(E-Z Play Today #199). Composed by Various. For Organ, Piano/Keyboard, Electroni...(+)
(E-Z Play Today #199).
Composed by Various. For
Organ, Piano/Keyboard,
Electronic Keyboard. E-Z
Play Today. Softcover.
528 pages. Published by
Hal Leonard
Solo Organ SKU: CA.5600300 Vol. II/2. Composed by Giacomo Puccini....(+)
Solo Organ
SKU:
CA.5600300
Vol.
II/2. Composed by
Giacomo Puccini. Edited
by Virgilio Bernardoni.
Complete editions /
Selected works: Edizione
Nazionale delle Opere di
Giacomo Puccini. Free
organ music. Full score
(complete edition /
selected edition). 148
pages. Carus Verlag #CV
56.003/00. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.5600300).
ISBN
9790007188047.
The
organ is the instrument
on which the young
Giacomo Puccini began his
career as a musician.
Through the rediscovery
of a considerable number
of hand-written pieces,
which he composed after
1870 as part of his
duties as organist in the
churches of Lucca,
several primary sources
are now available. These
give an insight into the
beginnings of his musical
activities which have
only been known about
from anecdotes from his
first biographers until
now. Puccini's organ
repertoire includes works
which were typical for
liturgical organ music at
that time: sonatas for
the main sections of the
mass, versets which were
substituted for Gregorian
chant, marches, which
were played after the
mass (exceptionally even
waltzes), and even a
pastorale for Christmas
time. This music was
written with the sound of
instruments made in
Tuscany in mind. These
have just one manual, a 8
foot Principale register
and a small pedalboard
always coupled to the
manual. In addition there
were several solo stops
divided into bass and
soprano.Puccini
contributed with
originality to the
renewal of Italian organ
practice, which began in
his day to discard its
operatic style in favor
of a style more suited to
the liturgy.
Organ SKU: SU.80101453 For Organ. Composed by Carson Cooman. Keybo...(+)
Organ
SKU:
SU.80101453
For
Organ. Composed by
Carson Cooman. Keyboard,
Organ. Score. Zimbel
Press #80101453.
Published by Zimbel Press
(SU.80101453).
Three
Sound-Poems after
Paintings by Andreas
Willscher (2017) are
dedicated to organist
Philip Hartmann and the
art-loving community of
the Pauluskirche in Ulm,
Germany. The music is
inspired by three
paintings by German
composer (and artist)
Andreas Willscher (b.
1955). The pieces take
their musical shapes and
colors from the specific
details of the paintings.
The three paintings
represent different
styles: a landscape, a
religious theme, and an
abstract. The first
movement, Sonnenfeld (Sun
Field), is inspired by a
bright painting of the
sun illuminating the
green field behind the
composer's small house in
Sainte-Radegonde
(Dordogne/Perigord,
France). A resplendent
and majestic section of
full sun harmonies
surrounds a middle
section with more motion.
The second movement,
Gebet des Hl. Franziskus
(Prayer of St. Francis),
is inspired by a painting
showing St. Francis of
Assisi in prayer. Francis
has been a frequent theme
in Willscher's music
since his appointment at
a young age as organist
of St. Francis Church in
Hamburg. The third
movement, Laetare
(Rejoice), is inspired by
an vibrant abstract
painting comprised of
bold colors. The
alternation of the blocks
of rich color are
mirrored in the block
harmonic shifts in the
movement, which is a moto
perpetuo, building
towards the organ's
fullest sounds.
Instrumentation: Organ
Duration: 11' Composed:
2017 Published by: Zimbel
Press.
Organ SKU: HL.50605486 For Organ (1923). Composed by Bela Bartok. ...(+)
Organ
SKU:
HL.50605486
For
Organ (1923).
Composed by Bela Bartok.
EMB. Classical,
Hungarian. Softcover. 40
pages. Editio Musica
Budapest #Z20104.
Published by Editio
Musica Budapest
(HL.50605486).
ISBN
9781705190500. UPC:
196288126539.
Bela
Bartok composed Dance
Suite in 1923 for the
50th anniversary of the
foundation of Hungary's
capital through the
unification of Buda,
Obuda, and Pest. It soon
became one of his most
popular orchestral works,
and in 1925 he arranged
it for piano solo. Adam
Tabajdi completed the
organ version of Dance
Suite in 2019/20, and
recorded it on the Kern
organ of Sapporo's Kitara
Concert Hall later that
year. His transcription
was inspired by the
composer's own version
for piano, exploiting the
alternative solutions
offered by the
''orchestral'' timbres of
the organ, with its
manuals and pedals. The
ideal instrument for the
present version is an
expansive, eclectic style
organ with at least three
manuals. This flamboyant
arrangement requires
great virtuosity,
stamina, and creativity
from the performer. Adam
Tabajdi (b. 1993) is an
outstanding young
Hungarian organist.
Alongside the music of J.
S. Bach, his repertoire
includes Liszt,and
Franck, as well as
twentieth-century works,
with a special focus on
Messiaen, Ligeti, and
Florentz. He is a
committed performer of
contemporary music, but
he also feels a close
connection with the works
of old masters such as
Sweelinck, Weckmann, and
Couperin. In 2021 he won
first prize in the
Toulouse International
Organ Competition, and in
2022 he was awarded the
Junior Prima Award.