Organ. With classic flair Donald Campfield has arranged for organ 10 of the most beloved traditional hymns for use as preludes postludes or hymn introductions. There is a hymn for almost every season including such standards as: Come Christians Join to Sing · Be Thou My Vision · A Mighty Fortress Is Our God · and more.

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms harmony and melodies  L'Ascension for Organ is no exception to the composer's popular distinctive style. L'Ascension was originally composed for orchestra by Messiaen in 1932-1933. The composer described the work as Four Symphonic Meditations and the sections are; 1) Majesty of Christ praying that His Father should glorify Him 2) Serene Alleluias from a soul longing for Heaven 3) Alleluia on the Trumpet Alleluia on the Cymbal and 4) Prayer from Christ ascending towards HisFather. Messiaen arranged L'Ascensionfor solo Organ a year later. The first second and fourth movements are arrangements of the orchestral version however the composer created a new third movement; Outburst of joy from a soul before the Glory of Christ which is its own glory. L'Ascension is essential to all advanced organists seeking to expand and vary their repertoire.

Collection of lesser known organ works suitable for all denominationsTried and tested free organ compositions and chorale settings from the 19th centuryEasy to medium level of difficultyThis series of anthologies for the church year and important church occasions which is suitable particularly for non-professional church musicians has now been expanded by a second volume in response to frequent demand. The main focus of Praise and Thanks for Organ II lies in the 19th century repertoire. At its centre are chorale settings for the Hymns of Praise and Praise and Thanksgiving from the German Protestant Hymnbook as well as the Praise and Thanks section from the German CatholicHymnbook. Tried and tested freely-composed organ works are also included such as Christian Fink’s Festpostludium op. 63 and chorale fantasias. Already published:Praise and Thanks for Organ IBA 8496Christmas for Organ Volume I: BA 8495Volume II: BA 9258Passiontide and Easter for OrganBA 9210Organ Music for the End of Church YearBA 9266The Organ Funeral AlbumBA 9207Organ Music for CommunionBA 9265The Organ Wedding AlbumBA 8200

Les 18 Chorals de Leipzig-Part of the Organ collection by J. S. Bach this Volume IX Eighteen Chorals Of Leipzig (BWV 651-668) was composed between 1740 and 1750 in Leipzig. This volume is now translated in English and French and features the annotation of Marcel Dupré a French organist to help the performer getting the most of the music sheet. This ninth book contains a set of eighteen religious preludes:  1. Come Holy Ghost 2. Come Holy Ghost 3. By the rivers of Babylon 4. Deck thyself o my soul 5. Lord Jesus Christ unto us turn 6. O stainless Lamb of God 7. Now thank we allour God 8. From God I will not turn 9. Come now Saviour of the Heathen 10. Come now Saviour of the Heathen 11. Come now Saviour of the Heathen 12. Glory to God on high 13. Glory to God on high 14. Glory to God on high 15. Jesus Christ our Saviour 16. Jesus Christ our Saviour 17. Come God Creator Holy Ghost 18. Before thy Throne I now appear Some of this prelude contains toccatas sarabandes fugues ritornellos and many ornaments. Quite varied they can also be either joyful or full of lamentations. The preface of these Eighteen Chorals Of Leipzig is well written with explanations of the comments and descriptions of the techniques to use for a good interpretation of this work.

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

Toccata and Lament was composed on commission in 2008 to inaugurate the large new organ in the Christ Church Cathedral Rochester NY USA. This instrument is a detailed reconstruction of a late Baroque organ of 1776 from Vilnius in Lithuania. The point of departure a clash of contrasting eras and musical cultures on two continents already bodes excitement. Martin Herchenröder a composer and professor of music theory has incorporated these contrasts in his roughly eight-minute composition. The result is a musical idiom of rare distinction universal in its musical resources and alternating between tonal triads and extremely dissonant clusters. The heart of the pieceis a dirge which using the Baroque doctrine of the affections relates to Eastern European cultural history in and around Vilnius a history marked by the predations of 20th-Century war.Expressive and effective contemporary organ musicAmalgam of musical traditions from the 18th to 21st CenturyExplanatory foreword by the composer (Ger/Eng)

Alongside the organ music of François Couperin and Louis-Nicolas Clérambault Nicolas de Grigny?s only publication marks the apogee of Grand siècle organ music. The 1699 book contains a complete organ mass and alternatim settings of the five principal hymns for use at the more important feasts of the church year. How it was received at the time is unknown yet the publication was considered of sufficient value to have been independently copied by JS Bach and JG Walter and was also reprinted in 1711 by the Paris publisher Christophe Ballard.

