Choralvorspiele - Akter Meister - Straube - Peters #3048 (1907)

Title: Choralvorspiele - Akter Meister (Choral Preludes of Old Masters)

Author: Karl Straube

Publisher: C. F. Peters

Description: Sheet Music, 170 pages (Professor Dr. Max Seiffert). "Choralvorspiele alter Meister" (Chorale Preludes of Old Masters) refers to a collection of organ pieces based on hymn melodies, famously compiled by Karl Straube (edition published by Peters), featuring works by Baroque composers like Buxtehude, Bach (J.S. & W.F.), Böhm, and others, for practical use in church services or concerts. These arrangements, part of the rich German organ tradition, showcase the mastery of composers from the Renaissance to the Baroque era in elaborating simple hymn tunes, with J.S. Bach's "Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes" (BWV 651–668) being a pinnacle example. 

Condition: Good with Detached Spine and repair