Alto Saxophone & Organ SKU: AP.1-ADV7064 For Alto Saxophone and Organ<...(+)
Alto Saxophone & Organ
SKU: AP.1-ADV7064
For Alto Saxophone and
Organ. Arranged by
Friedemann Graef. Series;
Solo; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Alto Saxophone Solo.
Advance Music: Spirituals
for Saxophone. Sacred;
Spiritual; Traditional.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7064. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7064).
UPC:
805095070644. English.
Traditional.
This
collection of pieces for
saxophone and organ or
piano, Spirituals for
Saxophone arranged by
Friedemann Graef, is
designed for use in
concert performances as
well as for church
services and other
ceremonies. This
traditional American
spiritual, Swing Low,
Sweet Chariot, has been
extended by composed
introductions and
endings, or interludes
and written solos. The
notated solos here are
the results of more than
ten years of the
arranger's personal
experience with these
tunes and chord changes.
The organ part may also
be played on acoustic
piano if the bass voice
is played one octave
lower in respective
passages---these passages
are marked. There is a
transposed part for
B-flat and E-flat
saxophones. Due to the
different register of the
tenor and alto saxophone,
a few notes of the alto
saxophone parts have been
changed for a more
effective sound.
Alto Saxophone & Organ SKU: AP.1-ADV7061 For Alto Saxophone and Organ<...(+)
Alto Saxophone & Organ
SKU: AP.1-ADV7061
For Alto Saxophone and
Organ. Arranged by
Friedemann Graef. Series;
Solo; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Alto Saxophone Solo.
Advance Music: Spirituals
for Saxophone. Sacred;
Spiritual; Traditional.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7061. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7061).
UPC:
805095070613. English.
Traditional.
This
collection of pieces for
saxophone and organ or
piano, Spirituals for
Saxophone arranged by
Friedemann Graef, is
designed for use in
concert performances as
well as for church
services and other
ceremonies. This
traditional American
spiritual, Lord I Want to
Be a Christian, has been
extended by composed
introductions and
endings, or interludes
and written solos. The
notated solos here are
the results of more than
ten years of the
arranger's personal
experience with these
tunes and chord changes.
The organ part may also
be played on acoustic
piano if the bass voice
is played one octave
lower in respective
passages---these passages
are marked. There is a
transposed part for
B-flat and E-flat
saxophones. Due to the
different register of the
tenor and alto saxophone,
a few notes of the alto
saxophone parts have been
changed for a more
effective sound.
Tenor Saxophone & Organ SKU: AP.1-ADV7069 For Tenor Saxophone and Orga...(+)
Tenor Saxophone & Organ
SKU: AP.1-ADV7069
For Tenor Saxophone
and Organ. Arranged
by Friedemann Graef.
Series; Solo; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Tenor Saxophone Solo.
Advance Music: Spirituals
for Saxophone. Sacred;
Spiritual; Traditional.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7069. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7069).
UPC:
805095070699. English.
Traditional.
This
collection of pieces for
saxophone and organ or
piano, Spirituals for
Saxophone arranged by
Friedemann Graef, is
designed for use in
concert performances as
well as for church
services and other
ceremonies. This
traditional American
spiritual, Swing Low,
Sweet Chariot, has been
extended by composed
introductions and
endings, or interludes
and written solos. The
notated solos here are
the results of more than
ten years of the
arranger's personal
experience with these
tunes and chord changes.
The organ part may also
be played on acoustic
piano if the bass voice
is played one octave
lower in respective
passages---these passages
are marked. There is a
transposed part for
B-flat and E-flat
saxophones. Due to the
different register of the
tenor and alto saxophone,
a few notes of the alto
saxophone parts have been
changed for a more
effective sound.
Alto Saxophone & Organ SKU: AP.1-ADV7062 For Alto Saxophone and Organ<...(+)
Alto Saxophone & Organ
SKU: AP.1-ADV7062
For Alto Saxophone and
Organ. Arranged by
Friedemann Graef. Series;
Solo; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Alto Saxophone Solo.
Advance Music: Spirituals
for Saxophone. Sacred;
Spiritual; Traditional.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7062. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7062).
UPC:
805095070620. English.
Traditional.