Prelude Pastorale and Fugue is scored for solo Organ. Craig Seller Lang (1891-1971) was a British composer organist and musical pedagogue who was born in New Zealand. He studied at the Royal College of Music before becoming a teacher at Christ’s Hospital School. His compositions were mostly written with a student performer in mind. He is best remembered for his seminal educational Organ books but he also created prolific volumes of material in both sacred and secular choral genres.

The Prelude and Fugue In G Minor (Op. 84) was first published in 1960. It is scored for solo Organ.Craig Seller Lang (1891-1971) was a British composer organist and musical pedagogue who was born in New Zealand. He studied at the Royal College of Music before becoming a teacher at Christ’s Hospital School. His compositions were mostly written with a student performer in mind. He is best remembered for his seminal educational Organ books but he also created prolific volumes of material in both sacred and secular choral genres.

The Ten Choral Preludes for Organ are intended for both liturgical purposes and concert performance. For this reason the notation is written in two staves which is not usual for the Organ. The former of the two purposes forced the composer to respect certain limitations of technical complexity so that even an untrained organist could perform the pieces. The themes to each overture are taken from Bohemian Brethren chorales which appear in their original form as brief ?intonations? in the first few bars preceding each overture. The piece was composed in 1971.Contents:O svetlo Trojice svatá / Es geht daher des Tages Schein / Oh Light the HolyTrinity.Ej nuz lacn z zniv / Wohlauf die ihr hungrig seid / Ye Who Are Hungry and Trinity.D ky vzdávám / Ich Dank dir schon durch deinen Sohn / I giv Thank.In Natali Domino.Jiz zasla slunce záre / Hinunter ist der Sonne Schein / The Sunshine Has Departed.Umucen N. P. Jezu Krista / Jesu Kreuz Leiden und Pein / The Suffering of Our Lord Jesus Christ.O clovece povstaniz / Sonne der Gerechtigkeit / Oh Man Arise.Hr chu svych oplakej / Es sind doch selig alle / Bewail Thy Sins.Nastala noc / Die Nacht ist gekommen / Night Has Fallen.Jat jsem v tom rozveselen / Lob Gott getrost mit Singen / I Rejoice In It

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?')

This series of national organ music collections showcases music from England France Germany and Italy. Each book contains 50 representative pieces especially suitable for Service use. The collections are compiled by ColinMawby.Adagio in A minor - CorelliAdagio in B minor - CorelliAdagio in G minor - CorelliAllegro Vivace - CapocciAve Maria - BossiAve Maris Stella First Verse - FrescobaldiAve Maris Stella FourthVerse - FrescobaldiAve Maris Stella Second Verse - FrescobaldiAve Maris Stella Third Verse - FrescobaldiCanzon Terza - GabrieliChant du Soir - BossiChriste - FrescobaldiCorrente Prima -FrescobaldiCorrente Seconda - FrescobaldiElevation - SabadiniFantasia on the Fourth Mode - GabrieliFinale - EspositoFinale - LeybachFirst Verset - PetraliGagliarda - ValenteGagliarda Terza -FrescobaldiGrave - CorelliIntermezzo for the Elevation - LeybachLargo - CorelliLargo - ZipoliMagnificat: Primi Toni - FrescobaldiMagnificat: Secundi Toni - FrescobaldiMagnificat: Sesti Toni -FrescobaldiMelodia - BottazzoMusette - RavanelloMusic for the Elevation - PetraliPostlude - LeybachPrayer - RavanelloPrelude - CorelliPrelude in D - LeybachPrelude in E minor -FrescobaldiPrelude in F - LeybachPrelude in G minor - FrescobaldiPreludio - BossiPresto - MarcelloRedemption - BossiResignation - BossiRicercare - GabrieliRicercare - PalestrinaSecond Verset -PetraliSunday Vespers Hymn First Verse - FrescobaldiSunday Vespers Hymn Third Verse - FrescobaldiThird Verset - PetraliToccata - FrescobaldiToccata for Sunday Communion - FrescobaldiToccata -ParadiesVoluntary in D - Scarlatti