 | Buxtehude, Dieterich - Praeludium in A Minor for Pipe Organ BuxWV 153 Organ solo |
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| Composer : | Buxtehude, Dieterich (1637 - 1707) | ||
| Instrumentation : | Organ solo | ||
| Style : | Baroque | ||
| Key : | A minor | ||
| Arranger : Publisher : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||
| Copyright : | Public Domain | ||
| Added by magataganm, 29 Sep 2019 Dietrich Buxtehude is probably most familiar to modern classical music audiences as the man who inspired the young Johann Sebastian Bach to make a lengthy pilgrimage to Lubeck, Buxtehude's place of employment and residence for most of his life, just to hear Buxtehude play the organ. But Buxtehude was a major figure among German Baroque composers in his own right. Though we do not have copies of much of the work that most impressed his contemporaries, Buxtehude nonetheless left behind a body of vocal and instrumental music which is distinguished by its contrapuntal skill, devotional atmosphere, and raw intensity. He helped develop the form of the church cantata, later perfected by Bach, and he was just as famous a virtuoso on the organ. This Praeludium, or Prelude, shares a common structure with other organ preludes in Buxtehude's output: it begins with a brief introduction in free form, then goes on to two related fugal sections. Other preludes by this composer, however, like BuxWV 142, have three such sections. The introduction to this A minor effort also follows a pattern established by the composer: it begins with a single line and then takes on thicker textures that feature highly imaginative ornamentation. The opening here begins modestly and imparts a somber sense, the music having a mostly ascending contour to effect a mood of expectation or preparation. Soon the atmosphere turns brighter and takes on a regal, almost bombastic air. The first fugal section then follows, beginning as well with a single but more delicate voice, the pacing moderately lively. The music quickly accrues competing lines and secondary voices, although the mood remains mostly subdued throughout this section. The second fugue, in contrast, has a more epic character in its similarly restrained pacing and features heftier chords and meatier textures, in many ways hearkening back to the generally regal and imposing character of the introduction. Source: AllMusic (https://www.allmusic.com/composition/praeludium-for-or gan-in-a-minor-buxwv-153-mc0002363029 ). I created this Transcription of the Praeludium in A Minor (BuxWV 153) for Pipe Organ (2 Manuals w/Pedals). | |||
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