This
collection of pieces for
saxophone and organ or
piano, Spirituals for
Saxophone arranged by
Friedemann Graef, is
designed for use in
concert performances as
well as for church
services and other
ceremonies. This
traditional American
spiritual, Sometimes I
Feel Like a Motherless
Child, has been extended
by composed introductions
and endings, or
interludes and written
solos. The notated solos
here are the results of
more than ten years of
the arranger's personal
experience with these
tunes and chord changes.
The organ part may also
be played on acoustic
piano if the bass voice
is played one octave
lower in respective
passages---these passages
are marked. There is a
transposed part for
B-flat and E-flat
saxophones. Due to the
different register of the
tenor and alto saxophone,
a few notes of the alto
saxophone parts have been
changed for a more
effective sound.
Tenor Saxophone & Organ SKU: AP.1-ADV7068 For Tenor Saxophone and Orga...(+)
Tenor Saxophone & Organ
SKU: AP.1-ADV7068
For Tenor Saxophone
and Organ. Arranged
by Friedemann Graef.
Series; Solo; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Tenor Saxophone Solo.
Advance Music: Spirituals
for Saxophone. Sacred;
Spiritual; Traditional.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7068. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7068).
UPC:
805095070682. English.
Traditional.
This
collection of pieces for
saxophone and organ or
piano, Spirituals for
Saxophone arranged by
Friedemann Graef, is
designed for use in
concert performances as
well as for church
services and other
ceremonies. This
traditional American
spiritual, Oh Freedom,
has been extended by
composed introductions
and endings, or
interludes and written
solos. The notated solos
here are the results of
more than ten years of
the arranger's personal
experience with these
tunes and chord changes.
The organ part may also
be played on acoustic
piano if the bass voice
is played one octave
lower in respective
passages---these passages
are marked. There is a
transposed part for
B-flat and E-flat
saxophones. Due to the
different register of the
tenor and alto saxophone,
a few notes of the alto
saxophone parts have been
changed for a more
effective sound.
Alto Saxophone & Organ SKU: AP.1-ADV7063 For Alto Saxophone and Organ<...(+)
Alto Saxophone & Organ
SKU: AP.1-ADV7063
For Alto Saxophone and
Organ. Arranged by
Friedemann Graef. Series;
Solo; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Alto Saxophone Solo.
Advance Music: Spirituals
for Saxophone. Sacred;
Spiritual; Traditional.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7063. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7063).
UPC:
805095070637. English.
Traditional.
This
collection of pieces for
saxophone and organ or
piano, Spirituals for
Saxophone arranged by
Friedemann Graef, is
designed for use in
concert performances as
well as for church
services and other
ceremonies. This
traditional American
spiritual, Oh Freedom,
has been extended by
composed introductions
and endings, or
interludes and written
solos. The notated solos
here are the results of
more than ten years of
the arranger's personal
experience with these
tunes and chord changes.
The organ part may also
be played on acoustic
piano if the bass voice
is played one octave
lower in respective
passages---these passages
are marked. There is a
transposed part for
B-flat and E-flat
saxophones. Due to the
different register of the
tenor and alto saxophone,
a few notes of the alto
saxophone parts have been
changed for a more
effective sound.
Tenor Saxophone & Organ SKU: AP.1-ADV7066 For Tenor Saxophone and Orga...(+)
Tenor Saxophone & Organ
SKU: AP.1-ADV7066
For Tenor Saxophone
and Organ. Arranged
by Friedemann Graef.
Series; Solo; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Tenor Saxophone Solo.
Advance Music: Spirituals
for Saxophone. Sacred;
Spiritual; Traditional.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7066. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7066).
UPC:
805095070668. English.
Traditional.
This
collection of pieces for
saxophone and organ or
piano, Spirituals for
Saxophone arranged by
Friedemann Graef, is
designed for use in
concert performances as
well as for church
services and other
ceremonies. This
traditional American
spiritual, Lord I Want to
Be a Christian, has been
extended by composed
introductions and
endings, or interludes
and written solos. The
notated solos here are
the results of more than
ten years of the
arranger's personal
experience with these
tunes and chord changes.
The organ part may also
be played on acoustic
piano if the bass voice
is played one octave
lower in respective
passages---these passages
are marked. There is a
transposed part for
B-flat and E-flat
saxophones. Due to the
different register of the
tenor and alto saxophone,
a few notes of the alto
saxophone parts have been
changed for a more
effective sound.
