The Oxford Book of Christmas Music for Organ, Bk 2. The second Oxford Book of Christmas Organ Music comprises a diverse collection of seasonal organ music, covering the Church's year from Advent to Epiphany. The music is stylistically varied, and the pieces are drawn internationally from across the centuries with a mixture of established repertoire set alongside newly commissioned works.

Organ Chorales from the Neumeister Collection-Organ Chorales from the Neumeister CollectionYale University Manuscript 'LM 4708'In 1985 Christoph Wolff working at Yale University discovered a collection of 82 chorales compiled by Johann Gottfried Neumeister (1756-1840) which contained 38 compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. They reveal great stylistic variety whose forebears stem from the Northern German organ tradition. Already these early works comprising fantasias fugues fughettas and imitative techniques employing motifs from chorale melodies bear witness to Bach?s broad compositional spectrum.This newly published volume is an updated edition of Series IV/9 of the ?New Bach Edition? (NBA) edited by Christoph Wolff and based on this source.In addition to a newly added concordance and corrections to the musical text it also contains a detailed Foreword by Christoph Wolff with further information on the Neumeister Collection and hymnological details. The source of the complete Neumeister Collection has recently been made available on ?Bach digital? shedding light on the manuscript for the very first time.Links to major sources have been provided in collaboration with the Bach Leipzig Archive and its database ?Bach digital?. The desired page of the source can be accessed quickly and conveniently via URLs at http://links.baerenreiter.com. The links stored there are examined for their validity on a regular basis.Any complete scholarly critical edition of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach must incorporate new research findings in the interest of scholars and performers alike. Now all of Bärenreiter?s new performing editions of Bach?s organ works are being revised to reflect the current state of scholarship and to convey maximum fidelity to the sources by being linked to ?Bach digital?.- Links to relevant sources in ?Bach digital?- Detailed new Foreword about the Neumeister Collection by Christoph Wolff (Ger/Eng)- Complete new engraving

Jazz swing samba rhumba and more all found their way to the organ long ago. Not only do the melodies harmonies and rhythms of these styles enrich the organ’s concert literature they can also be meaningfully incorporated in the liturgy. The series “Jazz Inspirations” for Organ offers a delightful and personal combination of many forms and highly contrasting styles at a moderate level of difficulty. Volume 4 presents a new array of stylistic and thematic focuses: “Funky Praise” and ”Ich lobe dich von ganzer Seelen” (“I praise thee with all my soul”) can be found alongside a “Little Shepherd’sChachacha” and the familiar carol “Kommet ihr Hirten”. It even contains two compositions from the American organ scene. Jazz swing and much more for the organ Authoritative editors and composers Pieces of a moderate level of difficulty Bilingual Foreword (Ger/Eng)

Louis Vierne (1870-1937) studied privately with Cesar Franck and was appointed titulaire organist at Notre-Dame (Paris) in 1900. Numerous concert tours throughout Europe and the USA made him well-known outside France.Vierne?s Organ works are masterpieces of Organ music and are firm favourites in the virtuoso Organ repertoire. In particular Vierne raised the form of the Organ symphony to a stylistic peak.The famous collection of ?Pieces de Fantaisie? comprising 24 fantasy pieces in four volumes (Livres I-IV) has become internationally known. With their varying degrees of difficulty the pieces are suitable for bothprofessional organists as well as advanced pupils and students.The collection comprises mainly individual movements which are suitable for use on many different types of occasion.The ?Pieces en style libre pour orgue ou harmonium? comprising 24 pieces in two volumes are shorter and technically easier. These are ?miniatures? of a rather meditative character equally suitable for Organ teaching or concert use.- Evaluation of all available autograph manuscripts first printed editions and previously unpublished letters.- Editorial clarification superseding the long-standing international correction lists.- Critical Commentary (Fr/Eng/Ger) and foreword (Fr/Eng/Ger) with detailed performance practice tips.- Numerous illustrations and facsimile pages.

