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Prelude for Organ
As part of the Orgelbüchlein project, I was given the melody Ach Lieben Christen seid Getrost.
I have stated the melody very simply, using a different manual or stop for each phrase, and finishing with the pedals. To this I have added short decorative phrases as a counterpoint. These are mostly based on 4th and 5ths, and are heard as delicate birdlike interjections, which become more like fanfares towards the end.
Commissioned by David Clasen for the Orgelbüchlein Project.
Sally Beamish 2016
Premiere details
10 September 2016 William Whitehead / Lammermuir Festival
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