10 Organ chorales preludes, on Norwegian hymns
      Composed in Bach-stile using models of his "Orgelbüchlein"
published by Lyche Musikkforlag
 

Improvisation course
I composed these studies in Bach's style inspired by an improvisation course with Anders Bondeman (Stockholm) in 1996. They are all based on existing chorales in Bach's Orgelbüchlein, but they are more suitable as a post- or prelude than Bach's chorales during a Norwegian church service, because people hear well known hymns, as Bach's audience did in his churches.

Why compose in Bach's style??

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© performance & recordings, Wim Kamp 1998
The organ you hear is Dutch, made by Flentrop in 1982. I was organist of this organ for some time. You can see which stops I used when you click on "More info". The stops are specified on the page about this organ

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 The hymns I used for this compositions are:
1.Det hev ei rose sprunge (Norwegian psalm 38)
composed after: "Gelobet seiest du, Jesu Christ" BWV 604

2.Mitt hjerte alltid vanker (Norwegian psalm 45)
composed after: "O, Mensch, bewein dein' Sünde groß" BWV 622
Clip 1   More Info / download clip  
3.Deilig er jorden (Norwegian psalm 56)
composed after: "Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn" BWV 601
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4.Påskemorgen slukker sorgen (Norwegian psalm 184)
composed after: "Christ ist erstanden" BWV 627
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5.Sannhets tolk og taler (Norwegian psalm 214)
(or: Åpen ligger graven (Norwegian psalm 175)
composed after: "Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, heiliger Geist" BWV 631

6. Tiden svinner, tiden rinner (Norwegian psalm 254)
(or: Overmåte fullt av nåde, (Norwegian psalm 269)
composed after: "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr jesu Christ"  BWV 639
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7.Jeg er tegnet i Guds hånd (Norwegian psalm 352)
composed after: "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland" BWV 599
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8.O Gud, som tiden vender (Norwegian psalm 758)
composed after: "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her"  BWV 606

9.No livnar det i lundar (Norwegian psalm 765)
composed after: "Wer nun den lieben Gott läßt walten"  BWV 642
Clip 6   More Info / download clip  
10.O bli hos meg! ("Abide with me", Norwegian psalm 814)
composed after: "Alle Menschen müssen sterben"  BWV 643
Clip 7    More Info / download clip   

Clipnumber Filename	Kb	Ta	Musical contents of  the clip	Other info
Clip 1 31Bachstudy_045.ra	338	44	From 10 Orgelkoraler "Mitt hjerte alltid vanker", fragment	You hear: Great: B8 Positive: H8, Nas3, Pedal: B16, Ped.to Great
Clip 2 29Bachstudy_056.ra	409	44	From 10 Orgelkoraler "Deilig er jorden"	You hear: Great: Pr 8, B8, O4, Q3, O2 Positive: H8,Pr4, O2, Dulc8 Pedal: B16, Ofl8, Ped. to Pos.
Clip 3 34Bachstudy_184.ra	799	64	From 10 Orgelkoraler "Påskemorgen slukker sorgen"	You hear:Great: Pr8, B8, O4, Q3, O2, Mixt Positive: H8,Pr4, O2, Dulc8 Pedal: B16, Baz16, Ofl8 Ped. to Great, Great to Positive
Clip 4 35Bachstudy_254.ra	409	44	From 10 Orgelkoraler "Overmåte, fullt av nåde" or "Tiden svinner, tiden rinner"	You hear:Great: Pr8, B8 Positive: H8, Rfl4, Nas3, Ter13/5 Trem Pedal: B16, Ofl8
Clip 5 30Bachstudy_352.ra	491	44	From 10 Orgelkoraler "Jeg er tegnet i Guds hånd", fragment	You hear: Great: Pr 8, B8, Pedal: B16, Ped.to Great.
Clip 6 32Bachstudy_765.ra	636	64	From 10 Orgelkoraler "No livnar det i lundar"	You  hear: Great: B16, B8, O4, O2, Tr8, Positive: H8, Pr4, Nas3, O2, Ter13/5, Dulc8, Pedal: B16, Baz16, Ofl8, All 3 Couplers.
Clip 7 33Bachstudy_814.ra	633	44	From 10 Orgelkoraler "O, bli hos meg" ("Abide with me")	You  hear: Great: Pr8, B8, Positive: H8,Rfl4 Pedal: B16, Ped to Great.
© Copyright on performance & recordings, Wim Kamp 1998

 

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