Heinrich Scheidemann

Heinrich Scheidemann (1595-1663)

Scheidemann has been described as both the originator as well as the principal master of the North German Chorale Fantasia.^[1]

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WVlist Notes

WV numbers are from the complete works edition by Werner Brieg, which are themselves derived from "Die Orgelwerke von Heinrich Scheidemann", Wiesbaden, 1967
-William Rehwinkel, Feb 20, 2022

Full catalogue of WV list of Scheidemann organ works from Werner Breig, "Die Orgelwerke von Heinrich Scheidemann". Wiesbaden, Franz Steiner Verlag Gmbh, 1967. The table is divided in the following catagories: 1-56: Works secured according to tradition and style (1-29: Chorale-based works, 30-44: Free compositions, 45-56: Motet intabulations), 57-74: Anonymous pieces that can be attributed to Scheidemann (57-71: Chorale-based compositions, 72-74: Free works), 75-86: Works of dubious authenticity inscribed with Scheidemann's initials in the sources (75-81: Chorale-based works, 82-86: Free works), 87-88: works incorrectly identified with scheidemann's initials in individual sources
-William Rehwinkel, Feb 26, 2022

WV 1-13 incipits are derived from Fock according to "Ausgaben" in Brieg.
-William Rehwinkel, Mar 3, 2022

Breig does not list any published edition of the Motet Intabulations WV 45-56. Incipits are from Scheidemann, Heinrich: "12 Orgelintavolierungen", edited by Cleveland Johnson. Wilhelmshaven: Heinrichshofen (1990). (vol. 1-3)
-William Rehwinkel, Mar 3, 2022

Incipits for chorale-based works (confirmed, anonymous but attributed, listed as composer but considered dubious) in which Brieg lists the work in BA 5481, edited by Gustav Fock.
-William Rehwinkel, Mar 5, 2022

-Anonymous, Mar 14, 2022

Incipits for Fragmentary O Lux Beata Trinitas and Te Deum are derived from Dirksen, Pieter. "Heinrich Scheidemann's Keyboard Music: Transmission, Style and Chronology", Hampshire: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2007.
-William Rehwinkel, Apr 18, 2022

-William Rehwinkel, May 9, 2022

The 7th intabulation, WV 51, has been found to have been based on a motet by Giovanni Bassano.
-William Rehwinkel, May 9, 2022

According to Dirksen, WV 78 has been found to be an intabulation of a dance song by Giovanni Gastoldi.
-WR, May 11, 2022

