Martin Luther. Par SCHNEIDER ENJOTT. On the occasion of the quincentenary of Reformation Day in 2017, the composer Enjott Schneider thoroughly studied Martin Luther the individual and all his contradictions. The result is a brilliant, demanding organ symphony which is perfect for concerts on the subject of Reformation and Martin Luther. The composer describes the five movements of the symphony as follows: '1st movement: Wir glauben all an einen Gott with its quintuplet-like beginning is very Gregorian in style, outlining the range of Lutheran emotionalism between the Middle Ages and the modern era. The irrationality of 'faith' ultimately has priority over any thought and evidence. At the beginning of the movement, sounds of knocking on wood remind of the nailing of the Ninety-Five Theses to the doors of churches in Wittenberg. The chorale melody sometimes hides with an almost rough medieval saltarello, referring to Luther's robustness and vitality with which he knew to carry away even common people. 2nd movement: In 1530, the electoral prince of Saxony presented to Luther at Coburg Castle the golden signet ring with the 'Luther rose' which became the symbol of his theology of grace. A white heart with black cross is fixed on a five-petalled rose. To him, 'white' is the colour of angels and ghosts, 'black' stands for the pain of crucification: 'The just shall live by faith, but by faith in the Crucified.' But the fact that the rose and the heart are the dominating symbols shows how Catholic Marian piety remained an ingredient of Luther's spirituality throughout his life. In line with the dominant five-petal structure of the rose, this movement was composed, to a large extent, in accordance with the floating, lyrical rhythm in 5/8 time. 3rd movement: The omnipresence of death and dying – from the plague and war to the never-ending dangers of daily life – was an essential part of the world view of that time. Fears ensued that might heighten into the grotesque, e.g. in the pictures of Hieronymus Bosch. The 'Danse macabre' was a popular motif in those years. Luther's chorale 'Mitten wir im Leben sind / mit dem Tod umfangen' from 1524 ('Enchiridion' from Erfurt) is based on the Gregorian chant 'Media vita in morte sumus' created in France around 750 and, with its idea of transience, inspired a simplistic air. 4th movement: The famous confession delivered at the Diet of Worms in 1521, 'I stand here and can say no more. God help me. Amen', are not Luther's words but the version later used as text for a pamphlet. However, it represents quite plainly the straightforwardness and inevitability of his mission. Musically, it was made into a 'perpetuum mobile', i.e. a dogged, ostinato and never-ending musical air. 5th movement: The 'Mighty Fortress', on the other hand, is one of the great symbols of Martin Luther which, with its shining C major key, embodies the Protestant ideology and willful nature of the Reformation unlike any other song. Heinrich Heine called it the 'Marseille anthem of the Reformation', Friedrich Engels the 'Marseillaise of the Peasants' Wars'. This disputability is not thought through to the end but rather interrupted: With a jubilant 'birdcall version' of the melody, the finale shows a rather chamber-music-like side of the 'ideals of freedom of Christians'.'/ Répertoire / Orgue

Jehan Alain (1911-1940) was a French organist and composer. His Litanies for Organ was composed in 1937 and is a sublime addition to the instrument's repertoire. Alain studied with Organ virtuosos Guilmant and Vierne and was primarily an organist and composer of religious music. Whilst at the Paris Conservatoire he won many prizes and his composition catalogue comprises some 140 works. Alain's Litanies is his most famous work and is prefaced with the text; 'When in its distress the Christian soul can find no more words to invoke God's mercy it repeats endlessly the same litany....for reason hasreached its limit; only faith can take one further...' From lively and comical pieces to sensitive and unexpected works Alain's pieces are diverse in musicality. Moreover the composer exploits Organ techniques making Litanies an exciting and varied piece for advanced level organists.