Alto Saxophone & Organ SKU: AP.1-ADV7060 For Alto Saxophone and Organ<...(+)
Alto Saxophone & Organ
SKU: AP.1-ADV7060
For Alto Saxophone and
Organ. Arranged by
Friedemann Graef. Series;
Solo; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Alto Saxophone Solo.
Advance Music: Spirituals
for Saxophone. Sacred;
Spiritual; Traditional.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7060. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7060).
UPC:
805095070606. English.
Traditional.
This
collection of pieces for
saxophone and organ or
piano, Spirituals for
Saxophone arranged by
Friedemann Graef, is
designed for use in
concert performances as
well as for church
services and other
ceremonies. This
traditional American
spiritual, O Happy Day,
has been extended by
composed introductions
and endings, or
interludes and written
solos. The notated solos
here are the results of
more than ten years of
the arranger's personal
experience with these
tunes and chord changes.
The organ part may also
be played on acoustic
piano if the bass voice
is played one octave
lower in respective
passages---these passages
are marked. There is a
transposed part for
B-flat and E-flat
saxophones. Due to the
different register of the
tenor and alto saxophone,
a few notes of the alto
saxophone parts have been
changed for a more
effective sound.
Tenor Saxophone & Organ SKU: AP.1-ADV7067 For Tenor Saxophone and Orga...(+)
Tenor Saxophone & Organ
SKU: AP.1-ADV7067
For Tenor Saxophone
and Organ. Arranged
by Friedemann Graef.
Series; Solo; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Tenor Saxophone Solo.
Advance Music: Spirituals
for Saxophone. Sacred;
Spiritual; Traditional.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7067. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7067).
UPC:
805095070675. English.
Traditional.
This
collection of pieces for
saxophone and organ or
piano, Spirituals for
Saxophone arranged by
Friedemann Graef, is
designed for use in
concert performances as
well as for church
services and other
ceremonies. This
traditional American
spiritual, Sometimes I
Feel Like a Motherless
Child, has been extended
by composed introductions
and endings, or
interludes and written
solos. The notated solos
here are the results of
more than ten years of
the arranger's personal
experience with these
tunes and chord changes.
The organ part may also
be played on acoustic
piano if the bass voice
is played one octave
lower in respective
passages---these passages
are marked. There is a
transposed part for
B-flat and E-flat
saxophones. Due to the
different register of the
tenor and alto saxophone,
a few notes of the alto
saxophone parts have been
changed for a more
effective sound.
Tenor Saxophone & Organ SKU: AP.1-ADV7065 For Tenor Saxophone and Orga...(+)
Tenor Saxophone & Organ
SKU: AP.1-ADV7065
For Tenor Saxophone
and Organ. Arranged
by Friedemann Graef.
Series; Solo; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Tenor Saxophone Solo.
Advance Music: Spirituals
for Saxophone. Sacred;
Spiritual; Traditional.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV7065. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7065).
UPC:
805095070651. English.
Traditional.
This
collection of pieces for
saxophone and organ or
piano, Spirituals for
Saxophone arranged by
Friedemann Graef, is
designed for use in
concert performances as
well as for church
services and other
ceremonies. This
traditional American
spiritual, O Happy Day,
has been extended by
composed introductions
and endings, or
interludes and written
solos. The notated solos
here are the results of
more than ten years of
the arranger's personal
experience with these
tunes and chord changes.
The organ part may also
be played on acoustic
piano if the bass voice
is played one octave
lower in respective
passages---these passages
are marked. There is a
transposed part for
B-flat and E-flat
saxophones. Due to the
different register of the
tenor and alto saxophone,
a few notes of the alto
saxophone parts have been
changed for a more
effective sound.
A Spiritual Service. (Based On African-American Spirituals, for Organ Solo). By ...(+)
A Spiritual Service.
(Based On
African-American
Spirituals, for Organ
Solo). By Carleton
Inniss. For Organ Solo.
Softcover. Standard
notation. 16 pages.
Published by Carl Fischer
Organ: 2-staff - Easy SKU: LO.70-2312L Composed by Jason W. Krug. Sacred,...(+)
Organ: 2-staff - Easy
SKU: LO.70-2312L
Composed by Jason W.
Krug. Sacred, General,
Spiritual. Lorenz
Publishing Company
#70/2312L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
(LO.70-2312L).
ISBN
9780787772970.
In
this volume of Jason
Krug's popular Praises
Unending series, familiar
spirituals receive a
two-pedal treatment. As
with the previous
volumes, each easy piece
uses only two different
pedal notes throughout.
