The 'Missa in F? of 1734 for two or four choirs is probably Pergolesi's most important work for choir and orchestra.The nickname 'Missa Romana? was added later in reference to a performance given in Rome during Pergolesi's lifetime.This Urtext edition presents the work for the first time in the four-choir version that Pergolesi wrote for the above mentioned performance in Rome.Choirs III and IV are reproduced in smaller type and are added to the version for double choir in order to intensify the overall sound.This allows the work to be performed not only with two choirs but also in the delightful enlarged version for four choirs.Rounding off the edition are an informative Foreword (Eng/Ger) and a Critical Commentary (Eng).- First publication with choirs III and IV- Can be performed with both two or four choirs- Idiomatic, well-presented piano reduction / Orgue

The Sonata in A Minor is in classic three movement form moderato con moto adagio espressivo and maestoso.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.

Pendant son séjour à Weimar (1848-1861), Liszt a développé un style entièrement nouveau, puis d'organes qui se distingue par des éléments à la fois l'orchestre et pianistique. En collaboration avec le maître de chapelle Gottschalg Alexander Wilhelm (1827-1908) à partir Tiefurt, il a régulièrement lancé ce qu'on appelle des conférences d'organes '. Et c'était à la suggestion de GOTTSCHALG que l'arrangement actuel de la chorale de Saint-Jacques de 'Tannhäuser' l'opéra a été écrit. Avec sa version pour orgue, Liszt, par le biais de cet exemple, a jeté les bases pour la tradition (pas toujours incontestée), s'étendant à l'heure actuelle, de l'orgue des transcriptions des opéras de Wagner. Des organistique des éléments de la Pilgrims 'Choir sont le thème de choral classique, le solennel 'sacré' de l'atmosphère solennelle le tempo ainsi que la cantability expressive. L'intensification linéaire, du piano-orgue-antiphonaire comme dolce du début à la 'organe plein', peut être réalisé de manière convaincante avec un orchestralement conçu trois claviers orgue, avec l'utilisation sensible de la boîte expressive et la successive , transparente accumulation de la pédale de crescendo étant d'une importance particulière. Pièce du répertoire important marquant le 200e anniversaire de Richard Wagner en 2013. / Orgue

Par MUHLY NICO. Written for Luca Myers & the Choir of Sidney Sussex, Cambridge. Postlude No 1 lasts for 3 minutes and takes inspiration from the composer’s anthem Cecidit Flos. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Orgue

This frenetic assortment of familiar chorale melodies by Martin Luther was composed to mark the celebrations of Luther's music (and the 800th anniversary of the choir of St Thomas in Leipzig) in 2012. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott [A mighty fortress is our God] appears as a powerful ritornello theme, elaborated with tender lyricism just before the end. A chorale setting of Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich [Lord, in thy mercy grant us peace] makes a calm middle section for this otherwise highly demanding organ piece. The 2012 setting for organ duet has been arranged as a virtuoso work for organ solo in 2015. An organ with three manuals is required. / Orgue

Handel Coronation Anthems in Urtext editions for the first time'Zadok the Priest?(BA 10258) and 'The King shall rejoice?(BA 10259) are the best-known of the four coronation anthems that Handel wrote for the crowning of George II in London (1727). HWV 258 accompanied the king's anointment, HWV 260 his actual coronation.Thanks to their festive and majestic structure befitting the occasion as well as their spacious scoring for large choir and orchestra, it comes as no surprise that motifs from 'Zadok the Priest? have found their way into the official hymn of the UEFA Champions League.The present editions by the authoritative Handel scholar Stephan Blaut are the first to offer these two anthems based on the Urtext from the 'Halle Handel Edition?.- Bilingual Forewords (Ger/Eng)- Idiomatic piano reductions- Based on the Halle Handel Edition / Orgue

Antiphons, psalms and hymn for soloists and double choir. The score is written for 3 Tenor Trombones, 1 Bass Trombone and strings with basso continuo. Edited by Denis Stevens, with piano accompaniment. / Orgue