Neuf méditations pour orgue-La Nativit? Du Seigneur by Olivier Messiaen was written in 1935 and depicts his Roman Catholic faith. Written for Organ this piece is considered “one of the great organ works of all time” and as a real masterpiece as said by R. F. Goldman the American composer. Divided into nine movements each portrays a concept related to the birth of Jesus: 1. La vierge et l'enfant (The Virgin and Child) 2. Les bergers (The Shepherds) 3. Desseins ?ternels (Eternal designs) 4. Le verbe (The Word) 5. Les enfants de Dieu (The Children of God) 6. Les anges (The Angels) 7.J?sus accepte la souffrance (Jesus accepts suffering) 8. Les mages (The Magi) 9. Dieu parmi nous (God Among Us) Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was a French organist and composer passionate about Ornithology and one of the most important composer of his century. Inspired by Japanese music he had a very special way of composing and his work can be identified by its complexity its diatonic aspect its harmony with limited transposition its colour and its additive rhythms. He composed many works related to ornithology and birdsong including the 'Bird Catalogue' in 7 volumes and the 'Treatise on rhythm colour and ornithology' in 7 volumes.

Neuf méditations pour orgue-Written in four volumes ?La Nativit? Du Seigneur by Olivier Messiaen was written in 1935 and depicts his Roman Catholic faith. Written for Organ this piece is considered “one of the great Organ works of all time” and as a real masterpiece as said by R. F. Goldman the American composer. Divided into nine movements each of which portrays a concept related to the birth of Jesus: 1. La vierge et l'enfant (The Virgin and Child) 2. Les bergers (The Shepherds) 3. Desseins ?ternels (Eternal designs) 4. Le verbe (The Word) 5. Les enfants de Dieu (The Children of God) 6.Les anges (The Angels) 7. J?sus accepte la souffrance (Jesus accepts suffering) 8. Les mages (The Magi) 9. Dieu parmi nous (God Among Us) This second volume features the meditations 4 and 5. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was a French organist and composer passionate about Ornithology and one of the most important composers of his century. Inspired by Japanese music he had a very special way of composing and his work can be identified by its complexity its diatonic aspect its harmony with limited transposition its colour and its additive rhythms. He composed many works related to ornithology and birdsong including the 'Bird Catalogue' in 7 volumes and the 'Treatise on rhythm colour and ornithology' in 7 volumes.

Les Corps Glorieux by Olivier Messiaen is a composition that depicts his Roman Catholic faith. Written for Organ in 1939 it is a mix between Indian music and Gregorian Plainsong. This third volume includes the final three pieces of the whole composition: 5. Force et agilité des Corps Glorieux 6. Joie et clarté des Corps Glorieux and 7. Le Mystère de la Sainte-Trinité. This piece is divided into 7 sections: 1. Subtilité des Corps Glorieux 2. Les eaux de la Grâce 3. L'ange aux parfums 4. Combat de Mort et de la Vie 5. Force et agilité desCorps Glorieux 6. Joie et clarté des Corps Glorieux 7. Le Mystère de la Sainte-Trinité Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was a French organist and composer who was also passionate about Ornithology and one of the most important composers of his century. Inspired by Japanese music he had a very special way of composing and his work can be identified by its complexity its diatonic aspect its harmony with limited transposition its colour and its additive rhythms. He composed many works related to ornithology and birdsong including the 'Bird Catalogue' in 7 volumes and the 'Treatise on rhythm colour and ornithology' in 7 volumes.

Diane Bish is the host of The Joy of Music television series. By request she has arranged six hymns of faith and comfort for high voice with organ accompaniment: Blessed Assurance * Down at the Cross * It Is Well with My Soul *Joy to the World * There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today * To God Be the Glory.

Neuf méditations pour orgue-Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms harmony and melodies ?La Nativit? Du Seigneur?is no exception to the composer's popular distinctive style. Volume 4 published in 1935 with the three preceding volumes comprises the 9th meditation God among us. The entire work by Messiaen ?La Nativit? Du Seigneur is a testament to the composer's Christian faith. The work was one of the first to feature the composer's own modes of limited transposition and influences of birdsong. This edition of thepopular Messiaen work includes notes by the composer on how to perform certain features.?La Nativit? Du Seigneur?is essential to all advanced organists seeking to expand and vary their repertoire.

