A Practical Guide To Playing The Organ-A Graded Anthology For Organ - Book One: A Practical Guide To Playing The Organ contains detailed guidance and dissection of the organ its componenets sounds and of course technique and playing all of which supports the repertoire pieces in the later books. This first book in the series by renowned organist Anne Marsden Thomas covers the four main areas of concern to organisits of all levels: registration musical expression technique and the art of practising. Together with the graded anthologies in books 2-5 it is intended to be a complete training system for orgainsts of all standards.

Thomas Hewitt Jones' Carnival. Composed 2010. Written for Martin Neary President of the Organists Charitable Trust. These five short works are all extracted from the excellent Little Organ Book from the Organists Charitable Trust edited by Martin Neary and first published by Novello in 2010. This is a wonderful resource of 11 mainly new works by British composers all of moderate difficulty and well-defined character. Iain Farrington’s Bluesday is full of delicious harmonies with a bold climax framed by a gentle beginning and ending. David Bednall’s Fanfare is a joyful work that would bea good recital opener or festival voluntary with a chance to unleash the big reeds. The simplicity of the title of Howells’s Cradle Song belies a richness and warmth that make this a moving miniature. John Rutter’s evening prelude from 1979 on the plainsong hymn Te lucis ante terminum is tender and clear with some surprisingly plangent harmonies. Thomas Hewitt Jones’s Carnival is an outburst of festivity and bravura. All these pieces are very much worth playing though organists interested in more than two of them would be better served purchasing a copy of the original anthology which is still very well priced (Little Organ Book Novello 9781849386814 £9.95). - Sunday by Sunday

This is a major collection of Organ music for students players and church musicians of all levels and abilities. Compiler and editor Anne Marsden Thomas has drawn on her long experience of teaching and playing to select the most attractive tuneful repertoire in two new sets of graded anthologies one set (3 volumes) for manuals only the second set (3 volumes) for manuals and pedals.Within each book the pieces are grouped according to service needs into Preludes Interludes Processionals and Postludes. The repertoire spans the 16th to the 21st century with some new pieces written especially for the collection. A number of pieces throughout the collection have beenselected for the ABRSM organ syllabus.The result is a wonderful collection of repertoire for all players containing a wealth of attractive and varied pieces that will offer much practical support for church musicians and enrich and develop their playing.Major collection of organ music for students players and church musicians of all levels and abilitiesEach book groups pieces according to service needs: Preludes Interludes Processionals PostludesTuneful attractive repertoire spanning 16th-21st cents. with some new pieces written especially for the collectionMajor composers for the instrument well representedPieces edited afresh to present music clearly and practically for players with registration and tempo suggestions for each pieceStrong representation in new ABRSM syllabus (from 2011)Graded collection: approx. book 1 Grades 1-4; book 2 Gr. 4-6 book 3 Gr. 6-8High-profile editor leading teacher and concert organist

This is a major collection of Organ music for students players and church musicians of all levels and abilities. Compiler and editor Anne Marsden Thomas has drawn on her long experience of teaching and playing to select the most attractive tuneful repertoire in two new sets of graded anthologies one set (3 volumes) for manuals only the second set (3 volumes) for manuals and pedals. Within each book the pieces are grouped according to service needs into Preludes Interludes Processionals and Postludes. The repertoire spans the 16th to the 21st century with some new pieces written especially for the collection. A number of pieces throughout the collectionhave been selected for the ABRSM organ syllabus. The result is a wonderful collection of repertoire for all players containing a wealth of attractive and varied pieces that will offer much practical support for church musicians and enrich and develop their playing. Major collection of organ music for students players and church musicians of all levels and abilities Each book groups pieces according to service needs: Preludes Interludes Processionals Postludes Tuneful attractive repertoire spanning 16th-21st cents. with some new pieces written especially for the collection Major composers for the instrument well represented Pieces edited afresh to present music clearly and practically for players with registration and tempo suggestions for each piece Strong representation in new ABRSM syllabus (from 2011) Graded collection: approx. book 1 Grades 1-4; book 2 Gr. 4-6 book 3 Gr. 6-8 High-profile editor leading teacher and concert organist