These service preludes are well-written accessible melodious and very practical and provide excellent additional literature for church organists.Don Michael Dicie (b.1941)Don Michael Dicie has been fond of spirituals folk songs and plainsong since he began music lessons in elementary school in Birmingham Alabama. During his formal music training he developed his main musical interests of music theory and composition while studying with William Baxter and Hugh Thomas. From 1966 to 1972 he was the organist and choir director at the Cathedral of St. Paul Minnesota. From 1973 to 1994 Dicie taught reading and vocal music in Nashville public schoolsand from 1976 to 1994 was organist and choir director at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Franklin Tennessee. He then served as organist and Church Music Director at Trinity United Methodist Church Franklin Tennessee. In January 2005 Dicie returned to St. Paul's Episcopal Church where he is currently the organist and composer in residence.Contents:Westminster AbbeyAberystwythSlaneMiddlebury

J. S. Bach (1685-1750) was a German Baroque composer who is revered for the originality and skill of his contrapuntal and harmonic techniques. He spent most of his life working as an organist and choirmaster but was also employed as a composer a many different Royal Courts. However his skill as an organist and composer for Organ is what gained him the reputation he enjoyed during his lifetime.This is perhaps epitomised by his Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor (BWV 542) often referred to as the Great Fantasia and Fugue. It has been edited by Sir Frederick Bridge and James Higgs.

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! Music For Organ: Joyful Music - Set 1 includes seven pieces for the Organ: Easter Alleluia (Colin Mawby) Lord of Majesty (Richard Lloyd) Lumen Christe (Noel Rawsthorne) Marche-Sortie (Théodore Dubois) Postludio Festivo (Sigfrid Karg-Elert) Resurrexit! (Andrew Gant) and Toccata fromSuite Gothique (Léon Boëllmann).

Arthur Hutchings (1906-1989) was a British composer musicologist and academic. In his youth he played the Violin and sang in a church choir before studying music at University. After wartime service in the RAF he became the Professor of Music at Durham University and later at the University of Exeter. He wrote several articles and scholarly works most notably a Companion to Mozart’s Piano Concertos. A noted contributor to Anglican church music Hutchings wrote several hymn tunes and anthems and was a director of the English Hymnal Company. Seasonal Preludes For Organ is a collection of four Organ preludes each based on apopular Hymn Tune. Published in 1984 each prelude is suitable for a different season in the ecclesiastical year making this a valuable resource for any church organist.

Contemporary English composer and Organist Arthur Wills was Director of Music at Ely Cathedral when he composed this pair of works. He is a prolific composer who has toured extensively as a recitalist made many broadcast appearances and has recorded widely as a soloist and with the Ely Choir

Organ-Sumer Is Icumen In by Leif Thybo. Theme with six variations for Organ. In the March/April 2015 issue of Choir and Organ Magazine Stephen Farr states that this 'witty and approachable partita' is '[a]n entertaining way to demonstrate the capabilities of a small instrument'.

This work Jubilant March for Organ is one of many original works that Stainer composed for Novello. It suggests that the high esteem in which Stainer was held by his contemporaries for the excellence of his Organ playing was not misplaced and is quite a rare Stainer work by virtue of its non-religious nature.John Stainer’s life coincided almost exactly with the reign of Queen Victoria. From his humble beginnings as the son of a cabinet maker he rose through his own brilliant musical gifts application and vision to become one of the most celebrated musical persons of his time. He is still remembered for having reOrganized the St Paul’s choir and for raising musicalstandards among church musicians in general and for his pioneering musicological research into early music. His hymns and arrangements of carols retain some popularlity today as does his Passiontide oratorio The Crucifixion.

Eleven pieces for solo Organ from the 19th to the 21st century. Selected and edited by Martin Neary. 'An imaginative kaleidoscope of attractive pieces. There is much to enjoy in this wide-ranging collection.' - John Scott LVO Organist and Director of Music Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue New York 'A valuable collection for organists. The fact that it is published in aid of such an important cause makes it all the more appealing.' - James O'Donnell Organist & Master of the Choristers Westminster Abbey Visiting Professor of Organ Royal Academy of Music 'Containing stimulating music for professional and amateur alike thisbeautifully produced volume is one of the highest quality and useful Organ albums to have been released in years. You should buy a copy - you won't regret it.' - Jonathan Vaughn (Choir & Organ - March/April 2011) Produced in association with the Organists Charitable Trust with the support of the Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust this is a collection of 11 pieces for solo organ (ABRSM Grade 6-7). Featuring previously-unpublished works by Howells and Rutter and new works by Philip Moore and three 'rising stars' David Bednall Iain Farrington and Thomas Hewitt Jones. Selected and edited by Martin Neary.