SKU: OU.9780193531024
ISBN 9780193531024. 12 x 9 inches.
Bednall's creation, rooted in the tradition of French organ improvisation, tenderly evokes the mysterious beauty of Wells Cathedral's remarkable 'Jesse Window'. The radiant music ebbs and flows calmly, moving through freely expressive passages of rich harmony, before closing with gentle murmurs at the top of the instrument.
SKU: CA.1808600
ISBN 9790007166656. Language: all languages.
The Great Wall developed out of an improvisation, a homage to the Great Wall of China. Two motifs dominate in the work, which requires a three-manual organ: a two-measure ostinato in the pedal, and an oriental-sounding melody found on the manuals, in the basic shape and in the variations. The music leads seamlessly from an atmospheric picture into a rhythmically-driven crescendo, is interrupted by a storm fantasy before ending, after a second upsurge, in a radiant fortissimo. The dynamics and articulation are given very precisely in the score. The registration markings relate to the four-manual Muhleisen organ in the Stiftskirche Stuttgart, and are intended as a guide for performance. This thrilling work, which recalls Ravel's Bolero at certain moments, communicates directly with a wide range of audiences.
SKU: LO.70-2192L
ISBN 9780787765903.
Ellen Jane Lorenz was an important figure in American church music, where her contributions to handbell music and hymnody song were especially influential. A student of the legendary French teacher Nadia Boulanger, Lorenz also wrote instrumental music throughout her life. This volume brings a selection of her practical and expressive organ pieces back into print—re-edited for today's organs and highly useful as preludes, offertories, and postludes.
© 2000 - 2024 Home - New realises - Composers Legal notice - Full version