Choral fantasy

Japanese: Choralfantasie
Choral fantasy

…Among the various forms, such as chorale preludes for organ (Choralvorspiel), cantatas with chorales interspersed throughout, passion music, and oratorios, chorales became the cornerstone of the development of German evangelical church music. Bach, in particular, demonstrated exemplary arrangement techniques, from simple four-part harmonies to magnificent chorale fantasies (Choralfantasie). The current chorale book in Germany is called EKG (short for Evangelisches Kirchengesangbuch), and contains 394 pieces that have been historically selected as chorales common to each state. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Choralfantasie" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…オルガン用のコラール前奏曲Choralvorspiel,曲中にコラールをちりばめたカンタータ,受難曲,オラトリオなどの諸形式の中で,コラールはドイツ福音主義教会音楽の発展の礎石となった。なかでもバッハは,簡素な4声体の和声付けから壮麗なコラール・ファンタジーChoralfantasieに至るまで,模範的な編作の技法を示した。ドイツにおける現行のコラール本は,EKG(Evangelisches Kirchengesangbuchの略)と呼ばれ,各州共通のコラールとして歴史的な淘汰をへた394編を収めている。…

※「Choralfantasie」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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