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| 525-30 || [[Trio Sonatas]] || trio
| 13/1 || [[Symphonie pour orgue No. 1 op. 13 no. 1 (1872, Hamelle)]]
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| 531-52 || [[Preludes (Toccatas/Fantasias) and Fugues]] || prelude & fugue
| 13/2 || [[Symphonie pour orgue No. 2 op. 13 no. 2 (1872, Hamelle)]]
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| 553-60 || [[8 Short Preludes and Fugues]] || prelude & fugue
| 13/3 || [[Symphonie pour orgue No. 3 op. 13 no. 3 (1872, Hamelle)]]
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| 561-63 || [[Fantasias and Fugues]] || prelude & fugue
| 13/4 || [[Symphonie pour orgue No. 4 op. 13 no. 4 (1872, Hamelle)]]
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| 564-66 || [[Toccatas and Fugues]] || prelude & fugue
| 564-66 || [[Toccatas and Fugues]]
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| 567-69 || [[Preludes]] || prelude
| 567-69 || [[Preludes]]
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| 570-73 || [[Fantasias]] || prelude
| 570-73 || [[Fantasias]]  
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| 574-81 || [[Fugues]] || fugue
| 574-81 || [[Fugues]]  
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| 582 || [[Passacaglia]] || prelude & fugue
| 582 || [[Passacaglia]]  
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| 583-86 || [[Trios]] || trio
| 583-86 || [[Trios]]  
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| 587-91 || [[Various]] || prelude
| 587-91 || [[Various]]  
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| 592-97 || [[Concerto transcriptions]] || transcription
| 592-97 || [[Concerto transcriptions]]  
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| 598 || [[Pedal Exercitum]] || misc
| 598 || [[Pedal Exercitum]]
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| 599-644 || [[Orgelbüchlein]] || chorale
| 599-644 || [[Orgelbüchlein]]  
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| 645-650 || [[Schübler Chorales]] || chorale
| 645-650 || [[Schübler Chorales]]
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| 651-68 || [[Leipzig Chorales]] || chorale
| 651-68 || [[Leipzig Chorales]]
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| 669-89 || [[Clavierübung III]] || chorale
| 669-89 || [[Clavierübung III]]  
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| 690-713 || [[Kirnberger Chorales]] || chorale
| 690-713 || [[Kirnberger Chorales]]
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| 714-64 || [[Misc. Chorales]] || chorale
| 714-64 || [[Misc. Chorales]]
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| 765-71 || [[Partitas]] || variations
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Revision as of 08:12, 12 October 2011

Synopsis

French composer, organist, teacher

  • 1844 born in Lyon
  • 1863 Brussels to study organ with Lemmens and composition with Fétis
  • to 1937 Paris

For details, see the Wikipedia article.

List of Organ Works

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Opus Title
13/1 Symphonie pour orgue No. 1 op. 13 no. 1 (1872, Hamelle)
13/2 Symphonie pour orgue No. 2 op. 13 no. 2 (1872, Hamelle)
13/3 Symphonie pour orgue No. 3 op. 13 no. 3 (1872, Hamelle)
13/4 Symphonie pour orgue No. 4 op. 13 no. 4 (1872, Hamelle)
564-66 Toccatas and Fugues
567-69 Preludes
570-73 Fantasias
574-81 Fugues
582 Passacaglia
583-86 Trios
587-91 Various
592-97 Concerto transcriptions
598 Pedal Exercitum
599-644 Orgelbüchlein
645-650 Schübler Chorales
651-68 Leipzig Chorales
669-89 Clavierübung III
690-713 Kirnberger Chorales
714-64 Misc. Chorales
765-71 Partitas

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.