Works

Works secured according to attribution and style

Sources	WV	Title	Incipit	Ref.
	1	A solis ortus cardine	${\clef alto \relative a { a1 c2 c d e } << {a2 f'\laissezVibrer} \\ {d1} >>}$
	2	Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir	${\key g \major << \relative g' { R1 g1 fis2. g4 } \\ \relative c' { c1 b2 c d d } >>}$
	3	Christ lag in Todesbanden	${<< \relative a' { a1 gis2 a c2*1/4 } \\ \relative e' { R1 r4 e c d e8 } >>}$
	4	Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott	${\relative e' { e1 c2 c b <a e'> }}$
	5	Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl	${<< \relative c'' { c1 c2. } \\ \relative e' { r4 e4 c d8 e f2 c4 } >>}$
	6	Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet	${<< \relative g' { g1 g2 } \\ \relative c' { r4 c b a g2 } \\ \relative e' { r4 e d c b4 } >>}$
	7	Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn	${\key g \major \relative g { g1 g2 b a g }}$
D-B Ms. Lynar B 4 f.1r-2r D-Lr Mus.ant.pract. K.N. 208 f.38v-41r D-CZu Zellerfelder Orgeltabulatur 2 f.24	8	In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr	${\clef alto << \relative d' { d1 d2 a' e2*1/4 } \\ \relative d { r2 d2~4 e f g a8 } >>}$	^[2]
	9	In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr	${\clef alto << \relative d' { d1 d2 a' e } \\ \relative d { r2 d2~4 e f g a2 } \\ \relative a { R1 a2. b4 c } >>}$
D-CZu Zellerfelder Orgeltabulatur 1 p.111^[2] D-B Ms. Lynar B 4 f.2v-5r^[2] PL-PE 306 (Tabulatura organowa Tom. III) f.139v-144r^[2]	10	Jesus Christus, unser Heiland	${\clef alto \relative a { a1 d d2 cis d }}$
	11	Kyrie dominicale	${\key f \major << \relative a' { a1 bes1*3/4 \bar "" } \\ \relative d' { r4 d4. e8 fis4 g f8 e d4 } >>}$
	12	Kyrie summum	${<< \relative g' { g1 a b2 } \\ \relative c' { r2 c2~4 c d2~4 } \\ \relative e' { r2 e2~4 e fis2~4 } >>}$
D-Lr Mus.ant.pract. K.N. 209 pp.174f^[2]	13	Lobet den Herren, denn er ist sehr freundlich	${\key f \major \clef bass << \relative d' { R1 d2 cis4 } \\ \relative g { g2 fis4 g4 8 a bes g a } >>}$
	14	Magnificat I. Toni	${<< \relative f' { f1 g2. 4 a4 } \\ \relative d' { r2 d e4 d c b a } >>}$
	15	Magnificat II. Toni	${<< \relative f' { f1 g f2 } \\ \relative d' { r4 d f2~4 f ees2 d2. } >>}$
	16	Magnificat III. Toni	${<< \relative g' { g1 a1*5/8 \bar "" } \\ \relative e' { r4 e c4. d16 e f4. e8 d } >>}$
	17	Magnificat IV. Toni	${<< \relative e' { e1 g a2 c\laissezVibrer } \\ \relative a { R1 R a } >>}$
	18	Magnificat V. Toni	${<< \relative f' { R1 f a2 } \\ \relative bes { bes1 d2 d4. e8 f2 } >>}$
	19	Magnificat VI. Toni	${<< \relative f' { f1 g } \\ \relative d' { r4 d f2~4 e8 d e f g e } >>}$
	20	Magnificat VIII. Toni	${<< \relative g' { r2 g2~4 a b c d1 } \\ \relative g { g1~1 a } \\ \relative d' { r2 d2 e4 fis g2~4 fis8 e fis2 } \\ \relative b { r2 b c d2~2 2 } >>}$
	21	Mensch, willst du leben seliglich	${\clef alto << \relative e' { e1 g2 } \\ \relative a { r4 <a c>4 <g b> <a f> <e g> <d b'> } >>}$
	22	O Gott, wir danken deiner Güt	${\time 3/2 \partial 2 \key d \minor \relative d' { <d fis a d>2 <d g bes>1 <d f bes>2 <c f a>2 }}$
	23	O lux beata trinitas	${<< \relative e' { r1 a g2 } \\ \relative e' { e1 d2 c b4 } >>}$
	24	O lux beata trinitas (Frag.)	${\clef alto \relative e' { e1~2 d c b c }}$
	25	Te Deum laudamus (Frag.)	${<< \relative a' { a1 gis4 gis8 a b4 e,8 fis } \\ \relative c' { c4 d8 e f4 c8 d e1 } >>}$
	26	Vater unser im Himmelreich	${\key bes \major << \relative g' { g1 g2 ees f } \\ \relative c' { r4 c c d ees d c bes aes } >>}$
D-Lr Mus.ant.pract. K.N. 208 f.25v-28r^[2]	27	Vater unser im Himmelreich (Fantasy)	${\clef alto \key bes \major << \relative ees' { r4 ees d c bes a g bes a } \\ \relative g { g1 g2 ees f } >>}$
