Mendelssohn, Bach, and the Chorale

36 Chorales For Band

Chorale from Jupiter by Gustav Holst p 25 32 In the Village by Modeste Mussorgsky p 26 33 A Mighty Fortress is our God arr J S Bach p 28 34 Christ Lay in Death’s Bonds by J S Bach p 29 35 Symphony No 2 Vocal Chorale by Gustav Mahler p 30 36 Symphony No 2 Brass Chorale by Gustav Mahler p 31

Forty Bach Chorales

the harmony was made most intelligible Fromtherehewent to the chorale Inthese exercises he himself set the original bass, and made his pupils add only the alto and the tenor Gradually he let them makethe bass also Everywhereheinsisted not only on the utmost purity of the harmony in itself,but also on naturalness of progression and a

Bach Chorales: A Guide - Vandyke Music Department

• Bach could harmonise a chorale perfectly using only chords I/IV and V in the root and first inversion – he makes it interesting through his part writing • Do not use 2nd inversion chords unless it is in the cadential progression Ic-V-I or passing 6/4 which has specific rules which we discuss later

CHORALE F20 Concert Program - College of Fine Arts

The TCU Concert Chorale, the University’s flagship choral ensemble, is committed to the exploration and performance of the finest repertoire from the 16 th century to today One of six choral ensembles in the School of Music, the Chorale is a highly -select,

AN ANALYSIS OF THE CHORALES IN THREE CHOPIN NOCTURNES

We encounter chorale-like parts in Chopin's piano works here and there, and it is curious that the Chopin research to date has very few thoughts on the matter" (Kirsch 1989, 105) 1 The Nocturne in C~ Minor begins with a chorale that may simply serve as an introduction Op 32, No 2 begins and ends with a short, repeated chorale that may