The present volume of 12 Motet Intabulations complements the 3 volumes .already published .with organ music by Heinrich Scheidemann (around 1595-1663), so that the complete organ oeuvre of the organist from Hamburg is now available in a modern editorial standard. From 1611-1614 Scheidemann studied with Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck in Amsterdam and from 1629 worked as an organist at St. Catherine's in Hamburg for about three and a half decades. He amalgamated the style of his teacher with North German tradition and is thus regarded as co-founder of the North German Organ School. For a long time, the skill to transfer vocal compositions into finger notation had been one of the main demands on a competently trained organist. At the beginning of the 17th century, however, the rather technical 'intabulation practice' faded into the background in favour of innovative forms of arrangement of the sacred cantus firmi. To Scheidemann belongs the credit for helping the genre tradition, which had unmistakably been in decline, to experience a late revival with his Motet Intabulations and for virtually erecting a glorious monument of excellent artistic quality to this type of composition &ndash. an important document in the history of organ music, and an interesting addition to the organ repertoire.

Buxtehude's organ music fascinated J. S. Bach and generations of organists ever since. Our new edition in the renowned series 'Masters of the North German Organ School' is based on the original version while taking the latest findings of the Buxtehude research into account. Vol. 1 contains 18 Preludes (pedaliter), Vol. 2 three toccatas, 1 preambulum, 2 ciacones, 9 canzonas and 3 fugues.

Matthias Weckmann, born in Niederdorla near Muhlhausen (Thuringia) in 1616 and died in Hamburg in 1674, was trained as a musician by Heinrich Schutz in Dresden among others. He worked as an organist in Dresden (Schlosskirche) and Hamburg (St. Jakobi). It is particularly for the Jakobi organ that he wrote his elaborate and virtuoso organ works. Our new edition in the renowned series 'Masters of the North German Organ School' faithfully transfers the works which survived in letter tablature, providing a reliably edited urtext. Volume 1 contains the cantus firmus-based works, 8 authentic verse cycles with 2-7 movements each in which chorale melodies such as 'Es ist das Heil uns kommen her', 'Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ)' or the 'Magnificat' are varied, as well as a cycle on 'Ach wir armen Sunder' attributed to Weckmann. Volume 2 proves him to a master of concertante organ music, containing 3 works with pedal (Fantasia, Fuga and Praeambulum in D) as well as several moderately difficult works to be played on manuals only (6 toccatas, 5 canzonas). Reliable standard edition of the music by one of the great (North) German organ masters.

This collections features works based on Pentecost and Trinity Sunday favorites, with these hymn tunes:
Veni Creator Spiritus and Komm, Gott Schopfer (Come, Holy Ghost, our Souls Inspire)
In Babilone (Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling"
Nicaea (Holy, Holy, Holy)
Grosser Gott (Holy God, We Praise Thy Name)
Old Hundredth (Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow/Doxology)

All of these works are in new arrangements, with contemporary stylings, harmonies, and rhythms. Most will work well as either preludes or postludes on Pentecost or Trinity Sunday, or the during the rest of the church year, as texts will some have many variations. I hope you enjoy playing them! There are full videos of each on YouTube at "OrganGuyPhil". Please have a listen!

German - English.

Volume 13 of the series 'Meister der Norddeutschen Orgelschule' contains all organ works by Nicolaus Bruhns. Bruhns studied with Dietrich Buxtehude and, from 1689, was cathedral organist in Husum.

German - English.

Band 9 der Reihe Meister der Nordeutschen Orgelschule enthalt 9 Magnificat-Zyklen von Heinrich Scheidemann (um 1595-1663). Scheidemann studierte 1611-1614 bei Sweelinck in Amsterdam und wirkte ab 1629 rund dreieineinhalb Jahrzehnte als Organist an der Kirche St. Katharinen in Hamburg.

Vol. V contains the following titles, which are also offered separately as single editions on SMP and can be found on Youtube: La curruca feliz, Fantasia cilena, March of Joy, Postludium on "Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele" (Rejoice greatly, o my soul), Sunlit Morning, Toccata ni�oise, Rondeau �cossais, Passio, Danse de Printemps, The Carnival of the Organ Stops