With Sleigh Bells across the Snow renowned recitalist and composer of popular church music Malcolm Archer reveals another facet of his talented musicianship namely his love of light music and his mastery of the theatre organ.With this addition to Stainer & Bell’s stylish Light Organ Series Sleigh Bells across the Snow was conceived in the spirit of Leroy Anderson and joyfully follows the tradition of his and other notable sleigh rides. Bells and chimes feature prominently ad libitum. But as the composer himself remarks in true theatre-organ spirit players should also feel free to add their own embellishments glissandi or whatever else takes their fancy!

20 Services for the Church Organist. New interpretations of familiar hymns suitable for the church or home. Includes services for Christmas, Lent, Easter and Thanksgiving.

Judith Weir's The Tree Of Peace was composed in 2016 for Organ. Commissioned in loving memory of Richard Axtell (1952-2015) talented and much-loved organist at the Parish of St. Andrew West Tarring. 'It'senormously inspiring to see the Master of the Queen's Music turning her attention to the organ once again. Judith Weir's The Tree Of Peace is a short piece commissioned in memory of the organist Richard Axtell... Despite thesimplicity of the music it carries all the hallmarks of Weir's unmistakeably refined idiom.' - Stephen Farr Choir and Organ Jan 2018 From the Master of the Queen's Music Judith Weir comes The Tree ofPeace which was commissioned in memory of Richard Axtell organist of the parish church in West Tarring West Sussex. It was given its first performance there by Charles Harrison on the 17 June 2017. It lasts some 4 minutes andproves to be a thoroughly engaging piece in her customary refined idiom. It is in three main sections with a graded increase of tempo throughout. Thematic material is presented at the start cantabile. The central sectionprovides an energetic development marked animato leading to the conclusion molto mosso which gives the theme as in the opening but in augmentation. Throughout I feel an orchestral sense of colour and interrelationships inthe music - and have found it delightful to play. A modest two manual and pedal instrument with some contrasted quiet colours available will suffice and the technical demands are by no means severe. A delightful addition to therepertoire of short self-contained delightful pieces. - Organists' Review Duration: Approx 4 minutes.

Gottlieb And Rhapsody Of The Spheres are two works for solo Organ. Gottlieb was first performed in 2000 by Simon Neiminski at St Mary's Cathedral Edinburgh. Rhythmically there is a strong influence of Rave music and harmonically I turned the blues upside down often using minor triads in the left hand with major triads in the right hand.Gottlieb is dedicated to Sydney Gottlieb.'Rhapsody of the Spheres: Reading something John Coltrane said on his album 'A Love Supreme' that 'all vibrations lead to God' got me thinking maybe music is the best form of describing what is going on at an atomic and subatomic level: that the great composersand musicians take you to Heaven rather than try to describe it in words.With that in mind I wrote this piece-a prayer to the Moon and the Stars-where I wanted by using the most majestic instrument of all the organ to describe the beauty of existence. This is a one movement piece slow-fast-slow and is dedicated to my eldest son Sean.'David Heath

Book 1-Sonata No. 1 Op. 5Two Preludes Op. 52Two Meditations Op. 57A Quiet Voluntary Op. 70Basil Harwood's organ music takes a chronological journey through the composer's creative years. This journey begins with the Organ Sonata No. 1 in C sharp minor op. 5 and ends with Quiet Voluntary for Evensong op. 70 composed in 1946 when the composer was eighty-seven. In the intervening years came many and varied compositions often demanding an instrument of ample resources together with a player equal to their somewhat formidable technical demands. Displaying a fine sense of craftsmanship they represent an important contribution to the organ repertoire.Unjustly neglected in the years since the composer's death it is hoped that these six volumes will continue the ever-growing interest in Basil Harwood's music.

8 beautiful arrangements of classic hymns: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name * All Through the Night * Come Ye Thankful People Come * Have Thine Own Way Lord * Joy to the World * A Mighty Fortress Is Our God * Precious Lord Take My Hand * Shall We Gather at the River.

The organ part and reduced score Symphony No. 4 - An Organ Symphony (2008) by Poul Ruders. Full score: WH31186 Orch. parts are available on hire: hire@ewh.dk Preface / Programme Note When introducing a large-scale symphonic work not only as a symphony but as an organ symphony it would be impossible not to think of and perhaps compare it with Camille Saint-Saëns’s famous SYMPHONY NO. 3 popularly known as the Organ Symphony. Well that is a risk I am prepared to take – and live with the consequences.Saint-Saëns however listed his work as a symphony avec/withorgan. The organ only appears in two out of the four sections of thepiece. In my symphony the instrument plays a far more significant part and is featured in all four movements. But it is not a concerto for organ and orchestra rather a symphony with organo obligato - a symphony with an organ part of a soloistic nature. So an Organ Symphony it is. The first movement PRELUDE is exactly that: a foreplay to what is in store for the rest of the symphony. It is slow (very slow!) and predominantly hushed: the organ and the orchestra wake up side-by-side getting to know one another.The second movement CORTÈGE is a slowly moving processional and it evokes extreme solemnity and austerity. Later on the music takes flight and the atmosphere lightens considerably a far more playful music emerging.This leads to the third movement ETUDE an exercise in instrumental virtuosity and technical challenge.The fourth and last movement is called CHACONNE but I could just as well have named it passacaglia (the definition of those two terms seems to blur even among the learned). Bearing in mind the last movement of Johannes Brahms´s SYMPHONY NO.4 which is universally agreed on as being a passacaglia I chose to avoid the Wrath of the Gods and opted for

