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== Works ==
== Works ==
Works by Wilhelm Karges can be found in two manuscripts: three pieces marked ''W. K.'' in [[D-B Am.B 340]], a manuscript written by him, and a choral work and anonymous fugue in [[Lynar Tablatures|D-B Ms. Lynar B 1]].
Works by Wilhelm Karges can be found in two manuscripts: three pieces marked ''W. K.'' in [[D-B Am.B 340]], which was written by an unknown scribe<ref>''20 Freie Orgelwerke der Norddeutschen Schule.'' [[Meister der Norddeutschen Orgelschule]] 29. Mainz: Schott, 2013. p.81.</ref>, and a choral work and anonymous fugue in [[Lynar Tablatures|D-B Ms. Lynar B 1]].


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Wilhelm Karges (1613?-1699) was a German organist and composer.

Life

Karges was likely born around 1613-1614 (maybe in Berlin). In 1643 he was the assistant to Andreas Düben at the German church in Stockholm. In 1645, he was in Königsberg as a player for the Hochzeitsfeierlichkeiten. In 1646 he became the cathedral organist in Berlin, where he remained for 50 years until his death on 27 November, 1699.

Works

Works by Wilhelm Karges can be found in two manuscripts: three pieces marked W. K. in D-B Am.B 340, which was written by an unknown scribe[1], and a choral work and anonymous fugue in D-B Ms. Lynar B 1.

Organ works by Wilhelm Karges
Source Title Incipit Notes Ref.
D-B Am.B 340 f.5v D. Fantasia W. K. d. 13. July 1664. [2]
D-B Am.B 340 f.9v E. Praeludium W. K. quarti Toni. [2]
D-B Am.B 340 f.14v Capricio G. h. W. K. [2]
D-B Ms. Lynar B 1 s.26a-b Allein Gott a 3 Vocum Choral in Bass W. Karges [2]
D-B Ms. Lynar B 1 s.27a-b Per fugas [2]

See also

References

Beckmann, Klaus, Die Norddeutsche Schule. Teil II: Blütezeit und Verfall. Mainz: Schott, 2009. 502-510

  1. 20 Freie Orgelwerke der Norddeutschen Schule. Meister der Norddeutschen Orgelschule 29. Mainz: Schott, 2013. p.81.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Beckmann, Die Norddeutsche Schule