(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
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.'.
Oboe d'amore (oboe), organ SKU: CA.1306300 Chorale arrangement. Co...(+)
Oboe d'amore (oboe),
organ
SKU:
CA.1306300
Chorale
arrangement. Composed
by Johann Ludwig Krebs.
Edited by Felix
Friedrich. This edition:
paperback. With
instrumental parts.
Instrumental music based
on hymns. Full score.
Krebs-WV 715. 8 pages.
Duration 3 minutes. Carus
Verlag #CV 13.063/00.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.1306300).
ISBN
9790007167035. Language:
all languages.
In
the creative output of
the Bach pupil Johann
Ludwig Krebs,
arrangements of chorales
and freely composed works
for organ and a second
instrument occupy an
important position. They
offer a glimpse into the
so-called figural music
of the 17th and 18th
centuries, which has its
roots in Protestant
church music and
constitutes a major
aspect of music and music
making in worship
services. Until now,
Kreb's arrangement of the
chorale Wie schon
leuchtet der Morgenstern
existed only as a
fragment. The editor of
the present edition
discovered the remainder
of the arrangement, which
was previously missing,
and was able to complete
the fragment. Thus, the
complete chorale
arrangement, composed
wholly in the spirit of
Bach, is now available
for performance for the
first time.
Organ - intermediate SKU: ST.H449 Composed by John Norris. Arranged by Jo...(+)
Organ - intermediate
SKU: ST.H449
Composed by John Norris.
Arranged by John Norris.
Organ music. Sixteen
celebrated pieces for a
perfect wedding. Selected
and arranged for organ by
John Norris.. Score.
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
#H449. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.H449).
ISBN
9790220221286.
A
well-known teacher and
compiler of Stainer &
Bell's Opera Gala series,
John Norris has created
Wedding Gala with an ear
to giving church
organists a mix of
favourites and exciting
discoveries to brighten
the routine of music for
the service of holy
matrimony.
No
album would be complete
without the traditional
wedding music of
Mendelssohn and Wagner,
and it can be found here
in this collection
alongside other classics
of the wedding repertoire
by Jeremiah Clarke, Bach
and Handel. But there's
also a thoroughly
contemporary leavening,
with arrangements of
Sydney Carter's One More
Step and Lord of the
Dance, both firm
favourites, plus
Musorgsky's Pictures at
an Exhibition and
Charpentier's Prelude,
adding a note of
splendour.
But
the real bonus is for
lovers of English music,
with Elgar's Chanson de
Matin and 'The Call' from
the Five Mystical Songs
by Ralph Vaughan
Williams, seldom found in
comparable collections.
And there's also a rare
new discovery: the
ravishing Chosen Tune by
Herbert Howells,
transcribed from his
Three Pieces for violin
and piano, Op. 28, and
available as an organ
piece for the first
time.
Each piece
is comprehensively
registered by the
arranger, and the
collection as a whole
will be welcomed by all
organists of intermediate
standard as a source of
new material not only for
liturgical use but also
for recitals.
Book/Online Audio Electronic Keyboard; Keyboards; Organ SKU: HL.302741 (+)
Book/Online Audio
Electronic Keyboard;
Keyboards; Organ
SKU:
HL.302741
E-Z Play
Today Book A. E-Z
Play Today. Instruction,
Method. Softcover Audio
Online. 48 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.302741).
ISBN
9781540065261. UPC:
888680967468.
9.0x12.0x0.182
inches.
Introducing
the E-Z way to reading
music notes, chords, and
learning musical terms!
Keyboards are among the
most versatile of all
musical instruments, and
many electronic keyboards
today have special
automatic features and
automatic rhythms. These
features make making
music even more fun and
versatile! If you've
always wanted to learn
how to play the keyboard,
this book is your first
step to success!
Beginnings Book A
provides
easy-to-understand
instructions with popular
songs and favorite tunes
so you can start playing
music you know and love
while learning to play!