Clavierübung III/Schübler-Choräle/Canonische Veränderungen ü. Vom Himmel hoch-Breitkopf Urtext edition of Johann Sebastian Bach's Complete Organ Works. Music text faithful to the sources and reflecting the current status of Bach research. Developed for musical practice through the cooperation of scholars and performers. Contains all of Bach's Keyboard works that require an independent pedal manual. Contains all authentic early versions and fragmentarily transmitted or dubious works that can be attributed to Bach with a fair amount of certainty. Features comprehensive introductions extensive source descriptions and text-critical notes. Featuressupplementary material illustrated synoptically on CD-ROM (in printable quality) Brochure in large format (32 x 25 cm) and compact music engraving clear easy to read with convenient page turns. With repertoire works musicians often have the choice between editions conceived for practical music-making and others that are more scholarly in concept. This also applies to the Organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach which are available today in various editions. Among them is that of Heinz Lohmann which Breitkopf & H?rtel began publishing in 1967 and whose concept strove for an amalgamation of practice and Urtext. Current Urtext status historically informed edited with performers in mind:More than 40 years later the demands made on a new Urtext edition of Bach's Organ works are as stringent as ever before. Next to the results of scholarly research on Bach and the sources aspects of a historically informed performance practice are increasingly claiming our attention today. Also important for study teaching and concert performance are in addition to the above-mentioned demands such external criteria as format paper convenient page turns and an easily legible layout that helps the user quickly grasp the musical context. The new edition beginning in 2010 also contains all Keyboard works with pedal and the 'dubious works' that are hardly dubious anymore.This edition of Johann Sebastian Bach's Organ works wants to do justice to these demands. Next to the core contents of

Präludien und Fugen I - mit CD-ROM-Breitkopf Urtext edition of Johann Sebastian Bach's Complete Organ Works. Music text faithful to the sources and reflecting the current status of Bach research. Developed for musical practice through the cooperation of scholars and performers. Contains all of Bach's Keyboard works that require an independent pedal manual. Contains all authentic early versions and fragmentarily transmitted or dubious works that can be attributed to Bach with a fair amount of certainty. Features comprehensive introductions extensive source descriptions and text-critical notes. Featuressupplementary material illustrated synoptically on CD-ROM (in printable quality) Brochure in large format (32 x 25 cm) and compact music engraving clear easy to read with convenient page turns. With repertoire works musicians often have the choice between editions conceived for practical music-making and others that are more scholarly in concept. This also applies to the Organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach which are available today in various editions. Among them is that of Heinz Lohmann which Breitkopf & H?rtel began publishing in 1967 and whose concept strove for an amalgamation of practice and Urtext. Current Urtext status historically informed edited with performers in mind:More than 40 years later the demands made on a new Urtext edition of Bach's Organ works are as stringent as ever before. Next to the results of scholarly research on Bach and the sources aspects of a historically informed performance practice are increasingly claiming our attention today. Also important for study teaching and concert performance are in addition to the above-mentioned demands such external criteria as format paper convenient page turns and an easily legible layout that helps the user quickly grasp the musical context. The new edition beginning in 2010 also contains all Keyboard works with pedal and the 'dubious works' that are hardly dubious anymore.This edition of Johann Sebastian Bach's Organ works wants to do justice to these demands. Next to the core contents of

Contents: 1. O Come All Ye Faithful2. Good Christian Men Rejoice3. O Little Town Of Bethlehem4. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing5. Joy To The World

This work was written in December 1986 for a recital given by Hakim and his wife Marie-Bernadette Dufourcet at the Sacré-Cœur. It is conceived as a duo using the Grand Organ and Choir Organ in the Basilica. This antiphonal use of the organs is interpreted by the former Rector of the Sacré-Cœur Father François de Vorges as a ''dialogue between God and his faithful people recalling the dialogue of the angels and shepherds''. The theme and variations form of the Fantaisie lends itself very successfully to this well-known Christmas hymn.

