chorale prelude
Organ hymn variation
A chorale prelude is an organ composition based on a hymn tune, typically used in Lutheran church services.
The melody appears in recognizable form while the organist elaborates around it with counterpoint and ornamentation.
Bach's chorale preludes are the most celebrated examples of the form.
The organist played a chorale prelude while the congregation gathered.
- introitOpening liturgical music
- organBody's working component
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- Baroque eraOrnate artistic period, 1600-1750
- Protestant churchNon-Catholic Christian congregation
Johann Sebastian Bach · canon · hymnody · ornamentation · manuals · pedal board · 18th century · fugue · worship service · stops · sacred music · pedals · liturgy · liturgical year · church service · polyphonic · registration · variations
- Baroque MusicBach, Vivaldi, Handel, harpsichord, Vivaldi Four Seasons
- sacred musichymns, hymn, anthem, anthems, gospel
- preludesoverture, introduction, intro, preamble, preface
- Baroque Keyboardharpsichord, organ, clavichord, fugue, toccata
- Organ Musictoccata, preludes, fugue, fugues, toccatas
- classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms