The organ part and reduced score Symphony No. 4 - An Organ Symphony (2008) by Poul Ruders. Full score: WH31186 Orch. parts are available on hire: hire@ewh.dk Preface / Programme Note When introducing a large-scale symphonic work not only as a symphony but as an organ symphony it would be impossible not to think of and perhaps compare it with Camille Saint-Saëns’s famous SYMPHONY NO. 3 popularly known as the Organ Symphony. Well that is a risk I am prepared to take – and live with the consequences.Saint-Saëns however listed his work as a symphony avec/withorgan. The organ only appears in two out of the four sections of thepiece. In my symphony the instrument plays a far more significant part and is featured in all four movements. But it is not a concerto for organ and orchestra rather a symphony with organo obligato - a symphony with an organ part of a soloistic nature. So an Organ Symphony it is. The first movement PRELUDE is exactly that: a foreplay to what is in store for the rest of the symphony. It is slow (very slow!) and predominantly hushed: the organ and the orchestra wake up side-by-side getting to know one another.The second movement CORTÈGE is a slowly moving processional and it evokes extreme solemnity and austerity. Later on the music takes flight and the atmosphere lightens considerably a far more playful music emerging.This leads to the third movement ETUDE an exercise in instrumental virtuosity and technical challenge.The fourth and last movement is called CHACONNE but I could just as well have named it passacaglia (the definition of those two terms seems to blur even among the learned). Bearing in mind the last movement of Johannes Brahms´s SYMPHONY NO.4 which is universally agreed on as being a passacaglia I chose to avoid the Wrath of the Gods and opted for

Mendelssohn produced an early work for Organ in 1837, but it was a London music publishing firm who commissioned the first of his mature Organ works. The second half of the commissioned pieces are published in this volume. Mendelssohn himself saved all his manuscripts and they have survived in libraries in Berlin and Krakow, providing the subtitle of this book.Eleven movements are included here, all written in 1844 and 1845. What were originally commissioned as 'Voluntaries' were changed at the composer's request to 'Sonatas'. Whether one considers these movements as drafts and sketches or as distinct musical entities in their own right, the works are not identical to the final, printed versions. For those who appreciate or study the Mendelssohn Organ oeuvre, this volume is of immense interest.While the Organ never completely fell from grace as the instrument of church and religious music, it is the editor's belief that in the century dividing JS Bach from these works of Mendelssohn, fashion and church practice had greatly diminished its importance and few works of real note were produced. Mendelssohn was introduced to the Organ early in his prodigious career and found a warm audience for his Organ performances in Engand, to which he returned nine times over nearly twenty years. / Orgue

Teaches you everything you need to know to play modern style organ. Specially written for the benefit of students who are teaching themselves. No previous knowledge of the organ is needed as the course starts at the very beginningand progresses right up to professional standard. Book 3 moves on to the bosa nova/modern pop style and 20 more songs including 'Never On A Sunday' 'My Way' and 'What I Did For Love'.

Sonntagsorgel is a collection of stylistically varied pieces for the amateur organist comprising three volumes. The editions are ideal for teaching purposes or for use in church services.The third volume contains liturgical organ music (chorale preludes and hymnaccompaniments) and includes works by composers from Johann Christian Bach to Augustinus Franz Kropfreiter. The first volume includes festive preludes toccatas and fugues trios and pastorals by German and French composers from the 17th through to the 20th century. In the second volume meditative pieces by composers ranging from Christian Heinrich to Th?odore Salom? are presented.The piecesare easy to sight-read and sound impressive. The volumes will be appreciated by amateur and professional church-musicians alike.Collection of organ music which does not require much practisingMainly for amateur organistsSuitable for teaching purposesAlready published:Volume I: Festive Music Fugues Trios BA 9287Volume II: Meditative Music Pastorals BA 9288?? a collection that brings pleasure to the musical amateur and also offers some attractive discoveries for the professional.? (Musica sacra)?Who amongst us amateur organists doesn?t ask himself ?What will I play this Sunday? with little time to practice and if possible a piece which isn?t too well-known? In these volumes one will find the answer!?W?rttembergische Bl?tter f?r Kirchenmusik)

Easy Yet Beautiful All-Organ Arrangements by Bob Rollins-Easy Yet Beautiful All-Organ Arrangements by Bob Rollins. This book contains 56 classics including: Abide with Me · Amazing Grace · Blessed Redeemer · An Evening Prayer · Faith of Our Fathers · He's Got the Whole World in His Hands · His Eye Is on the Sparrow · I Love to Tell the Story · In the Garden · Just a Closer Walk with Thee · A Mighty Fortress Is Our God · Morning Has Broken · O Perfect Love · The Old Rugged Cross · What a Friend We Have in Jesus · and more.

?Mors et vita? death and life. This antithesis opens a stanza of the ancient 11th-century Easter sequence Victimae paschali laudes where life and death are locked in mutual struggle. Zsigmond Szathmáry?s 12-minute composition of 2015 commissioned for the Freiburg Minster interprets this primal human experience with mighty explosions of sound. Here the organ can show what it?s capable of: its grandeur and strength are fully exploited but not at the expense of soft and gentle contrasts. Typical of Szathmáry?s compositional style is the alternation of seemingly improvised recitative-like writing and passages in strict rhythm. Time and again the composer takes upelements from the church hymn Christ ist erstanden von der Marter alle (Christ the Lord is risen again).

Jesus Loves Me features five creative sola-themed organ arrangements by Grace Chung. These practical and artistic arrangements portray a wide spectrum of emotions and styles related to these important tenets of the Christian faith. The book includes additional information on the score to assist the performer's knowledge of what they are expressing and a demonstration CD performed by the arranger is also available.

Nach Klavierstücken Aus Dem 'Mikrokosmos'. Reprint Der Erstausgabe. Par BARTOK BELA. Against the venture of making accessible to the organ piano compositions by Bartók one can, I admit, put forward not only the reasons which oppose any kind of transcript on whatsoever, but also those which have their origin in the imcompatibility of profane organ writing with the world of the organ. One must, however, not forget that all such transcriptions, no matter which way they go have suffered from the sam dilemma - and yet, they have fulfilled their purpose by helping to chose gaps in the repertory. Helmut Bornefeld/ Répertoire / Orgue

Contains 30 blended selections perfect for organists to play every Sunday: 'Abide with Me' 'El Shaddai' 'He Is Exalted' 'Holy Ground' 'Lamb of Glory' 'A Mighty Fortress Is Our God' 'Rock of Ages' 'Via Dolorosa' 'What a Friend We Have in Jesus' and more.

Description For the occasion of the coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline, which took place in Westminster Abbey on October 11, 1727, Handel wrote four splendid anthems and personally supervised their performance which was, according to all reports, one of great magnificence. The four anthems were enthusiastically received, and one or more of them has been performed at every British coronation since 1727. Anthem No. 2 ('The King Shall Rejoice'), although less well-known than Anthem No. 1, is an equally splendid example of Handel's ceremonial style - what Burney has affectionately termed his 'big bow-bow manner'. This work contains an opening Allegro, brilliant and elegant rather than pompous; a grandiose setting of 'Glory and great worship hast thou laid upon him'; and a lively fugal Alleluia as a conclusion. For six-part chorus of mixed voices with organ or piano accompaniment. Edited and with keyboard reduction by William Herrman. Songlist The King Shall Rejoice

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms harmony and melodies  Méditations Sur Le Mystère De La Sainte Trinité is no exception to the composer's popular distinctive style. Composed in 1969  Méditations Sur Le Mystère De La Sainte Trinité is an example of Messiaen's use of Serialism. The composer first used what he called his 'musical alphabet' in Méditations Sur Le Mystère De La Sainte Trinité where the alphabetincludes motifs for the concepts 'to have' 'to be' and 'God'. Furthermore 'sentences' depict the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. Messiaen's 'musical alphabet' which he also described as 'communicable language' is explained as a preface to the composition Méditations Sur Le Mystère De La Sainte Trinité. Divided into nine sections ('meditations') a typical performance lasts about 74 minutes. Messiaen'sMéditations Sur Le Mystère De La Sainte Trinité is essential to all advanced virtuoso and contemporary organists seeking to expand and vary their repertoire.

Italian concert organist and composer Grimoaldo Macchia is not just a remarkable performer but also an exquisite arranger. He provides 11 different settings of Greensleeves (What Child Is This?) each one different and enthralling.