This is a major collection of Organ music for students players and church musicians of all levels and abilities. Compiler and editor Anne Marsden Thomas has drawn on her long experience of teaching and playing to select the most attractive tuneful repertoire in two new sets of graded anthologies one set (3 volumes) for manuals only the second set (3 volumes) for manuals and pedals. Within each book the pieces are grouped according to service needs into Preludes Interludes Processionals and Postludes. The repertoire spans the 16th to the 21st century with some new pieces written especially for the collection. A number of pieces throughout the collectionhave been selected for the ABRSM organ syllabus. The result is a wonderful collection of repertoire for all players containing a wealth of attractive and varied pieces that will offer much practical support for church musicians and enrich and develop their playing. Major collection of organ music for students players and church musicians of all levels and abilities Each book groups pieces according to service needs: Preludes Interludes Processionals Postludes Tuneful attractive repertoire spanning 16th-21st cents. with some new pieces written especially for the collection Major composers for the instrument well represented Pieces edited afresh to present music clearly and practically for players with registration and tempo suggestions for each piece Strong representation in new ABRSM syllabus (from 2011) Graded collection: approx. book 1 Grades 1-4; book 2 Gr. 4-6 book 3 Gr. 6-8 High-profile editor leading teacher and concert organist

Par LACOTE THOMAS. Ecrite en 2004 pour l'organiste Ghislain Leroy, Agencement-Rhizome est en quelque sorte mon opus 1. A partir des sonorités les plus simples de l'instrument, j'ai cherché à écrire la vie du son figé de l'orgue : par le raffinement des durées, des attaques, du tissage polyphonique, c'est une sorte d'orgue-dentelle qui apparaît. J'ai aussi puisé à la source des extraordinaires Toccatas pour clavier de Frescobaldi, de leurs affects changeants, de leurs gestes imprévisibles ou fantasques, de leur plaisir tactile au clavier. Thomas Lacôte/ Répertoire / Orgue

Création 09/09/2018 - Chartres, Grand Prix de Chartres d'interprétation, Cathédrale Notre Dame - Finale du Grand Prix Commanditaire Association des Grandes Orgues de Chartres Dédicace à Philippe Lefebvre et Patrick Delabre Notice A l'origine de Phteggomai se trouve un émerveillement : celui d'écouter la propagation d'un son projeté dans l'espace de la cathédrale de Chartres. Il y a là une expérience qui dépasse le simple plaisir acoustique ou esthétique, pour atteindre une émotion presque surhumaine, tant l'écoute, tout autant et même plus que la vue, nous permet de saisir, et d'être saisi par, les dimensions et la force transcendante de l'édifice. En grec ancien, le verbe phteggomai (?????????) signifie proférer, se faire entendre, proclamer à pleine voix. Ainsi le centre de gravité de l'orgue dans cette pièce est un jeu de cornet, plein et sonore, qui rebondit et se diffracte dans l'acoustique, s'anime, tourbillonne, et se métamorphosera peu à peu en une masse colossale qui semble atteindre les dimensions même de la cathédrale. La trajectoire de la pièce n'a rien cependant d'une trop évidente ligne droite : elle est aussi faite de nombreuses brisures, d'hésitations, de parenthèses. Au halo prolongeant les sons, créé par le lieu et par une forme de persistance rétinienne de l'oreille, je mêle de multiples traînes inventées, comme des queues de comètes imaginaires. C'est la même racine grecque qui est utilisée dans un verset fort mystérieux d'un psaume (Psaume 18, verset 5), évoquant la manière dont les cieux pourraient chanter la gloire de leur Créateur, jusqu'aux limites du monde. Pour les bâtisseurs des cathédrales, celles-ci n'étaient bien sûr pas seulement des temples de pierre : elles étaient aussi l'image même du cosmos. Ainsi, j'ai placé en tête de la partition de Phteggomai l'audacieuse traduction de ce même verset biblique qu'a donnée Paul Claudel : J'entends un son qui va jusqu'au bout, une parole jusqu'aux parois de l'univers pour la répercuter. Phteggomai est une commande de l'Association des Grandes Orgues de Chartres, pour la finale du Grand Prix d'interprétation. Elle est dédiée à Philippe Lefebvre et Patrick Delabre. Thomas Lacôte

