The organ preludes of Johann Sebastian Bach / by George B. Stauffer.
| Author/creator | Stauffer, George B., 1947- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Ann Arbor, MI : UMI Research Press, ©1980. |
| Description | xi, 261 pages : music ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in musicology ; no. 9 Studies in musicology ; no. 9. ^A163772 |
| Contents | The sources of the Preludes. The transmission of the Preludes ; The question of the lost autographs ; The notation of the Preludes in early manuscripts ; Two aspects of the sources: titles and variants -- The chronology of the Preludes: preliminary observations. Manuscript evidence ; Stylistic evidence -- The stylistic development of the Preludes. The through-composed, continuous form ; The ostinato-variation form ; The through-composed, sectional form ; The Hybrid concerto form ; The concerto form ; The ABAB form ; Miscellaneous forms -- The chronology of the Preludes: a proposed outline. 1700-1706 ; 1706-ca. 1712 ; Ca. 1712-1723 ; 1723-1750 ; Revised versions of earlier works ; Special cases -- The pairing of Prelude and Fugue -- The function of the Preludes. The Preludes and the Lutheran worship service ; The Preludes and Bach's organ examinations and recitals ; The Preludes and Bach's teaching -- Two aspects of performance practice: registration and manual change. The registration of the Preludes ; The Plenum combination ; The use of manual change within the Preludes ; The use of a Plenum registration without manual change -- Conclusion -- Appendix I. Source list -- Appendix II. Fantasia & Fugue in C Minor, BWV 562/la & BWV 546/2a. |
| Abstract | Bach's preludes and fugues for organs have never suffered from neglect. While Bach's vocal works fell into eclipse soon after his death in 1750, his keyboard compositions continued to draw considerable approbation. The preludes and fugues, as part of this esteemed repertoire, remained in wide use throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Consequently they number among the best-known and most-frequently discussed works of the baroque era. They were already available in several printed editions by the time the first volume of the BG appeared in 1851. They were treated at some length in the ground-breaking nineteenth-century biographies of Forkel, Hilgenfeldt, Bitter, and Spitta. Since then they have been discussed in general terms in the numerous monographs dealing with the organ repertoire or Bach's organ compositions in particular. Hence it is surprising that no one has singled out the preludes and fugues for a full-scale study, taking into consideration the sources, the style, the chronology, and other equally important aspects of the pieces. The present volume focuses on half of this task, the detailed investigation of the preludes. Included in this study will be all those compositions--called prelude, toccata, fantasia, or otherwise--which fulfill an introductory purpose. Thirty-three works fall into this category: nine single pieces and twenty-four preludes from prelude-fugue pairs. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-254) and index. |
| LCCN | 80015519 |
| ISBN | 083571117X |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.B13 S76 1980 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |