I needed a short, easy, joyful postlude to play after an Epiphany service on a very simple one-manual organ with a very limited, non-standard pedalboard, so I wrote this postlude (duration 2 minutes) on the melody Dix "As with Gladness Men of Old.."
(On a two manual organ, I'd be tempted to play the chorale sections on a different manual)
Please visit www.simonpeberdymusic.com where you will find plenty more new organ pieces and a whole lot more.

Apologies for the quality of the recording at the moment - if anyone wants to record it, please send me an mp3!

English.

Singers of all ages love to perform partner songs, and the Partners in Praise Series overflows with traditional melodies arranged in partner song fashion for children's, youth and adult choirs. Each songbook in the series provides a wonderful source of easily-prepared titles for worship and Christian school concerts, as well as reproducible song and narration sheets . . . no need to buy additional copies for the singers! Add the delightful short narratives before each song and create a medley of two or more songs for children's chapel, special Sunday school programs, vacation Bible school and adult fellowship events. Combine several groups of singers and perform all six songs with narration for a special 15-20 minute musical program. Partners in . . . Spirituals, the first installment in the series, includes six partner song arrangements of some of the best-loved spirituals of all time. Great for performance throughout the year, they also are appropriate for special occasions such as Christmas and Easter, Ascension, Christ the King and Pentecost, All Saints' and Lent, communion and peace Sunday, and evangelism or stewardship. Don't miss Tom Goeman's wonderfully orchestrated recording! Both a full performance/accompaniment CD recording and a money-saving Book/CD Kit are available separately. Titles Include: Glory Bound (This Train / When the Saints Go Marchin' In) * Peace Like a River, Kum Ba Yah * Good News! (Go, Tell It on the Mountain) * Carry Me Home (Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Deep River) * Rise and Shine! * Sing with the Spirit! (I'm Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing / I'm Gonna Sing, Sing, Sing).

By Various Writers.

151 popular titles by Various Writers This collection is a comprehensive compilation of organ music including a total of 151 titles.

It is perhaps the most exhaustive volume of its type to have ever been published. The compiler has given careful attention to the needs of the church organist for interesting and practical organ literature of varying levels of difficulty for weddings, funerals, ordinary times in the church year, and for special seasons and days.

Peteris Vasks has written a .large number of .pieces for the organ, both original works and arrangements of his own pieces which had originally been written for strings. The Riga-based composer created his ideal sound image after listening to the famous organ of the Cathedral of Riga. The basic idea of the organ work 'Cantus ad pacem' is, as with almost all of his compositions, the personal understanding of nature: the beauty of nature, on the one hand, and the destruction of nature by man, on the other hand.
Not presenting any great difficulties, Vasks' organ music displays an impressive variety of sounds, from the most intimate, restrained sounds to powerful chordal outbursts.

Viatore was originally one of Peteris Vasks's extremely successful works for string orchestra. This newly-published arrangement translates the inexorably shimmering original string sound of the piece into a sonorous organ sound foundation. In the adaptation for organ, the catchy motif of Viatore (Passenger) receives entirely new dynamic possibilities.
The whole sound potential of the queen of instruments is fully explored, the typical Vasks sound is maintained and at the same time expanded by new, surprising aspects.

Peteris Vasks has written compositions for organ again and again, whether original works or arrangements of his own works for strings. He drew his ideal sound image and his inspiration from the famous organ of the Cathedral in Riga where the composer has been living for a long time. Like in almost all his compositions, the basic idea of 'Canto di forza' is the personal human examination of Creation: on the one hand the beauty of Nature, on the other hand the destruction of Nature by man.
Vasks' organ music does not provide any great difficulties but rather displays an impressive tonal variety of the most intimate, held back sounds to tremendous chordal eruptions.

Peteris Vasks has written compositions for organ again and again, whether original works or arrangements of his own works for strings. He drew his ideal sound image and his inspiration from the famous organ of the Cathedral in Riga where the composer has been living for a long time. Like in almost all his compositions, the basic idea of 'Musica seria' is the personal human examination of Creation: on the one hand the beauty of Nature, on the other hand the destruction of Nature by man.
Vasks' organ music does not provide any great difficulties but rather displays an impressive tonal variety of the most intimate, held back sounds to tremendous chordal eruptions.

Advent is a magical and mysterious season stretching across several long weeks: It is a culture of waiting. Hoping in the dark and in obscurity. Humility, quiet and togetherness - without the commercial derailment of materialistic gift-giving - are characteristic features of the Advent season. Seldom are people as close to the old traditions as during this introverted period. This is expressed by Organ Symphony No. 11 in four movements: 1. Veni redemptor omium, 2. Licht - Mitten im kalten Winter, 3. Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, 4. Toccata sopra 'Rorate caeli desuper'. Composed for one organ with at least three manuals.

The dance is introduced in 6/8 against 2/4 time, before the exposition of a festive theme that alternates bouncing light passages with percussive chords. A more lyrical central episode precedes the recapitulation. The Basque fandango ends always with another dance step: 'Arin Arin' in 2/4, which is here .characterized by scales, continuing the piece's joyful and vivacious character.

Trumpet Voluntary is inspired by the British classical voluntaries of Purcell, Stanley and Jeremiah Clarke. The Trumpet Voluntary follows a traditional ABA form with modern flair. Pang?s Trumpet Voluntary is a stately march which starts with a catchy tune that is echoed in the accompaniment and throughout the piece. Creative harmonizations are used to augment the contemporary style of the trumpet tune. Trumpet Voluntary is 3 minutes long and it works wonderful for church preludes. Please view a performance of the Trumpet Voluntary by Dominic Pang on YouTube at https://youtu.be/o1Nr7pAissI

ISBN 9780787765910.

Marvin Gaspard has arranged Mark Hayes's distinctive piano works as idiomatic organ solos. The pieces in this collection draw from Hayes's best-selling series of miniatures, which explore the signature Mark Hayes sound in pieces of about two minutes or less.

"Improvisation on Pentecost Themes" was originally improvised by Ethan Haman at Christ Episcopal Church Los Altos as the postlude for Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2015. Haman has now used the original recording to reconstruct and revise the improvisation into a fully developed composition so that others can enjoy playing this festive, spontaneous piece. Works perfectly as a postlude for Pentecost, weaving together the gregorian chants "Veni Sancte Spiritus" and "Veni Creator Spiritus" into a jubilant finale. Also suitable as an organ recital piece. Duration approx. 5 minutes. For a video of the composer playing this piece, see YouTube link: https://youtu.be/go-vJmK3Zoc .