Par LACOTE THOMAS. Ces trois pièces ont été composées entre 2012 et 2015 sur l'orgue Cavaillé-Coll/Beuchet-Debierre de l'église de la Trinité à Paris. Pour The Fifth Hammer et Etude de transparence, la présence de deux boîtes expressives est indispensable. Pour Quilisma, une seule boîte expressive est nécessaire. Dans le cas d'une exécution complète de ce deuxième cahier, Quilisma peut être partagée entre les deux interprètes : l'un prend alors la place de l'autre à la mesure 62. Pour ne pas surcharger la partition, seul un numéro de combinaison est noté sur la partition pour chaque changement de registration. Il renvoie à la table des combinaisons jointe en 'partie séparée' pour chaque pièce. The Fifth Hammer La partition est proposée dans deux versions. La première, pensée pour les ressources de l'orgue de la Trinité, utilise une palette étendue (notamment Quinte 22/3 au Grand-Orgue, Tierce et Piccolo au Positif, Tierce au Récit, jeu d'anche de 16' à chaque clavier). La seconde est une adaptation pour un orgue de dimensions plus restreintes (pas de Quinte 22/3 au Grand-Orgue, pas de Tierce au Récit, pas de jeu d'anche de 16' au Positif) à partir du modèle de l'orgue Rieger du Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP). Aux mesures 1 à 23, quel que soit la clavier sur lequel il joue, l'interprète placé à gauche manipule la boîte expressive du Positif, et celui à droite celle du Récit, selon la disposition habituelle. Durant cette section, on veillera à ouvrir et fermer très progressivement les boîtes expressives, avec un maximum d'amplitude et de précision. Quilisma Dans cette pièce, les passages notés avec une grande précision rythmique visent en premier lieu l'efficacité qualitative d'un phénomène sonore global : ils seront donc interprétés, comme le reste de la pièce, avec la souplesse nécessaire. Mes. 37 : Pour ne pas surcharger la partition, les liaisons ne sont pas notées. Lier toutes les notes communes entre les accords. Mes. 63 : Chaque son, joué initialement au Récit (sans cercle) ou au Positif (avec cercle), est tenu, jusqu'à son passage à l'autre clavier ou une croix. Aucune hauteur n'est jouée simultanément sur les deux claviers à la fois. Durant ce passage, on cherchera le maximum de legato et de continuité dans l'échange entre les deux claviers. Etude de transparence Durant toute la pièce, veiller à ouvrir et fermer très progressivement les boîtes expressives, avec un maximum d'amplitude et de précision. / Contemporain / Etude / Orgue

Diane Bish has carefully selected some of her most loved organ selections and made them available in one wonderful collection. Songs include: Adagio in G minor (Thomaso Albinoni) ? Canon in D (Pachelbel) ? Overture (fromHandel's Royal Firework Music) ? Sicilienne (Theresia V. Paradis) ? and Apres Un Reve (Faure).

Four Short Pieces for Organ was published in 1938 and includes Prelude Reverie Interlude and Scherzetto. Prelude was composed in 1931 at the Leipzig Thomaskirche where J S Bach was Kapellmeister and where his remains are interred.Twentieth century English composer conductor chorister and Organist William H Harris was Organist at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle and was conductor for the coronations of Queen Elizabeth II and her father King George VI. His work was performed at the Three Choirs Festival and the Proms though he was best known as a choir trainer.

As publishers and musicians ourselves we understand the financial restraints faced by many choir directors. Even if you use just one of the pieces in the set you are paying only the usual price of a single choral piece. If youuse two you're getting double value and if you use three four five or more you're quids in! Chorale And Hymn Preludes - Set 1 includes nine pieces for the Organ: Crimond (Quentin Thomas) Fulda (Colin Mawby) Halifax (William Thomas Best) Hanover (William Thomas Best) Marienlied (Gregory Murray) Repton (John Bertalot) Rockingham (Hubert Parry) Savannah (Stanley Vann) and York (Christopher Tambling).

Grades 2-5-Oxford Bach Books For Organ is a 5-volume graded series of Organ music composed by J. S. Bach and arranged by Anne Marsden Thomas. This varied collection includes the essential pieces in all genres including choral preludes fugues toccatas and trio sonata movements alongside several of the composer’s lesser known works. Each volume contains a general introduction for players with advice on registration tempo ornamentation touch and articulation fingering pedalling and more. There are also concise notes on each piece by the renowned Bach scholar Professor Russell Stinson - addressing source issues structure and symbolismand for the chorale preludes information on the original hymn melody and text on which the piece based. An authoritative introduction to this cornerstone of the Organ repertoire Oxford Bach Books For Organ presents pieces in a highly practical format that is perfect for teachers and students. This first volume contains 37 pieces for the manual Organ suitable for musicians at a Grade 2-5 level.