Arranged for the organ on the basis of the original string orchestra version-The composer pianist choir director and teacher Sir Charles Hubert Parry (1848-1918) was one of the most remarkable figures of the British music scene at the turn of the century. Among his most charming compositions are two suites for String Orchestra. The well-known organist and composer Wolfgang Stockmeier has arranged 'English Suite' for the Organ while keeping close to the original. The arrangement can be performed on the organ with brilliant effect transferring the atmosphere of the English late Romantic era onto the Organ.

per organo. Par VASKS PETERIS. '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./ Répertoire / Orgue

With more enthusiasts than ever since its heyday the Harp is an instrument which has successfully demonstrated its staying power and its important role both in music and beyond! John Marson’s Book of the Harp is a uniqueand definitive work distilled from a wealth of experience: a lifetime's study and research and an outstanding professional career. He traces the development of the harp from its earliest origins thousands of years B.C. to theinvention of the pedal harp in the eighteenth century and the harps of the twenty first century. He examines the writings of many forgotten exponents of the harp including inventors players and composers and provides a fullycomprehensive view of every model make and modification to the present day!The Book of the Harp is a rich source of information entertainment and anecdote on everything from strings tuning principles offingering and tone production historical influences designs techniques and methods to the harp's literary associations and those with the theatre and cinema its Celtic and religious symbolism virtuoso players and itsappearance in the poetry of Milton and novels of Jane Austen. Both historical and practical The Book of the Harp is an authoritative source of entertainment and a fascinating study for student professionalmusician and interested reader alike. John Marson has enjoyed a glittering career during which he has been principal harpist of the London Symphony Orchestra the BBC Symphony Orchestra Professor of Harp at the Royal College ofMusic and soloist and freelance.

Antonio Vivaldi probably composed his famous Gloria in 1725. Although the exact circumstances of its origin remain a riddle it was definitely conceived as a self-contained concert piece rather than as part of a complete setting of the Mass.The compositional fabric the festive character of the outside movements and the predominance of the strings in the middle movements make this masterpiece of Venetian sacred music a natural choice for an arrangement for solo voices choir and organ. Rather than imitating the orchestral writing Martin Focke?s arrangement offers a self-contained version tailor-made for this combination of instruments thereby making a pinnacleof European church music accessible to the often more modest resources of today?s churches.Standard work of the oratorio repertoireSelf-contained version for solo voices (SSA) choir (SATB) and organHighly supportive easy-to-play organ partIdeal for use in church servicesDuration: c. 30 mins.The Bärenreiter Choir & Organ Series presents great choral works in arrangements for soloists choir and organ; no orchestra is needed.The original orchestral parts have been transcribed into easy-to-play organ reductions whereby the contemporary tradition of such arrangements has been taken into consideration. In some cases the original organ versions by the composer were used. The organ parts are presented on three staves. The choir and solo parts always remain true to the original. You need only one edition for soloists singers and organist alike.