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Carl Geissler (1802 - 1868): Vivace in C

There is more confusion about the origin of this piece than one would expect, mainly since there are two Geisslers as composers and musicians in the same area of Germany during the earlier 19th century. One is Carl Geissler (also known as Karl Geißler) who lived in Saxony from 1802 to 1868, the other being Carl Friedrich August Geissler from Leipzig, Saxony, who lived from 1804 to 1869. In the source of this Vivace in C major, the composer is listed as "K. Geissler, 1802 - 1869", so it remains unclear. Carl Geissler lived in Freiberg and Zschopau, Saxony, was organist early on, but then after his participation in the first German National Assembly in 1848 was imprisoned and, having lost his position, became a publisher and composer (with numerous organ pieces by his hand). The other Geissler, Carl Friedrich August, was organist in Leipzig, and even functioned as Thomaskantor there between 1843 and 1869. One would expect that he wrote organ pieces for his personal use and for his students, too, but there is no robust documentation that he did so. The Zschopau Geissler, however, left a large number of organ compositions, and having to make a decision here, I picked him as most likely composer of this Vivace, and thus adjusted his year of death accordingly. The piece is marked "Volles Werk" (full organ); it appears to be a fugue, but more strictly represents a piece with thematic imitations, not an exact fugue theme. It is the No. 7 in the collection "Postludien-Buch: 100 Tonstücke aller Art für die Orgel" edited by Hermann Kleemeyer (available on the IMSLP website). Instrument: Johannus Live III, sample: Sauer - Leipzig.