	28	Vater unser im Himmelreich	${\key bes \major << \relative g' { g1 g2 ees f g ees } \\ \relative c' { r2 c2~2 c aes bes c } >>}$
	29	Wir glauben all an einen Gott	${<< \relative d' { d1 a'2 g a } \\ \relative a { R1 r4 a e' d c } >>}$
	30	Praeambulum in C	${\relative g' { g4 a8 b c b c d <e g,>2. }}$
	31	Praeambulum in d	${<< \relative d' { d1~4 e8 fis g4 a bes2. } \\ \relative a { a1 bes2. c4 d1 } >>}$
	32	Praeambulum in d	${\relative a' { <a d, a fis>1 } \bar "\|\|" << \relative g' { g4\repeatTie g4 fis e f! } \\ \relative bes { bes4\repeatTie bes a g a4 } \\ \relative d' { d1\repeatTie~4 } >>}$
	33	Praeambulum in d	${\relative a' { a4 b!8 c d4 c } \bar "\|\|" \partial 4 << \relative d'' { d4~d8 d a4 c4. } \\ \relative d' { r4 <d f>4. 8 <e a,>4 } >>}$
	34	Praeambulum in d	${<< \relative a' { R1 a1~4 } \\ \relative f' { R1 f2. e8 d cis4 } \\ \\ \relative d' { d1~d4 c8 b a2~4 } >>}$
	35	Praeambulum in d	${\relative a' { <a d, fis,>1 } \bar "\|\|" \partial 2 << \relative a' { a2~4 a d2 c4 } \\ \relative c' { r2 d2. d4 a'2.*1/3 } >>}$
	36	Praeambulum in d	${<< \relative d' { d2~8 e f g <f a>1 } \\ \relative a { R1 r8 a b c d2 } >>}$
	37	Praeambulum in e	${<< \relative b' { b4 c8 d e2~e4 d c b a1 } \\ \relative b { b1 a2. b c2 } >>}$
	38	Praeambulum in e	${<< \relative b' { b1~8 b c d e4 b8 d }\\ { <e' b gis>1 1 } >>}$
	39	Praeambulum in F	${\key f \major c''1 << \relative c'' { c8) c8 d e f a, bes c } \\ \relative c' { <c a f>1 } >>}$
	40	Praeambulum in F	${\key f \major << \relative c'' { c1 d4 ees8 d c bes c4 } \\ \relative f' { f1 f } >>}$
	41	Praeambulum in g	${\key f \major << \relative g' { g1~4 a8 b c4 d } \\ \relative d' { d1 ees2. f4 } >>}$
	42	Fuga in D	${<< \relative a' { a2 f4 d a' b c2 r8 } \\ \relative d' { R1 r4 d c a f' } >>}$
	43	Toccata in G	${\clef alto << \relative d' { r2 d d4. e8 d4 c b2 } \\ \relative g { g1 g~4 } \\ \relative b { b2. a4 b4. c8 b4 a g2 } >>}$
	44	Canzon in F	${\key f \major \relative c'' { c4 a8 c \repeat tremolo 4 bes8 a4 g8 f g8. }}$
	45	(Haßler) Alleluja. Laudem dicite	${\relative e' { <e e'>2 <a cis>4 <f d'> <e e'>2 }}$
	46	(Lasso) Angelus ad pastores ait	${\key f \major \clef alto << { R1 g'1~4. } \\ \relative g { g1~2 g4 a bes23/4 } \\ \relative d' { R1 r2 d2~23/4 } \\ \relative g { R1 R1 g1*3/8 \bar "" } >>}$
	47	(Lasso) Benedicam Dominum	${<< \relative g' { g1~2 g4 a b4. a8 b4 } \\ \relative g { R1 g1~2 4 } \\ \relative d' { R1 R1 d\laissezVibrer \bar "" } >>}$
	48	(Hier. Praetorius) Benedicam Dominum	${<< \relative a' { R1 r8 a16 b c d e f g2\laissezVibrer } \\ \relative c'' { c1 g } >>}$
	49	(Lasso) Confitemini Domino et invocate	${\clef alto << \relative a' { R1 a a2 2\laissezVibrer \bar "" } \\ \relative d { R1 R1 d } \\ \relative d' { R1 R1 r2 d\laissezVibrer } \\ \relative a { a1 a2 a2~4 4 4. } >>}$
	50	(Lasso) De ore prudentis procedit mel	${<< \relative a' { a1~8 d c bes a bes a g } \\ \relative d' { R1 d\laissezVibrer } >>}$
	51	(Bassano) Dic nobis, Maria, quid vidisti in via	${<< \relative d'' { d4 d d8 c16 d e f g c, d8 } \\ \relative g' { <g b>4 4 4 <c c,> <g b>2*1/4 } >>}$
	52	(Haßler) Dixit Maria ad angelum	${\key f \major \clef bass \relative f { f1 f2 f g2. f8 }}$
	53	(Lasso) Ego sum panis	${\key f \major << \relative c'' { c1~2 c8. d16 bes8. c16 a2\laissezVibrer } \\ \relative f' { R1 f1 f8. g16 e8. } >>}$
	54	(Lasso) Omnia, quae fecisti nobis	${<< \relative a' { R1 a\laissezVibrer } \\ \relative d' { d1~8 e f e d cis d4 } >>}$
	55	(Lasso) Surrexit pastor bonus	${\key f \major << \relative c' { c2. d8 e f1~2 f4 } \\ \relative f { R1 f2. a8 bes bes1\laissezVibrer \bar "" } \\ \relative c' { R1 r2 c d1\laissezVibrer } >>}$
	56	(Haßler) Verbum caro factum est	${<< \relative e'' { e8. d16 e8. f16 e4 e } \\ \relative a' { <a c>2. 4 } >>}$

