Baerenreiter Verlag

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Editor: Daniel Moult
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Organ

Original Works and Arrangements

• Ideal for non-professional church musicians and organists
• Easy to medium level of difficulty
• Can be performed on smaller instruments
• Suitable as teaching material

The "Easy Bach Organ Album" presents works by Johann Sebastian Bach of easy to medium difficulty which can be played on smaller instruments and are therefore suitable for non-professional church musicians and organists.

The edition divides into original works and arrangements by the editor. It contains a selection of ten chorale preludes, three preludes, various works from the "Well-Tempered Clavier", pieces for manuals from the "Schemelli Gesangbuch" and an arrangement for solo organ of the famous chorale movement "Jesus bleibet meine Freude" from Cantata BWV 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben".

This anthology presents a varied overview of Bach's sacred and secular works and is ideal for teaching purposes providing an inspiring introduction to Baroque organ playing for beginner organists.

The editor
Daniel Moult studied in Oxford and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists; he then continued his studies in Amsterdam with Jacques van Oortmerssen. From 1995 to 2002 he was organist at Coventry Cathedral. He teaches at the Royal College of Music Junior Department, the Birmingham Conservatoire and the RCO St Giles Organ School, London.

Contents:

• Index of technical difficulty
• Suggested liturgical index
• General comments
• Notes on individual pieces
• English translations of German texts
• Table of ornaments
• Preludes:
  • Prelude in G minor BWV 558 formerly ascribed to J. S. Bach - Instrumentation: Organ
  • Prelude in F major BWV 556 formerly ascribed to J. S. Bach - Instrumentation: Organ
  • Prelude in E minor BWV 555 formerly ascribed to J. S. Bach - Instrumentation: Organ
• Chorale Preludes:
  • Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr BWV 711, Bicinum - Instrumentation: Organ
  • Christe, du Lamm Gottes BWV 619 in Canone alle Duodecima, a 2 Clav. et Ped. from "Orgelbuchlein" - Instrumentation: Organ
  • Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott BWV 721 - Instrumentation: Organ
  • Erstanden ist der heilig Christ BWV 628 from "Orgelbuchlein" - Instrumentation: Organ
  • Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 639, a 2 Clav. et Ped. from "Orgelbuchlein" - Instrumentation: Organ
  • In dulci jubilo (Nun singet und seid froh) BWV 751, Composer: Johann Michael Bach formerly ascribed to J. S. Bach - Instrumentation: Organ
  • Lob sei dem allmacht'gen Gott BWV 704, Fughetta - Instrumentation: Organ
  • Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein BWV 755 ascribed to J. S. Bach - Instrumentation: Organ
  • O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig BWV 1095 from "Orgelchorale der Neumeister-Sammlung" - Instrumentation: Organ
  • Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten BWV 691 - Instrumentation: Organ
• Miscellaneous Pieces and Arrangements:
  • Adagio from Concerto in A minor BWV 593 - Instrumentation: Organ
  • Marche BWV Anhang II 122, Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Instrumentation: Organ
  • Prelude I from "Das Wohltemperierte Klavier" BWV 846 - Instrumentation: Organ
  • Aria "So oft ich meine Tobackspfeife" BWV 515 ascribed to J. S. Bach; from "Klavierbuchlein fur Anna Magdalena Bach" - Instrumentation: Organ
  • Erbauliche Gedanken eines Tobackrauchers - Text
  • Aria "Bist du bei mir" BWV 515a ascribed to J. S. Bach - Instrumentation: Singing voice, Organ
  • Aria "Bist du bei mir" BWV 508 ascribed to J. S. Bach, Basso continuo - Instrumentation: Singing voice, Organ
  • Aria "Bist du bei mir" BWV 508 ascribed to J. S. Bach, Realization - Instrumentation: Singing voice, Organ, Arranger: Daniel Moult
  • Gott lebet noch BWV 461, Basso continuo - Instrumentation: Gesang, Orgel
  • Gott lebet noch BWV 461 - Realization - Instrumentation: Chant, Organ, Arranger: Daniel Moult
  • O Jesulein suss, o Jesulein mild BWV 493, Basso continuo - Instrumentation: Gesang, Orgel
  • O Jesulein suss, o Jesulein mild BWV 493, Realization - Instrumentation: Chant, Organ, Arranger: Daniel Moult
  • Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring) from Cantata "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben BWV 147" - Instrumentation: Chant, Organ
  • Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring) from Cantata "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben BWV 147" - Instrumentation: Organ, Arranger: Daniel Moult