In stiller Nacht
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Background
"In Quiet Night"
Organ and Registration
This one page piece is written for three manuals and pedal. No registration indications are given in the score of this piece. However, a general style can be inferred from the dynamic markings given by Schroeder, which range from mezzo forte to pianissimo. The third manual is used only for the very last phrase.
Fingering and Pedaling
Articulation and Phrasing
Ornamentation
Tempo and Meter
The tempo indication is Sehr ruhig, or very quiet, and the meter is 3/4.
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]