While organ music of the 19th century was not highly regarded in Germany a few years ago [with the exception of a few outstanding works], our understanding of it has grown during recent years. In other countries 19th century organ music has retained its place in the repertoire to a far greater extent. This three-volume collection presents playable organ works of high quality for both liturgical and concert use. Most of the pieces have not yet been available in new editions [at the time of publication], and are made accessible to a wider public for the first time. The first two volumes contain pieces which were composed in, or introduced to, the German-speaking area of Europe between1800 and 1900; some of them point back stylistically to the 18th century. The focus of the third volume is on works by French, British, and American composers. There are also organ pieces from Bohemia, Belgium, Denmark, and even Brazil./ Répertoire / Orgue

The large-scale partitas Op.8 Nos.1 and 2. Hugo Distler studied Organ with Günther Ramin and composition with Hermann Grabner in Leipzig. He then worked as cantor and organist at St. Jacobi in Lübeck and taught composition and Organ at the Stuttgart Musikhochschule from 1937 onwards. In 1940 he took up the same position at the Berlin Musikhochschule and also became director of the Berlin Cathedral Choir in 1941. Considerably influenced by the Lübeck Stellwagen organ at St. Jacobi he championed the characteristic pre-Baroque and Baroque sound of the organ and the forms which best suited it. His stylistic preference was for aspecifically neo-Baroque functional-objective type of sound. This 3-volume critical edition with previously unpublished works includes the forewords of the first editions facsimiles a critical commentary for each volume as well as a list of sources. - First Urtext edition of Hugo Distler’s Organ works. - Includes previously unpublished works. - Reflects the latest state of research. - Detailed foreword critical commentary (Ger/Eng) facsimiles and tips on performance practice.

Transcriptions (1894 / 1901 / 1932) Complete Organ Works 10-New source material incorporatedExtensive trilingual Foreword (Fr/Eng/Ger) with detailed notes on performance practiceComprehensive Critical Commentary (Fr/Eng/Ger)Illustrations and facsimilesLouis Vierne (1870–1937) brought symphonic French organ music to its stylistic climax.Besides being a productive composer he also gained a reputation as a brilliant improviser at his place of employment the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and throughout the world.In 1928 Vierne one of the best-known organists of his day made one of the earliest organ recordings playing Bach works and his own improvisations in Notre Dame.Threeimprovisations released in 1929-30 were transferred to musical notation in 1954 by his pupil Maurice Duruflé. Another previously unpublished improvisation which was recently rediscovered among Vierne's posthumous papers was reconstructed and published in musical notation in 2005 by Duruflé’s pupil Jean-Michel Louchart (b. 1946). These four improvisations join Vierne's transcriptions of works by Johann Sebastian Bach César Franck and Serge Rachmaninoff in this volume bringing our complete edition of his organ works to a close.

Organ Works Volume 2: Twenty small Fugues and Freely Composed Organ PiecesTelemann?s organs works pay tribute to the contrapuntal art of the High Baroque while pointing to the age of Gluck Haydn and Mozart in their emphasis on melody.Easy to play Telemann?s organ music strikes a masterly balance between traditional stylistic elements and those of the burgeoning ?style galant?

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)

Vierne's six symphonies are stylistic highlights of the French organ symphony taking César Franck as their starting point. Vierne's sixth and last Organ Symphony op. 59 was written in summer 1930. In this work his well-known chromatic style verged on the traditional major-minor tonality.Evaluation of all available autograph manuscripts first printed editions and previously unpublished lettersWith a comprehensive critical commentary (Fr/Eng/Ger)Foreword (Fr/Eng/Ger) with detailed performance practice tipsNumerous illustrations and facsimile pages

Sonntagsorgel is a collection of stylistically varied pieces for the amateur organist comprising three volumes. The edition is ideal for use in church services or for teaching purposes. 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 this the Second Volume meditative pieces by composers ranging from Christian Heinrich Rinck to Théodore Salomé are presented. The third volume will contain chorale preludes and hymn accompaniments for liturgical purposes. This collection of Organ music covers a broad range ofcompositional styles. The pieces are easy to sight-read are not technically demanding and sound effective; the edition will be appreciated by amateur and professional church musicians alike. - Collection of Organ music which does not require much practicing- Ideal for amateur organists- Suitable for teaching purposes

This set of four solo organ 'symphonies' is full of colour and draws on stylistic influences ranging from the late Baroque to Mahler. The individual pieces have a flexible approach to registration but give advice on the intended style allowing a range of interpretation and enjoyment for performer and listener alike.

Tonalité : C-Dur - Op.: 165 -. Par RHEINBERGER JOSEF GABRIEL. The Sonata No. 14 op. 165 is an impressive example for its combination of the “learned” style, as evidenced through various stylistic layers and compositional techniques, together with a powerful, brilliant virtuosity./ Répertoire / Orgue