It is perfect music for
pianists who must play
the organ or anybody
whose practice time is in
short supply.
Organ SKU: SU.80101162 For Organ. Composed by Dennis R. Johnson. K...(+)
Organ
SKU:
SU.80101162
For
Organ. Composed by
Dennis R. Johnson.
Keyboard, Organ. Score.
Zimbel Press #80101162.
Published by Zimbel Press
(SU.80101162).
This stunning
collection contains five
useful organ compositions
based on African-American
spirituals. Treatments
are exciting, original,
and always highly
appropriate. The five
movements are: The Lord
Is My Shepherd, I Want
Jesus to Walk with Me, I
Want to Be a Christian,
The Old Ship of Zion, and
Bless That Wonderful
Name. 24 pages Published
by: Zimbel Press.
Electric organ SKU: HL.49005802 Spirituals. Edited by John Parker....(+)
Electric organ
SKU:
HL.49005802
Spirituals. Edited
by John Parker. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. 32 pages.
Schott Music #ED 5604.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49005802).
Madrigale
spirituale. Composed
by Heinrich Schutz.
Edited by Gunter
Graulich. Arranged by
Paul Horn. This edition:
urtext. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Schutz. German
title: Ach Herr, du
Schopfer aller Ding.
Sacred vocal music,
Hymns, Christmas. Full
score. Composed 1620. SWV
450. Duration 2 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
20.450/05. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2045005).
ISBN
9790007036515. Key: E
phrygian. Language:
German/English. Text:
Luther, Martin. Text:
Martin
Luther.
Madrigale
spirituale. Composed
by Heinrich Schutz.
Edited by Gunter
Graulich. Arranged by
Paul Horn. This edition:
urtext. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Schutz. German
title: Ach Herr, du
Schopfer aller Ding.
Sacred vocal music,
Hymns, Christmas. Full
score. Composed 1620. SWV
450. Duration 2 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
20.450/00. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2045000).
ISBN
9790007036508. Key: E
phrygian. Language:
German/English. Text:
Luther, Martin. Text:
Martin Luther.
Organ SKU: SU.80101473 For Organ. Composed by Christian Carey. Key...(+)
Organ
SKU:
SU.80101473
For
Organ. Composed by
Christian Carey.
Keyboard, Organ. Score.
Zimbel Press #80101473.
Published by Zimbel Press
(SU.80101473).
This anthology
contains 12 varied works
for organ useful for
service or concert.
Includes: Spirituals
Variations I (on three
early American hymns),
Spiritual Variations II
(Where I May Wander),
Spiritual Variations III
(I'm Gonna Live So God
Can Use Me), Chanson
Variations, Prelude on
Add One More Seat to the
Table, Chorale Prelude
and Fugue on a Lullaby,
Offertorium, Postludium,
Golgotha, Fantasy on
Rondeau Carol, and Three
and a Half Little Carol
Settings. Two of the
works are based on
original hymn tunes by
the composer, and the
hymns are included for
congregational use.
Instrumentation: Organ
Composed: 2008-2020
Published by: Zimbel
Press.
Organ: 3-staff - Intermediate SKU: LO.70-2447L Composed by Roberta Rowlan...(+)
Organ: 3-staff -
Intermediate
SKU:
LO.70-2447L
Composed
by Roberta
Rowland-Raybold. Sacred.
Lorenz Publishing Company
#70/2447L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
(LO.70-2447L).
ISBN
9780787779061.
Robe
rta Rowland-Raybold's
settings of eight
spirituals for organ are
a heartfelt tribute to
the African American
spiritual tradition,
deeply influenced by
Eileen Guenther's book,
In Their Own Words. The
expressive dimension of
the original words and
music is at the forefront
of these varied pieces,
all of which are based on
spirituals that are
familiar and widely used
in today’s
churches.
Organ - intermediate-adv SKU: HL.44006367 American Tunes and Spiritual...(+)
Organ - intermediate-adv
SKU: HL.44006367
American Tunes and
Spirituals. By Gunter
Kaluza. Edited by Gü and
nter Kaluza. De Haske
Play-Along Book. Play
Along. Softcover.
Composed 1998. 48 pages.
De Haske Publications
#0981142401. Published by
De Haske Publications
(HL.44006367).
ISBN
9789043101844. UPC:
884088084684.
9.0x12.0x0.158 inches.
