Konrad Lang
Organ Sonata
Konrad Lang
Organ Sonata
- Instrumentation Organ
- Composer Konrad Lang
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Sheet Music
- Publisher Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag
- Order no. EGA2640
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Description:
The organ sonata was written at the suggestion of Johannes Lang, organist at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. The sonata arose from the idea of arranging the Rhythmic Etude 2 for piano (EGA 2200) for organ. After several revisions, the idea arose to expand this piece into an entire sonata for organ.
Movement 1 makes ample use of the newly acquired knowledge. Rhythmic effects and tone repetitions play a major role, are even characteristic of the movement. The technical demands on the performer are extraordinary.
Movement 2 contrasts the introductory theme of the slow movement from the Sonata for Cello and Piano (EGA 2130), which is characterized by large intervallic leaps, with a counter-theme (from bar 21) that is as calm and songlike as possible. The first 20 bars of the second movement are an organ arrangement of the introductory bars of the said slow movement of the cello sonata. The counter-theme is taken to a climax in the following bars 21 to 50. From bar 51 to the end, it is shown that theme 1 and theme 2 belong together motivically and contrapuntally. The pedal is allowed to romp around in its own world as an accompaniment.
Movement 3 is the organ arrangement of Rhythmische Etüde 2 for piano already described above, in a sense the nucleus of the entire sonata.
Movement 4 is based on the composer's setting of the well-known text "Von guten Mächten" by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (EGA 2740). The melody to Bonhoeffer's text is performed by the pedal (Vox Humana 4 feet).
Movement 1
Movement 2
Movement 3
Movement 4