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Homilius - Works for Oboe and Organ | Coviello Classics COV91922

Homilius - Works for Oboe and Organ

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Label: Coviello Classics

Cat No: COV91922

Barcode: 4039956919223

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 20th March 2020

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About

Born in Rosenthal, Gottfried August Homilius (1714-1785) was organist at Dresden’s Frauenkirche from 1742 onwards, and since 1755 he had been “Kreuzkantor” and music director at the three main churches in Dresden.

Among the composer’s most fascinating works are certainly his chorale preludes for organ with an obbligato melody instrument, primarily the oboe. This extraordinary practice allowed Homilius to perform the chorale theme more full-voiced and to process the musical material as artistically as he wished, without endangering the clear presence of the chorale melody, which is absolutely necessary for liturgical use, and which here is effectively taken over by the oboe.

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