SKU: MN.10-927
Cityscape dates from 1992 and was composed for inclusion in an organ recital of Chicago composers as part of the Fourth Presbyterian Church's annual Festival of the Arts. The theme of that year's festival was Faces of the City. This three movement work, which depicts facets of the city, is based on a three-note descending scale (C-B-A), the opening notes of the popular song, Chicago, Chicago, that Toddlin' Town. Coincidentally, this same melodic sequence marks the beginning of OLD HUNDREDTH, and a citation of that melody occurs in the third movement. The Fourth Presbyterian Church is located on the part of North Michigan Avenue which is known as The Magnificent Mile. Each of its Sunday morning services begins with the singing of OLD HUNDREDTH, sung to the text of the Doxology. The first performance of Cityscape was played by David Schrader, to whom it is dedicated.
SKU: SU.80101421
Sonatina No. 2 (2013) is dedicated to Robert Behrman. The opening toccata consists of bouncy and vibrant music surrounding a lyric chorale. The title of the second movement, Sharagan, refers to a style of monodic hymn in the Armenian Orthodox Church. The third movement is a gigue indebted to Buxtehude, though with a contemporary harmonic flavor. Sonatina No. 3 (2014) is dedicated to Johan-Magnus Sjoberg. The opening movement is an ostinato (quasi-passacaglia) with a heavily syncopated theme. The second movement, Dirge, is quiet and expressive, with a rising scalar figure in the bass that increases in speed. The final movement is a dancing toccatina with a bit of a scherzando character. (Both of these sonatinas can be played with manuals only. Optional pedal suggestions are provided in a few places.) Instrumentation: Organ Duration: 14'30 Composed: 2013-14 Published by: Zimbel Press.
SKU: KU.GM-1920D
ISBN 9790206203350.
Replaces number H-2006d.
SKU: GH.GE-11723
ISBN 979-0-070-11723-4. A4 inches.
Commissioned by the Church of Sweden for the Fourth National Symposium for Church Music in Uppsala.The Organ Mass can be featured either in concert or as part of the liturgy. As part of the liturgy the music replaces the corresponding sections of the mass, which otherwise may have been sung by the congregation.
SKU: AY.FRD106
ISBN 9790302117506.
Paul J. Sifler, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, immigrated to the United States at the age of 11, and following his studies at the Chicago Conservatory as music, led a long and prolific career as a composer and organist. The Despair and Agony of Dachau has been performed at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. and in Sifler's native Ljubljana, performances which were preceded by a reading of Psalm 22. Phrases from the Psalm beginning My God, my God, why has Thou forsaken me? are used to depict the tragedy of the concentration camp at Dachau. Among the traumas represented are the furnaces, described by a mighty roar, the scurrying of rats and barking of dogs. This work was composed to provide a history lesson for the future, and to offer the fervent prayer that mankind will never again be involved in such an atrocity.
SKU: HL.50583699
SKU: HL.14027781
SKU: GI.G-003006
SKU: KU.OCT-10330_ORG
ISBN 9790206200267.
Replaces number EP-4856a/ORG.
SKU: HL.14019471
ISBN 9788759809303. English.
The Planets is cast as a single unit, consisting of seven movements, varying greatly in character, each of which describes a planet or a celestial body. Venus is the most exquisite of the planets, symbolizing femininity and beauty. In certain places the music is reminiscent of Parsifal.
SKU: BA.BVK02412
ISBN 9783761824122. 24 x 17 cm inches. Language: German. Preface: Rudolf Faber / Philip Hartmann.
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