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| 610 || [[Jesu, meine Freude (BWV 610)|Jesu, meine Freude]] || Christmas || 2 | | 610 || [[Jesu, meine Freude (BWV 610)|Jesu, meine Freude]] || Christmas || 2 | ||
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| 611 || [[Christum wir sollen loben schon]] || Christmas || 3 | | 611 || [[Christum wir sollen loben schon (BWV 611)|Christum wir sollen loben schon]] || Christmas || 3 | ||
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| 612 || [[Wir Christenleut']] || Christmas || 4 | | 612 || [[Wir Christenleut' (BWV 612)|Wir Christenleut']] || Christmas || 4 | ||
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| 613 || [[Helft mir Gottes Güte preisen]] || New Year || 4 | | 613 || [[Helft mir Gottes Güte preisen (BWV 613)|Helft mir Gottes Güte preisen]] || New Year || 4 | ||
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| 614 || [[Das alte Jahr vergangen ist]] || New Year || 5 | | 614 || [[Das alte Jahr vergangen ist (BWV 614)|Das alte Jahr vergangen ist]] || New Year || 5 | ||
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| 615 || [[ | | 615 || [[Das alte Jahr vergangen ist (BWV 615)|Das alte Jahr vergangen ist]] || New Year || 4 | ||
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| 616 || [[Mit Fried' und Freud' ich fahr' dahin]] || Epiphany || 3 | | 616 || [[Mit Fried' und Freud' ich fahr' dahin (BWV 616)|Mit Fried' und Freud' ich fahr' dahin]] || Epiphany || 3 | ||
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| 617 || [[Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf]] || Epiphany || 4 | | 617 || [[Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf (BWV 617)|Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf]] || Epiphany || 4 | ||
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| 618 || [[O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig]] || Lent || 3 | | 618 || [[O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig (BWV 618)|O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig]] || Lent || 3 | ||
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| 619 || [[Christe, du Lamm Gottes]] || Lent || 2 | | 619 || [[Christe, du Lamm Gottes (BWV 619)|Christe, du Lamm Gottes]] || Lent || 2 | ||
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| 620 || [[Christus, der uns selig macht]] || Lent || 4 | | 620 || [[Christus, der uns selig macht (BWV 620)|Christus, der uns selig macht]] || Lent || 4 | ||
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| 621 || [[Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund]] || Lent || 2 | | 621 || [[Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund]] || Lent || 2 | ||
Revision as of 18:54, 31 March 2012
Background and General Perspectives
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
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
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Free Online
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Pay to Listen
William Porter at the 1723 Hildebrandt at Störmthal., including 10 other pieces from Das Orgelbuchlein.
Other Resources
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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.
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