Johann Nicolaus Hanff
Johann Nicolaus Hanff (1665-1711/1712) was a German organist and composer. He wasborn in Wechmar, Thuringia, and was active in Hamburg, Eutin and Schleswig.
Organ Works
The organ works by Hanff are preserved in various manuscripts copied by Johann Gottfried Walther.
| Source | Title | Incipit | Notes | Ref. |
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| Frankenberger Walther Manuscript p.288-289 | Ach Gott vom Himel sieh p / J. N. H. |  |
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| Frankenberger Walther Manuscript p.352 | Auf meinen lieben Gott. / J. N. H. |  |
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| Frankenberger Walther Manuscript p.303-304 | Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott. / J. N. H. |  |
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| Frankenberger Walther Manuscript p.123-124 | Erbarm dich mein o Herre Gott / J. N. H. |  |
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| Frankenberger Walther Manuscript p.125 | Erbarm dich mein o Herre Gott. / J. N. H. |  |
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| D-B Mus.ms. 22541/1 p.158-159 D-B Mus.ms. 22541/2 p.109 |
[/1] Helfft mir gottes Güte preisen / J. N. H. [/2] Helfft mir Gottes Güte preisen / J. N. Hanff. |
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| RUS-KAu[2] Gotthold 15839 | Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit |  |
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The first edition of Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit was in Choralvorspiele alter Meister, ... edited by Karl Straube and published by C.F. Peters in 1907. The source of this edition (likely also a J.G. Walther copy) has been lost, it was held in the university library in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia).
Analysis
Klaus Beckmann[3]
Klaus Beckmann stated that Hanff's surviving choral works are oriented in the formal style of the simple choral works by Dietrich Buxtehude, but Hanff arrives at interesting different conclusions by using a high level of linear and harmonic thoughts to produce colorful and expressive musical sentences.
References
Beckmann, Klaus (editor), Johann Nicolaus Hanff: 7 Choralbearbeitungen. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel Nr.8085, 1980.
