A splendid piece indeed! Thank you. Who is to say with any certainty what symbolism Bach intended in his chorale preludes, although of course on many occasions we can be reasonably sure. In this prelude, regarding the persistent and pronounced pedal motif, I like to think of it as the ever-present and sustaining providence of God underpinning his creation and suggested to me by the words of the chorale, "Herr Gott, nun sei gepreiset": O God in heaven we praise Thee And yield Thee gratitude For all Thy generous bounty, For all our daily food, For all the love showered on us, For all the grace poured on us, By Thee, our loving Lord.
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A splendid piece indeed! Thank you.
Who is to say with any certainty what symbolism Bach intended in his chorale preludes, although of course on many occasions we can be reasonably sure. In this prelude, regarding the persistent and pronounced pedal motif, I like to think of it as the ever-present and sustaining providence of God underpinning his creation and suggested to me by the words of the chorale, "Herr Gott, nun sei gepreiset":
O God in heaven we praise Thee
And yield Thee gratitude
For all Thy generous bounty,
For all our daily food,
For all the love showered on us,
For all the grace poured on us,
By Thee, our loving Lord.
Absolutely. And whether or not there is a specific symbolism we can certainly draw endless inspiration from this music! Tim
❤❤ I love this choral. I always play this on Advent Sunday❤
What a great tradition! Yes, it's a lovely piece: happy and positive!
My fav one of all
Yes, it's lovely, and it's a piece we can use in so many contexts. Tim
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👍 Tim