Organ - Level 3
SKU:
CA.1800700
Composed
by John Stanley. Edited
by Eberhard Hofmann.
Carus digital: Extra
digital products. Full
Score. Composed ca. 1748.
Op. 5. Published by Carus
Verlag (CA.1800700).
ISBN
9790007187552.
John
Stanley's 30 Voluntaries
- published in three
collections as op. 5, 6,
and 7 - are amongst the
best-known organ works of
the 18th century. These
compositions in free
style were met with great
acclaim by his
contemporaries. The first
volume, published in
1748, immediately
achieved classic status
and encouraged other
composers to write
similar collections. The
op. 5 collection is now
published in an
up-to-date Urtext edition
by Carus, based on the
first printed edition and
a 1785 edition consulted
for comparison. The
pieces, of easy to medium
difficulty, are for
manuals (and can
alternatively also be
played on the
harpsichord), and mainly
comprise two movements in
the sequence slow - fast.
Rhythmic energy, richness
of color through the use
of solo registers such as
cornet and trumpet,
dialog between the
manuals with multiple
echo effects - these are
the characteristics of
these wonderful
compositions, which are
also suitable for use in
worship.
