Organ - advanced

SKU: HL.49045437

For Organ. Composed by Enjott Schneider. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Organ Large Works. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2016. 48 pages. Duration 24'. Schott Music #ED 22668. Published by Schott Music (HL.49045437).

ISBN 9790001162715. UPC: 841886029088. 9.0x12.0x0.168 inches.

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.'.

For voice and organ. Format: organ/vocal songbook (two copies needed for performance). With vocal melody, lyrics, organ accompaniment and chord names. Hymn. 132 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Composed by Felix Mendelssohn, Gustav Holst, G. F. Handel, J. S. Bach, Johannes Brahms, Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Benedetto Marcello, Jeremiah Clarke, Michael Burkhardt, Leon Boellmann, Jean-Joseph Mouret. Arranged by Michael Burkhardt. Non Hymn-Based, Classical Transcription. Building Dedication, Church Anniversary, Marriage, 21st Century, Benediction/Sending, Gathering/Processional, Music, Praise/Thanksgiving. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers

Organ

SKU: HL.14002634

Composed by Richard Blackford. Music Sales America. Classical. Score. Music Sales #NOV952655. Published by Music Sales (HL.14002634).

Mirror of Perfection, with text by St Francis of Assisi, is one of Richard Blackford's critically acclaimed choral works and was the subject of a television documentary. This work has been frequently broadcast on Classic FM and BBC Radio 3.

Mirror of Perfection was commissioned by the Royal Ballet School and first performed at the Royal College of Music March 1996.

By Albert Zabel. For organ. Sacred. Text. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company.

Easy, Yet Beautiful, All-Organ Arrangements by Bob Rollins. Arranged by Bob Rollins. Creative Concepts Publishing. Size 9x12 inches. 128 pages. Published by Creative Concepts.

For organ. Sacred. Level: 3-staff. Sacred organ. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company. (70/1516L)

Organ - intermediate

SKU: ST.H449

Composed by John Norris. Arranged by John Norris. Organ music. Sixteen celebrated pieces for a perfect wedding. Selected and arranged for organ by John Norris.. Score. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #H449. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.H449).

ISBN 9790220221286.

A well-known teacher and compiler of Stainer & Bell's Opera Gala series, John Norris has created Wedding Gala with an ear to giving church organists a mix of favourites and exciting discoveries to brighten the routine of music for the service of holy matrimony.

No album would be complete without the traditional wedding music of Mendelssohn and Wagner, and it can be found here in this collection alongside other classics of the wedding repertoire by Jeremiah Clarke, Bach and Handel. But there's also a thoroughly contemporary leavening, with arrangements of Sydney Carter's One More Step and Lord of the Dance, both firm favourites, plus Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and Charpentier's Prelude, adding a note of splendour.

But the real bonus is for lovers of English music, with Elgar's Chanson de Matin and 'The Call' from the Five Mystical Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, seldom found in comparable collections. And there's also a rare new discovery: the ravishing Chosen Tune by Herbert Howells, transcribed from his Three Pieces for violin and piano, Op. 28, and available as an organ piece for the first time.

Each piece is comprehensively registered by the arranger, and the collection as a whole will be welcomed by all organists of intermediate standard as a source of new material not only for liturgical use but also for recitals.

By T. Tertius Noble. For Organ. Organ - Method or Collection. Sacred. Level: Intermediate. Book. 52 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Edited by Gregory P. Cohn. For organ solo. Format: piano solo songbook. With standard notation, tonal dynamic registrations and lyrics. Sacred. 64 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

By Gerhard Krapf. Organ. Level: 3-staff. Sacred Organ. Published by Sacred Music Press.

By Healey Willan. For Organ. Hymn Preludes on English,French,German,Irish,Scottish and Welsh Hymns. Published by C.F. Peters.

Organ - Intermediate

SKU: MN.10-457

Composed by Charles E. Callahan Jr. Postludes. Easter Season, Thanksgiving. MorningStar Music Publishers #10-457. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.10-457).

UPC: 688670104572.

Callahan imbues each tune with a sense of fun, thus the title of this collection. These are big, bouyant pieces, a perfect way to end worship or punctuate a recital. Varied in difficulty levels, but none are daunting to learn.