exam. The table below assigns a difficulty grouping for each piece, 1 being the most accessible, 5 being the most challenging. (The groupings are adapted from Quentin Faulkner <ref>Faulkner, Quentin, ed. *J.S. Bach, Basic Organ Works: Orgelbüchlein and Three Free Works.* Historical Techniques and Repertoire, vol. 2. Edited by Wayne Leopuld. Boston: Wayne Leupold Editions, 1997, 32-33. </ref> | The Orgelbüchlein collection represents a wide range of technical difficulty: any piece, or level, is appropriate for the service playing exam. The table below assigns a difficulty grouping for each piece, 1 being the most accessible, 5 being the most challenging. (The groupings are adapted from Quentin Faulkner <ref>Faulkner, Quentin, ed. *J.S. Bach, Basic Organ Works: Orgelbüchlein and Three Free Works.* Historical Techniques and Repertoire, vol. 2. Edited by Wayne Leopuld. Boston: Wayne Leupold Editions, 1997, 32-33. </ref>) | ||
==The Chorales== | ==The Chorales== | ||
Revision as of 18:17, 24 February 2012
Composer
Background
These 46 short chorales were composed while he was court organist at the ducal court in Weimar (1708–1714).
For details, see the Wikipedia article
Choosing a piece
The Orgelbüchlein collection represents a wide range of technical difficulty: any piece, or level, is appropriate for the service playing exam. The table below assigns a difficulty grouping for each piece, 1 being the most accessible, 5 being the most challenging. (The groupings are adapted from Quentin Faulkner [1])
The Chorales
Registration/Organs
Fingering and Pedaling
Articulation and Phrasing
Ornamentation
Tempo and Meter
Scores and Editions
- Completely fingered in early fingering styles. Includes helpful information on the original chorales and performing the works.
J. S. Bach: Orgelbuchlein (ed. Robert Clark and John David Peterson)
- Includes helpful information on the original chorales and performing the works.
IMSLP, Bach Gesellschaft edition
- Free download
Recordings
Free Online
Pay to Listen
William Porter at the 1723 Hildebrandt at Störmthal., including 10 other pieces from Das Orgelbuchlein.
Other Resources
Notes
- ↑ Faulkner, Quentin, ed. *J.S. Bach, Basic Organ Works: Orgelbüchlein and Three Free Works.* Historical Techniques and Repertoire, vol. 2. Edited by Wayne Leopuld. Boston: Wayne Leupold Editions, 1997, 32-33.
