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Organ Music (Dover Music for Organ)

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The summary table of contents and alphabetical index provided in this volume never worked for me, so I compiled my own complete table of contents:

Six Trio Sonatas
3 E-flat major
13 c minor
26 d minor
40 e minor
50 C major
66 G major

Clavierübung Part II
81 Praeludium pro Organo pleno ("St. Anne")
92 Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit
94 Christie, aller Welt Trost
98 Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist
102 Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit (manualiter)
104 Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist
105 Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr'
107 Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr'
113 Fughetta super: Allein Gott in der Höh; sei Ehr;
114 Diess sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot'
118 Fughetta super: Diess sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot'
120 Wir glauben all' an einen Gott
124 Fughetta super: Wir glauben all' an einen Gott
125 Vater unser im Himmelreich (2 vers.)
132 Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam (2 vers.)
137 Aus tiefer Noth schrei' ich zu dir (2 vers.)
142 Jesus Christus unser Heiland, der von uns den Zorn...
147 Fuga super: Jesus Chrisus unser Heiland ...
150 Duetto I
153 Duetto II
156 Duetto III
159 Duetto IV
162 Fuga a 5 pro Organo pleno

Das Orgelbüchlein
171 Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland
172 Gottes Sohn ist kommen
173 Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottes-Sohn
174 Lob se idem allmächtigen Gott
174 Puer natus in Bethlehem
175 Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
176 Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich
177 Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her
178 Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schaar
180 In Dulci Jubilo
181 Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich
182 Jesu, meine Freude
183 Christum wir sollen loben schon
184 Wir Christenleut'
186 Helft mir Gottes Güte preisen
187 Das alte Jahr vergangen ist
188 In dir ist Freude
192 Mit Fried' und Freud' ich fahr' dahin
194 Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf
196 O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig
198 Christe, du Lamm Gottes
198 Christus, der uns selig macht
200 Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund
201 O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross
203 Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ
204 Hilf Gott, dass mir's gelinge
206 Christ lag in Todesbanden
207 Jesus Christus, unser Heiland
208 Christ ist erstanden (3 vers.)
212 Erstanden ist der heil'ge Christ
213 Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag
214 Heut' triumphiret Gottes Sohn
215 Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, heiliger Geist
216 Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend'
217 Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (2 vers.)
218 Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot
220 Vater unser im Himmelreich
221 Durch Adam's Fall ist ganz verderbt
222 Es ist das Heil uns kommen her
223 Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
224 In dich hab' ich gehoffet, Herr
225 Wenn wir in höchsten Nöthen sein
226 Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten
227 Alle Menschen müssen sterben
228 Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig

Six Schübler Chorales
231 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
234 Auf meinen lieben Gott
236 Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten
238 Meine Seele erhebt den Herren
239 Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ
242 Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom HImmel herunter

Eighteen Chorale Preludes
247 Komm, heiliger Geist
254 Komm, heiliger Geist
260 An Wasserflüssen Babylon
263 Schmücke dick, o liebe Seele
266 Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend
270 O Lamm Gottes unschuldig
276 Nun danket Alle Gott
280 Von Gott will ich nicht lassen
282 Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland
284 Trio super: Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland
286 Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland
290 Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr' (2 vers. & trio super)
304 Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (2 vers.)
310 Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, heiliger Geist
313 Vor deinen Thron tret' ich

Supplement
317 Christus, de runs selig macht
318 Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, heiliger Geist
319 Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott (2 vers.)
325 An Wasserflüssen Babylon
327 Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend' (3 vers.)
334 O Lamm Gottes unschuldig
338 Von Gott will ich nicht lassen
240 Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland (4 vers.)
348 Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr' (2 vers.)
356 Jesus Christus, unser Heiland

Six amazing Trio Sonatas, the powerful "St. Anne", pages of heartfelt Chorale preludes, all in one volume!

What more could one ask for?...

Let's start with with a spiral binding, this book is so thick that it needed to have its spine broken in several places so sit flat. Every page turn still threatens to unbalance it and send it falling off the rack onto my hands.
Speaking of page turns, I think the folks at Dover take pride in their ability to put page turns in the most inconvenient possible spots.
I have no hesitations to buy a Dover score, because it's the best value for your money. However, I only use these scores to look for and try out new pieces. In the end, however, when I really want to work on a piece, I'm sure to get a copy of a good edition like Barenreiter of Henle to perform from.

To begin with, I emphatically disagree with those who prefer spiral-bindings - with me those pages rip out of the binding all too quickly! [If the book wishes to close, have a few other volumes on hand to hold it open for those pages that so need it. Also, let me please encourage my fellow-organists to practise memorising the majority of these pristine jewels of the organ repertoire!] What I wish HAD been included with these works would have been the BWV - and ideally also the Schmieder - catalogue numbers!

Otherwise, I wholeheartedly welcome this durable, well-laid-out, well-engraved volume - an absolute steal, especially at the price!! Of course, if you want others of his works for the instrument, you really have to get the other two volumes that Dover has issued (most definitely recommended in both cases!!!) - that way nobody will question what pieces are available in what book. [Any works not included can then be downloaded from at least one Internet Website that has the complete works of JS Bach available for the purpose - and for free!]

I'll also go on record as giving an extra endorsement for this volume of organ music as facilitating practise in reading music printed in alto and tenor clefs - it's a good tool for preparing those who need to read orchestral scores.

In one phrase: most highly recommended!! [This is not to belittle Bärenreiter, Henle or other publishers issuing high-quality editions at higher prices for this or that reason - I can use them too! However, it's seldom that one has to seek those out for the most part given the outstanding quality Dover has come to represent.]

This music is a single binding of several of J.S. Bach's collections. The music is well-printed, but a few of the page turns are in awkward or nonsensical places (i.e. a 2-page piece would have a page turn). However, many of these would be easily fixed by having an assistant or by photocopying some of the pages. There is also virtually no index/table of contents, but one of the other reviewers has conveniently posted a T.O.C. which I have printed out and it works very well. The only problem with having printed one is that the book is smaller than 8 1/2 by 11 inches, so you have to cut the margins a little. Also, I was able to cut it down to 1 page front-and-back by using 2 columns instead of one.