International (more than
one
language).
These
arrangements for organ in
the style of folk and
spiritual music were
created during the 19th
century. They provide the
occasional glimpse of the
old African jumba dances
and plantation songs.
Each arrangement is a
unique step on a voyage
of discovery into the
fascinting characteristis
of this music. 16
arrangements of beloved
spirituals, including:
Morning Has Broken *
Amazing Grace * Nobody
Knows the Trouble I've
Seen * Were You There? *
Deep River * Lord, I Want
to Be a Christian * Steal
Away to Jesus * Let Us
Break Bread Together * Go
Tell It on the Mountain *
Is There Anybody Here? *
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
* Greensleeves.
Organ - advanced SKU: HL.49045437 For Organ. Composed by Enjott Sc...(+)
Organ - advanced
SKU:
HL.49045437
For
Organ. Composed by
Enjott Schneider. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Organ Large Works.
Classical. Softcover.
Composed 2016. 48 pages.
Duration 24'. Schott
Music #ED 22668.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49045437).
ISBN
9790001162715. UPC:
841886029088.
9.0x12.0x0.168
inches.
On the
occasion of the
quincentenary of
Reformation Day in 2017,
the composer Enjott
Schneider thoroughly
studied Martin Luther the
individual and all his
contradictions. The
result is a brilliant,
demanding organ symphony
which is perfect for
concerts on the subject
of Reformation and Martin
Luther.The composer
describes the five
movements of the symphony
as follows:'1st
movement:Wir glauben all
an einen Gott with its
quintuplet-like beginning
is very Gregorian in
style, outlining the
range of Lutheran
emotionalism between the
Middle Ages and the
modern era. The
irrationality of faith
ultimately has priority
over any thought and
evidence. At the
beginning of the
movement, sounds of
knocking on wood remind
of the nailing of the
Ninety-Five Theses to the
doors of churches in
Wittenberg. The chorale
melody sometimes hides
with an almost rough
medieval saltarello,
referring to Luther's
robustness and vitality
with which he knew to
carry away even common
people.2nd movement:In
1530, the electoral
prince of Saxony
presented to Luther at
Coburg Castle the golden
signet ring with the
Luther rose which became
the symbol of his
theology of grace. A
white heart with black
cross is fixed on a
five-petalled rose. To
him, white is the colour
of angels and ghosts,
black stands for the pain
of crucification: The
just shall live by faith,
but by faith in the
Crucified. But the fact
that the rose and the
heart are the dominating
symbols shows how
Catholic Marian piety
remained an ingredient of
Luther's spirituality
throughout his life. In
line with the dominant
five-petal structure of
the rose, this movement
was composed, to a large
extent, in accordance
with the floating,
lyrical rhythm in 5/8
time.3rd movement:The
omnipresence of death and
dying - from the plague
and war to the
never-ending dangers of
daily life - was an
essential part of the
world view of that time.
Fears ensued that might
heighten into the
grotesque, e.g. in the
pictures of Hieronymus
Bosch. The Danse macabre
was a popular motif in
those years. Luther's
chorale Mitten wir im
Leben sind / mit dem Tod
umfangen from 1524
(Enchiridion from Erfurt)
is based on the Gregorian
chant Media vita in morte
sumus created in France
around 750 and, with its
idea of transience,
inspired a simplistic
air.4th movement:The
famous confession
delivered at the Diet of
Worms in 1521, I stand
here and can say no more.
God help me. Amen, are
not Luther's words but
the version later used as
text for a pamphlet.
However, it represents
quite plainly the
straightforwardness and
inevitability of his
mission. Musically, it
was made into a perpetuum
mobile, i.e. a dogged,
ostinato and never-ending
musical air.5th
movement:The Mighty
Fortress, on the other
hand, is one of the great
symbols of Martin Luther
which, with its shining C
major key, embodies the
Protestant ideology and
willful nature of the
Reformation unlike any
other song. Heinrich
Heine called it the
Marseille anthem of the
Reformation, Friedrich
Engels the Marseillaise
of the Peasants' Wars.
This disputability is not
thought through to the
end but rather
interrupted: With a
jubilant birdcall version
of the melody, the finale
shows a rather
chamber-music-like side
of the ideals of freedom
of Christians.'.
Organ SKU: SU.80101321 For Organ. Composed by Peter MachajdÃk. ...(+)
Organ
SKU:
SU.80101321
For
Organ. Composed by
Peter MachajdÃk.
