Twee Koraalvoorspelen in Barokstijl voor orgel met pedaal: Hoe zal ik U ontvangen/Valet will ich dir geben - O God die droeg ons voorgeslacht/O God our help in ages past - Elst, Nancy van der 1919-2017; Croft, William 1678-1727; Teschner, Melchior 1584-1635; Gerhardt, Paul 1607-1676; Zwart, Henrik W. (Netherlands)
autograph dedication "Voor Gerd Oost, ter ere van de Prix 26-10-'70"
printed facsimile copy of the manuscript autograph
Nancy van der Elst was a female composer who taught in Utrecht
translation of Paul Gerhardt's Advent song "Wie soll ich dich empfangen"
"Valet will ich dir geben" is a Lutheran hymn written by Valerius Herberger in 1613. It is a Sterbelied (hymn for the dying). The text was published with two hymn tunes by Melchior Teschner, Zahn Nos. 5403 and 5404a, in 1615. The second of these melodies was used in compositions such as chorale preludes by Johann Sebastian Bach and Max Reger. Bach used single stanzas in vocal works, including his St John Passion.
"Our God, Our Help in Ages Past" is a hymn by Isaac Watts in 1708 that paraphrases the 90th Psalm of the Book of Psalms. In 1738, John Wesley in his hymnal, Psalms and Hymns, changed the first line of the text from "Our God" to "O God". Both Watts' wording and Wesley's rewording remain in current use.
Keywords: 20th Century (1901-2000); Chorale; Prelude; Organ music; Organ; Netherlands