New source material used for the first time. This edition features a detailed comprehensive foreword (Fr/Ger/Eng) on the work’s genesis and notes on performance practice.Full Critical Commentary (Fr/Eng/Ger)Many illustrations and facsimile pages.Symphony No.5 the largest of Vierne’s six Organ symphonies was full of misprints in its first edition. This edition takes the composer’s autograph as its principal source. Unlike previous editions Helga Schauerte-Maubouet has also drawn on a fragmentary handwritten errata list as a secondary source allowing her to verify Vierne’s late alterations to details in theautograph.Her foreword also sheds light on the biographical background and explains the work’s genesis in great detail. Using previously unpublished letters she has been able for the first time to provide exact dates for each movement.

200 fabulous new arrangements-How about this for a mouth-watering concoction: take 200 of the most regularly used hymn tunes ask the top church music composers to work their magic on them and gather them together in one bumper collection. What you have isLast Verse Extravaganza..

Ã?dition Originale-This volume in the series ?Les Éditions Originales Durand · Salabert · Eschig? contains Maurice Duruflé?s works for Organ taken from the editions in Durand catalogue.  The original engravings are reproduced giving musicians a valuable record of how these major works were first published whether in the composer?s lifetime or posthumously. With Olivier Messiaen Maurice Duruflé formed part of an illustrious generation of composers who received the decisive imprint of Tournemire either through his teaching or through his immense cycle L?Orguemystiquer. In his catalogue Organ music naturally has a major place. He did not force his own nature into any new aesthetic as he championed modality such as medieval music has codified it asserting that ?I have always inhabited Gregorian chant which is obviously a fairly well-behaved language?.

Reformation/Hymns Martin Luthers-Original Works and Arrangements for Church Service and Concert.Organ Score with parts in C B-flat E-flat F. The Organ Plus One series was specially conceived for semi-professional church musicians and instrumentalists. It takes its bearings from the liturgical calendar and the pieces can be easily played in church services evening recitals or small concerts. Included are pieces which are freely-composed or based on chorales either original works or arrangements by the editor. In this volume the works relate to hymns of the Reformation including some composed by Martin Luther. Enclosed in each edition are solo parts for C B-flat E-flat and F which can be played by Violin Flute Oboe Clarinet Trumpet and Horn in F. For use in church services the chorale preludes are provided with accompaniments in the keys of the Lutheran hymnal.

One Hundred Special Arrangements-In Hymns For Occasions Colin Mawby has taken 100 of the most widely used hymn tunes and worked his magic on them. These are not just last-verse treatments but complete mini re-compositions for each tune. There is anintroduction (the sort that always sounds impressive but which contains enough of the hymn tune to act as an encouragement to the congregation) the standard harmonisation a short interlude before the last verse and a last-versearrangement of great beauty and originality followed by a fitting few bars of conclusion. Colin Mawby's approach to this well-loved music is unique: he brings new life to the hymn tradition in a style and quantity that noother composer has yet attempted.

Medleys/Titles include: The Majesty and Power of His Name (Diadem and Coronation-All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name); Treasures Bring Anthems Sing(We Three Kings and What Child is This?); Where Sorrow and Love Flow Mingled Down (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross and Beneath the Cross of Jesus); The Joys Awating (Jerusalem My Happy Home and When I Can Read My Title Clear); Morning Tribute (Morning Has Broken and When Morning Gilds the Skies); An Ever-Present Comfort (All Will Be Well and God Will Take Care of you); Amazing Infinite Love (The Love of God and My Savior's Love); Adoration to the King (We Worship and Adore You/O Come Let Us Adore Him/Joyful Joyful WeAdore Thee).

This handbook contains everything required for the London College of Music grade 3 & 4 Electronic Organ exams: scales & arpeggios, studies, pieces, performance notes, sample discussion questions, and sample chord sequence, accompanying & aural tests. Features original compositions and arrangements of well-known pieces. The series provides a solid foundation of musical education for any organ student, whether they are intending to take an exam or not. / Exams / Etude / Orgue Electronique

This handbook contains everything required for the London College of Music grade 7 & 8 Electronic Organ exams: scales & arpeggios, studies, pieces, performance notes, sample discussion questions, and sample chord sequence, accompanying & aural tests. Features original compositions and arrangements of well-known pieces. The series provides a solid foundation of musical education for any organ student, whether they are intending to take an exam or not. / Exams / Etude / Orgue Electronique