Keyboard, Organ. Score.
Zimbel Press #80101321.
Published by Zimbel Press
(SU.80101321).
Organ Duration:
28 ' Composed: 2012
Published by: Zimbel
Press This work features
seven meditations on the
Seven Last Words of Jesus
Christ from the cross.
Each part of the
composition is musically
and spiritually connected
with one of the words.
The music attempts to
portray the meaning of
the words, and to
heighten how they sound.
Often the left hand of
the organ represents
Christ’s body, the
right hand represents his
soul, and the pedals
represent his breath. In
many passages, the
listener can observe the
instrument in its search
for forgiveness, hope,
and light..
By Robert Fuchs (1847-1927). For organ. This edition: paperbound. Works for Orga...(+)
By Robert Fuchs
(1847-1927). For organ.
This edition: paperbound.
Works for Organ and
Choir. Score. Language:
all languages. Composed
1911. 91. 16 pages.
Published by Carus Verlag
Organ - Advanced SKU: MN.10-960 Composed by Dennis Bergin. Non Hymn-Based...(+)
Organ - Advanced
SKU:
MN.10-960
Composed by
Dennis Bergin. Non
Hymn-Based. Instrumental
part. Duration 20
minutes. MorningStar
Music Publishers #10-960.
Published by MorningStar
Music Publishers
(MN.10-960).
UPC:
688670109607.
This
work's four movements
were inspired by the four
Ariel poems of T.S.
Eliot. The poems are
entitled Journey of the
Magi, A Song for Simeon,
Animula, and Marina.
Colorful organ
registrations, late
twentieth-century musical
language and references
to other organ works and
chant melodies are
employed in this musical
representation of Eliot's
poetry. The poems mark,
in part, Eliot's
conversion experience to
orthodox Christianity.
The spiritual theme of
T.S. Eliot Impressions is
that of a journey from
darkness to light and
from despair to hope. A
tour-de-force concert
calibre work of some
twenty minutes in length.
Detailed notes by the
composer are included in
the publication and are
critical to the
understanding and
appreciation of this
extended work.
(Organ Music of Black Composers, Past and Present). By Various. Edited by James ...(+)
(Organ Music of Black
Composers, Past and
Present). By Various.
Edited by James
Abbington. For Organ.
Sacred. Medium/Difficult.
60 pages. Published by
GIA Publications
Composed by Gerald Near (1942-). For organ. General, Lent, Spiritual, Memorial, ...(+)
Composed by Gerald Near
(1942-). For organ.
General, Lent, Spiritual,
Memorial, 21st Century.
Moderately Difficult.
Published by MorningStar
Music Publishers
Mixed Choir [SATB], Chamber Orchestra or Organ SKU: BT.PMC3367 For Cho...(+)
Mixed Choir [SATB],
Chamber Orchestra or
Organ
SKU:
BT.PMC3367
For
Chorus and Chamber
Orchestra or Organ- Organ
Score. Composed by
Morten Lauridsen. Vocal
Score. Composed 1997. 56
pages. Peermusic
Classical #PMC3367.
Published by Peermusic
Classical (BT.PMC3367).
Each of the
five connected movements
in this choral cycle
contains references to
'Light,' assembled from
various sacred Latin
texts. I composed Lux
Aeterna in response to my
mother's final illness
and found great personal
comfortand solace in
setting to music these
timeless and wondrous
words about Light, a
universal symbol of
illumination at all
levels - spiritual,
artistic and
intellectual. The work
opens and closes with the
beginning and ending of
theRequiem Mass, with the
central three movements
drawn respectively from
the Te Deum, O Nata Lux
and Veni, Sancte
Spiritus. The opening
Introitus introduces
several themes that recur
later in the work and
includes an extended
canonon et lux perpetua.
In Te, Domine, Speravi
contains, among other
musical elements, the
cantus firmus
Herzliebster Jesu (from
the Nuremburg Songbook,
1677) and a lengthy
inverted canon on fiat
misericordia. O Nata Lux
and Veni,Sancte Spiritus
are paired songs, the
former an a cappella
motet at the center of
the work and the latter a
spirited, jubilant
canticle. A quiet setting
of the Agnus Dei precedes
the final Lux Aeterna,
which reprises the
openingsection of the
Introitus and concludes
with a joyful celebratory
Alleluia. --Morten
Lauridsen.