When Brahms Mendelssohn and Schumann composed for the organ all three turned for inspiration to the musical style of the late Baroque period. Includes 11 'Choral Preludes' by Brahms three 'Preludes And Fugues' by Mendelssohn six 'Fugues' by Schumann and other works by the composers.

Still leading a shadowy existence Schumann's works for pedal piano are most likely performed on the organ today. This requires however that the music is set for the organ in accordance with the instrument's characteristic features and carefully 'arranged'. To mark the 150th anniversary of Schumann's death the well-known French organist Jean Guillou has adapted all pedal piano works for the organ adding registration indications: Six Pieces in Canonic Form Op. 56 Four Sketches for Pedal Piano Op. 58 Six Fugues on the name BACH Op. 60.

The Oxford Book of Organ Music by Women Composers presents a comprehensive survey of historical organ pieces by women composers alongside six newly commissioned works. The music is stylistically varied and encompasses secular and sacred repertoire from a range of periods. In addition to original organ repertoire, the collection also contains several organ transcriptions in new arrangements for the instrument. ? 42 pieces for manuals and pedals, in a variety of musical forms, suitable for use at church services or as recital repertoire ? Original music for the instrument, spanning the sixteenth century to the present day, including compositions by Amy Beach, Clementine de Bourges, Nadia Boulanger, Jeanne Demessieux, Cecilia McDowall, Clara Schumann, and Ethyl Smyth, plus commissions from Kristina Arakelyan, Miriam Carpinetti, Ghislaine Reece-Trapp, Isabelle Ryder, Amy Summers, and Rebecca Groom te Velde ? Standalone miniatures, movements from organ sonatas and symphonies, transcriptions of piano, harpsichord, and flute pieces, and an orchestral opera overture ? A variety of difficulty levels, from ABRSM Grades 2-3 through to Diploma standard, with a graded index provided

Konzertante Orgelmusik aus vier Jahrhunderten - Concert Organ Music from four Centuries-Conceived by Martin Weyer this edition ranges in style from 17th century Portuguese Organ music to French and American works of the 19th century. It also contains a selection of German Organ music including lesser-known works by Bach and other pieces from Robert Schumann to Ernst Pepping.In addition to the original compositions Organ arrangements have also been included. A detailed Foreword offers information on the music-historical context of each work and suggestions for its performance.- Original pieces and attractive arrangements for Organ.- Easy to moderately difficult concert music for Organ.- Includes a broad rangeof styles.From the contents:Braga ?Batalha sexti toni? / Bach ?Concerto in F major after Vivaldi? (BWV 978) and six Organ chorales (transposed to keys of the Lutheran hymnal) / Hoyer ?Fughetta no. 2 in C major? from op. 62 / Arnold Mendelssohn ?Partita ?Wir Christenleut?? from op. 104 / Pepping from ?Bohemian Organ Book II: Christus der uns selig macht? / Degen two preludes from the ?Oberrheinisches Orgelbuch? / Micheelsen ?Toccata? from ?Holstein Little Organ Book? / Yon ?Humoresque? / Rogers ?Toccatina? / Parker ?Risoluto? op. 68 no. 1 / Rogers ?Carillon? (finale from ?Sonatina in D major?)

Johannes Brahms?s organ works in a sense ?frame? his whole oeuvre. He wrote several preludes and fugues and the chorale prelude ?O Traurigkeit o Herzeleid? in the mid-1850s at a time when he was making an intensive study ofcounterpoint. The Eleven Chorale Preludes op. 122 on the other hand are Brahms?s final work composed in 1896 immediately before and after the death of Clara Schumann. This revised Henle Urtext edition presents all of Brahms?sorgan works in a single volume following the musical text of the New Brahms Complete Edition and with a preface and a commentary that reflect the latest scholarship. The early versions of two of these pieces are also given in anappendix.

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