In practically no time,
you'll be performing some
of your favorite
standards, including:
Aura Lee • Danny
Boy • He's Got the
Whole World in His Hands
• Kumbaya •
Lullaby (Cradle Song)
• On Top of Old
Smoky • Simple
Gifts • When the
Saints Go Marching In
• Yankee Doodle
• and more. This
book also includes access
to online recordings of
demonstration and backing
tracks, so you can listen
to the demos to hear how
the piece should sound,
then play along with the
backing tracks to sound
like a pro! Audio is
accessed online using the
unique code inside the
book and can be streamed
or downloaded. The audio
files include PLAYBACK+,
a multi-functional audio
player that allows you to
slow down audio without
changing pitch, set loop
points, change keys, and
pan left or right.
About Hal
Leonard E-Z Play
Today
For
organs, pianos, and
electronic keyboards. E-Z
Play Today is the
shortest distance between
beginning music and
playing fun. Now there
are more than 300 reasons
why you should play E-Z
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- large 9 x 12 format
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simple enough for the
beginner, but accurate
chords and melody lines
are maintained *
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covers * Lyrics... most
arrangements include
words and music * Most
up-to-date registrations
- books in the series
contain a general
registration guide, as
well as individual song
rhythm suggestions *
Guitar Chord Chart - all
songs in the series can
also be played on
guitar.
Composed by Gerald Near (1942-). For organ. Chant-Based. Catholic Sequences, Com...(+)
Composed by Gerald Near
(1942-). For organ.
Chant-Based. Catholic
Sequences, Complete Mass,
Pentecost, Trinity,
Communion. Medium.
Published by Aureole
Editions
Organ solo SKU: CA.1808200 Composed by Various. Edited by Armin Kircher. ...(+)
Organ solo
SKU:
CA.1808200
Composed
by Various. Edited by
Armin Kircher. This
edition: Paperbound.
Pastorale. Pastoralmusik
Fur Orgel Band 2. Free
organ music, Christmas.
Collection. 144 pages.
Carus Verlag #CV
18.082/00. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.1808200).
ISBN
9790007164003.
This
volume presents 64
Pastorale compositions
for organ
(harpsichord/pianoforte)
of the 18th century from
Germany, Bohemia, Austria
and South Tyrol. Charming
melodies shaped by
natural notes, bordoun
basses, a
lyrical-cheerful or
sensitive tone - these
are some of the common
characteristics of the
works in this collection.
Several of them are
connected to the custom
of the Kindlwiegen or
cradle song. Those in
search of new discoveries
will also find a number
of first editions here.
Almost all of the pieces
can be played manualiter
and range from easy to
moderate level of
difficulty. Together,
both Pastorale volumes
display an impressive
kaleidoscope of the
different national
characteristics of the
pastorale and offer a
rich repertoire for
organists, not only at
Christmas time.
Flute, Organ SKU: CA.1708200 Composed by John Van Buren. This edition: Pa...(+)
Flute, Organ
SKU:
CA.1708200
Composed
by John Van Buren. This
edition: Paperbound.
German title: Und alle
Zeit ward Gegenwart. Full
score. Composed 1969. 36
pages. Carus Verlag #CV
17.082/00. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.1708200).
ISBN
9790007068011. Language:
all
languages.
Recently
I have again studied the
poetry of Hermann Hesse,
the most significant
'Maulbronnian'. His poems
'A Toccata from Bach' and
'Playing the Flute'
inspired me to write the
present piece. In
'Playing the Flute' he
expressed his idea about
the essence of music: It
is 'time made
aesthetically
perceivable. And in the
present, to be sure. And
thus, once again, the
identity of the moment
and eternity come to
mind.' The title of this
piece is drawn from the
last line of 'Playing the
Flute.' (John Van
Buren).