Anonymous pieces attributed to Scheidemann

Sources	WV	Title	Incipit
	57	Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt	${<< \relative a' { a1 a2 a g } \\ \relative d' { r2 d4 e f2 <a, c>4 <b d> <c e>2 } >>}$
	58	Es ist das Heil uns kommen her	${\key d \major << \relative a' { a1 a2 a a c b } \\ \relative d' { s1 s r4 d e fis g2 } >>}$
	59	Es ist gewißlich an der Zeit	${\key g \major << \relative g' { g1 g2 b a } \\ \relative c' { r2 c4 d e fis g2 fis } >>}$
	60	Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ	${<< \relative g' { g1 g2 2 } \\ \relative g { r2 <g b>4 <a c> <b d> <g b> <c e\laissezVibrer >2 } >>}$
	61	Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn	${\key g \major << \relative g' { g1 g2 b a } \\ \relative c' { r2 c4 d e fis g2 fis } >>}$
	62	Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr	${<< \relative c'' { c1~4 d8 c b4 c8 b a4 } \\ \relative c' { <c e g>1~2 <g d' g>2 <a c e> } >>}$
	63	Jesus Christus, unser Heiland	${\clef bass \relative d { d1 a' a2 g a d,2~4 }}$
	64	Jesus Christus, unser Heiland	${\clef alto << \relative d' { d2 a'2~4 g f2~4 g8 f e4 } \\ \relative d { R1 r2 d a'1*3/4 \bar "" } \\ \relative a { r2 r4 a d2 d2~4 d c } >>}$
	65	Magnificat VII. Toni	${<< \relative a' { a1 gis2 a r4 } \\ \relative d' { r2 d e4. d8 cis4 a d2 } >>}$
	66	Magnificat VIII. Toni	${\clef alto << \relative b { r4 b e d g4. f8 e f d e c1\laissezVibrer } \\ \relative g { g1~1 a\laissezVibrer } >>}$
D-Lr Mus.ant.pract. K.N. 208 f.30v-33r^[2]	67	Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein	${\clef bass \relative g { g1 g2 d g <c g'\laissezVibrer> }}$
	68	Victimae paschali laudes	${\clef bass << \relative a { r2 a2~4 a g2 f4 } \\ \relative d { d1 c d2.*1/3 } >>}$
	69	Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her	${<< \relative c'' { c1 b2 a b4. } \\ \relative b { R1 r4 b c d b }\\ \relative c' { r4 c e fis g2. fis4 g4. } >>}$
	70	Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit	${\clef alto \key g \major << \relative e' { e1 g2 g a } \\ \relative a { r2 a e'2. d4 cis } >>}$
	71	Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält	${\clef bass << \relative g { r4 g bes c d4. g8 d4 e f2 } \\ \relative g, { R1 r4 g bes c d } \\ \\ \relative bes { R1 bes1 bes2 } >>}$
	72	Praeambulum in C	${<< \relative g' { g2. a8 b c2. d8 e } \\ \relative c' { c1~1 } \\ \relative e' { e1~4 f8 g a2 } >>}$
	73	Praeambulum in G	${<< \relative g' { g2. a4 b c d2~21/2 } \\ \relative b { b2. c4 d2. c4 b2.1/3 } \\ \relative d' { d1 g2 a~4 } >>}$
	74	Canzon in G	${\clef alto << \relative d' { d2 4 4 g f8 e d4 g e } \\ \relative g { R1 g2 g4 g c } >>}$

