Erster Theil Etlicher Choräle
''Erster Theil etlicher Choräle'' (commonly known as ''Acht Choräle zum Präambulieren'', PWC 45–52, T. 1–8, PC 1–8) is a collection of liturgical organ music by Johann Pachelbel, published during his lifetime. It contains eight chorale preludes in seven different styles. General information ''Erster Theil etlicher Choräle'' (literally "First Part of collection ofassorted chorales") is one of Pachelbel's earliest publications. It is a mystery, however, when or where it was first published. Johann Mattheson mentions that the first edition appeared before 1693, while the edition lacked any indications of the year of publication. The only copy extant today is a Nuremberg edition by Johann Christoph Weigel, who also published Pachelbel's ''Hexachordum Apollinis'' (1699) and a reprint of his ''Musicalische Ergötzung''. This copy is marked "1693", however, there are two problems with this date. The first is that it was added by another hand at a later date, the second is th ...
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