Einige canonische Veraenderungen
über das Weihnachtslied:
Vom Himmel hoch da
komm ich her.
vor die Orgel mit 2 Clavieren
und dem Pedal
von
Johann Sebastian Bach
Königl. Pohl: und Chur-Saechs:
Hoff Compositeur
Capellm. u. Direct. Chor. Mus. Lips
BWV 769
I. Canon all'Ottava. Pedal Canto fermo
II. Canon alla Quinta. Canto fermo in Pedal
III. Canto fermo in Canone. Alla Sesta e al rovescio / alla Terza / alla Seconda / alla Nona. (Bar 41 = BACH short motiv
IV. Cantabile. Canon alla Settima
V. À 2 Clav. e Pedal. Canon pr augmentationem
Bach composed this piece for to get the membership of "Mizler's Societät" at Leipzig which an elite-club of science and fine arts at Leipzig.
Bach created here a piece on a very high intellectual level. Additionally he included a short motiv on "Allein in der Höh' sei Ehr'" in the bars 41 (=BACH) and 43 (=CRDEO) of the III. Variation as well as his sinature BACH and HCAB in the bars 39 and 41 of the last variation.