Category:
Organ / Sacred Music
This Choral Prelude was commissioned by the international ORGELBÜCHLEIN-PROJECT, which is curated by William Whitehead. The manuscript of Orgelbüchlein (Little Organ Book) has 118 missing pieces, only the title penned by Bach. Some of the most interesting composers worldwide will now set into music these missing choral melodies in modern styles.
Duration: 3 Minuten
Instrumentation: Organ with three manuals (if possible)
Introduction: ACH GOTT, TU DICH ERBARMEN is a less known choral melody, notated by Johann Gottfried Walther (1684-1748), a Contrafactum of an old song "Wohlauf ihr Landsknecht alle" written before 1560 . -
This Choral Prelude was commissioned by the international ORGELBÜCHLEIN-PROJECT, which is curated by William Whitehead. The manuscript of Orgelbüchlein (Little Organ Book) has 118 missing pieces, only the title penned by Bach. Some of the most interesting composers worldwide will now set into music these missing choral melodies in modern styles.
Dedication: Dedicated to William Whitehead (London)...
World premiere:
12.02.2019, London St Peters Church / Eaton Suqare
Performers at world premiere: William Whitehead (Organ) with live broadcast on BBC Radio3
