Organum IV

Organum IV (sometimes written ORG IV, de: Vierte Riehe) is a series of publications of early organ music edited by Max Seiffert and published by Kistner & Siegel in Leipzig. All volumes of Organum IV are undated, but the founding of the Kistner & Siegel in 1923 provides an earliest possible year of publication.

Despite including additional symbols for practical use that are not present in the source, this series included some progressive/scholarly features such as listing the source for every piece in the preface. It is still a valuable resource for the inclusion of some pieces which have recieved minimal attention since then, such as the anonymous Prelude from D-Lr mus.ant.pract. KN 207/16 in volume 10 no. 5.

Contents

For unknown reasons, the Organum IV series only published free organ works (including early praeludiums, but also canzonas, ciaconas, and fugues), ignoring all chorale-based organ compositions. Many volumes focused on compositions by one composer. Some publications, called "Orgel-Meister", were a compilation of works by multiple composers.

1. Fünfzehn Präludien und Fugen / Heinrich Scheidemann

2. Orgel-Meister I. 3 Praeambeln / Jakob Praetorius. 2 Praeambeln / Melchior Schildt. Praeambulum / Johann Decker. Praeludium / D. Meyer. Canzon / Marcus Olter. 2 Praeludium / Christian Flor

3. 14 Präludien, Fugen und Toccaten / Matthias Weckmann

4. Fünf Praeludien und Fugen / Georg Böhm

5. Orgel-Meister II. Toccata / Jean Adam Reinken. Sonatina / Christian Ritter

6. Vier Praeludien / Franz Tunder

7. [Orgel-Meister III] Praeludium / Arnold M. Brunckhorst. [Praeludium und Fuge / Andreas Kneller. 2 Praeludien / Georg Dietrich Leyding]

8. 3 Praeludien und Fugen / Nikolaus Bruhns

9. Vier Praeludien und Fugen / Vincent Lübeck

10. 6 Praeludien und Fugen / Anonymi der Norddeutschen Schule

11. 10 Orgelwerke / Johann Jakob Froberger

12. Praeludien, Fantasien und Toccaten / Joh. Pachelbel

13. Ciaconen, Fugen und Ricercari / Joh. Pachelbel

14. Magnificat-Fugen / Joh. Pachelbel

15. Fünf Ausgewählte Orgelstücke / J. Gottfr. Walther

16. Drei Fugen / Fr. Wilh. Zachow

17. Ausgewählte Orgelstücke / Johann Krieger

18. Zwei Doppelfugen / Nik. Adam Strungk

19. Zwei Praeludien mit Fugen und eine Toccata / Johann Kuhnau

20. 13 Fantasien à 3 / Paul Sieffert

21. Orgel-Meister IV. Toccata / Samuel Scheidt. Praeambulum pedaliter ; Praeludium ex E vel A pedaliter / Andreas Düben. Praeludium ; Praeludium pedaliter / David Äbel. Praeambulum pedaliter / Peter Hasse. Capriccio Gh ; Praeludium quarti Toni ; Fantasia 12. Juli 1664 / Wilhelm Karges. Praeludium ex d fis con pedal / Peter Hasse

22. Acht Toccaten und Fugen / Joseph Seeger.