. The organ works of Bach. ^ri) li t . . — (2L, rill It 1^ It- ¥ ^. -<&*- -G^ made more enigmatic by the Ct} being called BJJ,and by the doubling of the GJ, it is the basis of agood many delightful passages. The Prelude on Nun freut euch (page 80) isan appropriately joyous expression of the text ofthe hymn ( Rejoice now. Christian souls ). Ifwe play it at recitals we should make it clear bymeans of a programme note that the piece hasnothing to do with the Advent hymn to which thetune is invariably sung in England. The Preludemay be played as a trio, but is perhaps better withboth manual par
. The organ works of Bach. ^ri) li t . . — (2L, rill It 1^ It- ¥ ^. -<&*- -G^ made more enigmatic by the Ct} being called BJJ,and by the doubling of the GJ, it is the basis of agood many delightful passages. The Prelude on Nun freut euch (page 80) isan appropriately joyous expression of the text ofthe hymn ( Rejoice now. Christian souls ). Ifwe play it at recitals we should make it clear bymeans of a programme note that the piece hasnothing to do with the Advent hymn to which thetune is invariably sung in England. The Preludemay be played as a trio, but is perhaps better withboth manual parts played on Great /, with 16-ft.,8-ft., 4-ft., and 2-ft. diapasons, provided we have an8-ft. pedal reed strong enough to make the choralestand out. The effect is very brilliant and festive. CHORALE PRELUDES 199 Two delightful settings for manual only are thePreludes on AUein Gott ( Glory be to God onhigh) on pages 5 and 11. The former is headed Bicinium, an old term for any short two-partcomposition. The melody
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