Contents: 1. Aus Der Tiefe Rufe Ich ('Forty Days And Forty Nights')2. Easter Hymn ('Jesus Christ Is Risen Today')3. Ellacombe ('The Day Of Resurrection')4. Erhalt Uns Herr ('The Glory Of These Forty Days')5. Fortunatus ('Welcome Happy Morning')6. Gaudeamus Pariter ('Come Ye Faithful Raise The Strain')7. Gwalchmai ('Christ The Lord Is Risn Today')8. Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen ('O Sacred Head Sore Wounded')9. Herzliebster Jesu ('Ah Holy Jesus')10. Horsley ('There Is A Green Hill Far Away')11. Machs Mit Mir Gott ('Thou Hallowed Chosen Morn Of Praise')12. O Filii Et Filiae ('O Sons And Daughters Let Us Sing')13. O Filii Et Filiae (Vers. 2) ('O Sons And Daughters Let Us Sing')14. Old 124th ('Turn Back O Man Forswear Thy Foolish Ways') &('Eternal Lord Of Love Behold Your Church')15. Petra ('Go To Dark Gethsemane')16. Puer Nobis ('That Easter Day With Joy Was Bright')17. St. Albinus ('Jesus Lives! Thy Terrors Now')18. St. Flavian ('Lord Who Throughout These Forty Days')19. St. Kevin ('Come Ye Faithful Raise The Strain')20. St. Magnus ('The Head That Once Was Crowned With Thorns')21. Salzburg ('At The Lambs High Feast We Sing')22. Unser Herrscher ('He Is Risen He Is Risen!')23. Valet Will Ich Dir Geben (St. Theodulph) ('All Glory Laud AndHonor')24. Victory ('The Strife Is Oer The Battle Done')25. Were You There ('Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?')

Bach: Complete Organ Works Vol. 7 Orgelbüchlein - with CD-ROM - ed. by Sven Hiemke Of great practical value ?This edition has everything it takes to replace the Griepenkerl edition for practical music-making,? opined Rainer Goede (in ?kirchmusik.de?) immediately after the release of Volumes 5 and 6. If such a high degree of practical value is attested to these two volumes, then Volume 7 can proudly claim to have the highest practical value of all, since it has the greatest scope of all the volumes. After all, no organist can do without the basic repertoire of the 45 chorale preludes. Edited by Sven Hiemke, the book offers the best possible prerequisites for everyday use. The musical text is as faithful to the sources as possible, and it preserves Bach?s graphic idiosyncrasies in the beaming of eighth notes and sixteenth notes. Furthermore, the chorales are reproduced on three staves, which is fully in keeping with the practice of the Bach era ? but not with the source, however, since the composer himself notated the pieces of the ?Orgelbüchlein? on two staves, either for reasons of economy or for lack of space. The enclosed CD-ROM contains early versions and anonymous arrangements which should encourage organists to explore this repertoire in greater depth.

Organ. Diane Bish has re-created some favorite Christmas music with lots of energy and verve. Mostly up-tempo selections these are excellent postlude or festive prelude choices. This is a must-have book for the holiday worship experience! Songs include: Angels from the Realms of Glory · Away in a Manger · Deck the Halls · O Come All Ye Faithful · The First Noel · Toccata on Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. Difficult level.

Contents: 1. Adeste Fideles ('O Come All Ye Faithful')2. Antioch ('Joy To The World! The Lord Is Come')3. Carol ('It Came Upon The Midnight Clear')4. Cradle Song ('Away In A Manger')5. Go Tell It On The Mountain ('Go Tell It On The Mountain')6. Greensleeves ('What Child Is This')7. In Dulci Jubilo ('Good Christian Friends Rejoice')8. Picardy ('Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence')9. Polish Carol ('Infant Holy Infant Lowly')10. Regent Square ('Angels From The Realms Of Glory')11. St. Louis ('O Little Town Of Bethelhem')12. Stille Nacht ('Silent Night Holy Night')13. Stuttgart ('While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night')14. The First Nowell ('The First Nowell The Angels Did Say')15. Three Kings Of Orient ('We Three Kings Of Orient Are')16. Veni Veni Emmanuel ('O Come O Come Emmanuel')17. Winchester Old ('While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night')