6 chorale preludes (21 pages, 13’30”) on German chorales of the Advent and Christmas seasons.
Wie nach einer Wasserquelle
O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf
Wie soll ich dich empfangen
Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (canon at the fourth)
Zu Bethlehem geboren (canon at the eleventh)
Brich an, du schönes Morgenlicht (canon at the octave)
🎧 Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8oVPHsho8g&list=RDz8oVPHsho8g
Chorale prelude (3 pages, 4’) on ‘O Licht der wunderbaren Nacht’.
The melody is the same as the Lutheran hymn ‘Es ist das Heil uns kommen her’.
The piece may also be performed by a male singer (B - d’) accompanied by a keyboard instrument (version included)
🎧 Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=linal5lo6Ng
A festive organ prelude (1½ pages, 1’20”) with three different hymn harmonisations (2½ pages, 2‘30”) for congregational singing:
– 5 voices
– 4 voices
– 5 voices with double pedal
Total length: 4 pages.
The melody corresponds to:
GL 281 (“Also sprach beim Abendmahle”)
EG 251 (“Herz und Herz vereint zusammen”)
EG 406 (“Bei dir, Jesu, will ich bleiben”)
After purchase, you will receive a download link to a .zip file containing two PDF versions:
– with hymn text
– without hymn text
🎧 Performance (prelude + first stanza (older version)): https://www.instagram.com/p/DWgReR2iJ58/
4 variations on “Mir nach”, spricht Christus, unser Held. (3 pages, 3’30”)
These contrapuntally-dense variations may be performed either as a concert piece or in a liturgical context. The download includes a version for organ solo and one for baritone and organ. All variations could be used to accompany a singing congregation. Alternatively, the first three variations could be performed by baritone and organ (acting as the intonation), while the fourth variation could be used to accompany congregational singing. The text corresponds to the 4 verses of No. 461 in the Gotteslob.
🎧 Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgYUE1C0IBU
Double-pedal harmonisation (2 pages, 1’) with chorale in the right foot. Contrapuntal combination of “Tochter Zion, freue dich” and the beginning of J. S. Bach’s Fugue in G major BWV 541/2.
This piece may also be used as a regular harmonization without the fugue postlude by stopping where the Tochter Zion melody ends.
Performance: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FeCE66zURV0
Short introduction for liturgical use (1 page, 30”).
Could be used as a prelude to songs like:
Nun danket all und bringet Ehr (GL 403 , EG 322)
Nun singe Lob, du Christenheit (GL 487, EG 265)
Nun singt ein neues Lied dem Herren (GL 551, Genevan Psalter Nr. 98)
GL 629, 3 Ich gehe meinen Weg vor Gott
Improvised on 17 May 2026.
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