Works of dubious authenticity with Scheidemann's name

Sources	WV	Title	Incipit
PL-PE 306 (Tabulatura organowa Tom. III) f.123v-127r^[2]	75	Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ	${\clef alto << \relative g' {r4 g4~16. f32 e16. d32 c8 } \\ \relative c' { c4 c16. c32 b16. a32 g4 a8.*2/3 } >>}$
PL-PE 304 (Tabulatura organowa Tom. I)^[2] D-Lr Mus.ant.pract. K.N. 208 f.11v-12r^[2]	76	Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott	${\clef alto << \relative g' { r2 r4 g g g c,4. d8 e2 } \\ \relative c' { c2 c4 c g2 a4. b8 c2 } >>}$
	77	Gott der Vater wohn uns bei	${\partial 4 << \relative g' { g16 g a b c8 c b4 a8. b16 c4*1/4 \bar "" } \\ \relative c' { r4 c8 c d e f f e16 } >>}$
	78	(Gastoldi) Jesu, wollst uns weisen	${\clef alto \partial 2 \relative g { <g d' g b>4 8 8 4 <e g g' cis> }}$
	79	Jesus Christus, unser Heiland	${<< \relative d' { d2 a'2 a4 g a } \\ \relative d { \clef alto r4 d8 e f g a b! c8 d e d c } >>}$
	80	Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott	${\clef bass \key f \major \relative f { f1 g2 <f c'>2 <d d'> <f\laissezVibrer c'> }}$
	81	Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist	${\clef alto \key f \major << \relative bes { bes1 c2 c bes4 a bes c d } \\ \relative f { R1 r2 f g g f4 } >>}$
	82	Fantasia in C	${<< \relative c'' { <c g>1 <c a>2. <b g>8 <a f> <e g>4 } \\ \relative e' { e1 f4 e8 d c4 d e } >>}$
	83	Fantasia in d	${\relative a' { a2 4 4 c cis d c8 b } << { a'2} \\ { r4 d'4 } >>}$
	84	Fuga	${\clef alto \relative e' { e2 4 4 a, c d e f4. }}$
	85	Toccata in C	${\relative c'' { <c g e>4 b8 a g f e d <e g>1 }}$
	86	Fantasia in C	${<< \relative d'' { d2. d4 e2~8 d c b a2*1/4 } \\ \relative g' { r2 g2~4 g a2~8 } >>}$

Later additions to Scheidemann WV table

Sources	WV	Title	Incipit	Notes	Ref.
D-B Ms. Lynar B 2 f.6v-8r	89	Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein			^[2]
D-B Ms. Lynar B 2 f.12v-15r, 22v-23r	91	Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein			^[2]

References

See notes

↑ Dirksen, Pieter (editor), Heinrich Scheidemann: Choralfantasien für Orgel. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 2022. p.7
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 Dirksen, Pieter (editor), Heinrich Scheidemann: Choralfantasien für Orgel. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 2022. Dirksens says "KN 208i" instead of "K.N. 208"

[1] Dirksen, Pieter (editor), Heinrich Scheidemann: Choralfantasien für Orgel. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 2022. p.7

[dirked-2] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 Dirksen, Pieter (editor), Heinrich Scheidemann: Choralfantasien für Orgel. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 2022. Dirksens says "KN 208i" instead of "K.N. 208"

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WVlist Notes

Works

Works secured according to attribution and style

Anonymous pieces attributed to Scheidemann

Works of dubious authenticity with Scheidemann's name

Later additions to Scheidemann WV table

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