French musicologist and composer Jacques Chailley (1910-1999) was born into a m...(+)
French musicologist and composer Jacques Chailley (1910-1999) was born into a musical family and went on to study at the Paris Conservatoire. As an organist himself he is well acquainted with the Chorales making his analysis book J. S. Bach's Chorales For Organ well-informed. Bach's chorale catalogue consists of some 189 chorales; SATB hymns which tend to be in strophic form. Chailley's J. S. Bach's Chorales For Organ analyses the harmonic techniques structure and other characteristics of all the chorales including detailed descriptions. For all musicians theknowledge of the harmonisation of Bach's chorales is essential. Therefore Chailley's J. S. Bach's Chorales For Organ is imperative.
From Organ Drama In Three Evenings-The first installment of the huge organ trilo...(+)
From Organ Drama In Three Evenings-The first installment of the huge organ trilogy Messis (Harvest) by Danish Composer Rued Landggard. At over two hours in length this one of the most extensive works in the organ repertoire. The fourth movement of this section includes a chorale to be sung by SATB choir.