Composed by Carson Cooman (1982-). Sacred, Advent, All Saints' Day, Ascension...(+)
Composed by Carson Cooman
(1982-). Sacred, Advent,
All Saints' Day,
Ascension, Christmas,
Eastertide, Epiphany,
General, Holy Communion,
Holy Week, Lent,
Missions, New Year,
Pentecost, Patriotic,
Reformation,
Thanksgiving. Lorenz
Publishing Company
#70/2013L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
(LO.70-2013L).
Composed by Gabriel
Faure. Edited by Marc
Rigaudiere. French Sacred
Music. Requiem. Fassung
1889 Fur Kleines Orchest.
Sacred vocal music,
Requiem. Single Part,
Cello 1. Composed 1901.
12 pages. Duration 35
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
27.311/14. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2731114).
ISBN
9790007201562. Language:
Latin.
The Requiem
of Gabriel Faure is now
available in two
versions: in the
symphonic version which
was completed in 1900 and
in a version with small
orchestra of 1889. The
symphonic version of
Gabriel Faure's Requiem,
published in 1901, was
the product of a 13-year
compositional process.
Starting from the
original five-movement
form for strings, harp
and organ, the composer
wrote two additional
movements, one after the
other, and expanded the
instrumentation in
various stages for later
performances. The present
reconstruction of a
version with small
orchestra differs from
other such attempts in
that for the first time
it presents the work not
in a mixed version, but
rather in the unified
form from 1889. This is
distinguished from the
final version both in
musical terms, as well as
through the fact that it
forgoes the use of
flutes, clarinets and
bassoons, while employing
only two horns instead of
four. With a critical
Report with information
about the source
situation and the
edition, and containing
the individual readings
(alternative readings,
etc.). Since in 1889 the
Offertoire was still
without the choral
section the present
edition contains the
Offertoire of the final
version as appendix. Now
available in carus music,
the choir app. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.2731100.
Composed by Gabriel
Faure. Edited by Marc
Rigaudiere. French Sacred
Music. Requiem. Fassung
1889 Fur Kleines Orchest.
Sacred vocal music,
Requiem. Single Part,
Viola 1. Composed 1901.
16 pages. Duration 35
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
27.311/12. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2731112).
ISBN
9790007201548. Language:
Latin.
The Requiem
of Gabriel Faure is now
available in two
versions: in the
symphonic version which
was completed in 1900 and
in a version with small
orchestra of 1889. The
symphonic version of
Gabriel Faure's Requiem,
published in 1901, was
the product of a 13-year
compositional process.
Starting from the
original five-movement
form for strings, harp
and organ, the composer
wrote two additional
movements, one after the
other, and expanded the
instrumentation in
various stages for later
performances. The present
reconstruction of a
version with small
orchestra differs from
other such attempts in
that for the first time
it presents the work not
in a mixed version, but
rather in the unified
form from 1889. This is
distinguished from the
final version both in
musical terms, as well as
through the fact that it
forgoes the use of
flutes, clarinets and
bassoons, while employing
only two horns instead of
four. With a critical
Report with information
about the source
situation and the
edition, and containing
the individual readings
(alternative readings,
etc.). Since in 1889 the
Offertoire was still
without the choral
section the present
edition contains the
Offertoire of the final
version as appendix. Now
available in carus music,
the choir app. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.2731100.
Composed by Gabriel
Faure. Edited by Marc
Rigaudiere. French Sacred
Music. Requiem. Fassung
1889 Fur Kleines Orchest.
Sacred vocal music,
Requiem. Single Part,
Cello 2. Composed 1901.
12 pages. Duration 35
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
27.311/15. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2731115).
ISBN
9790007201579. Language:
Latin.
The Requiem
of Gabriel Faure is now
available in two
versions: in the
symphonic version which
was completed in 1900 and
in a version with small
orchestra of 1889. The
symphonic version of
Gabriel Faure's Requiem,
published in 1901, was
the product of a 13-year
compositional process.
Starting from the
original five-movement
form for strings, harp
and organ, the composer
wrote two additional
movements, one after the
other, and expanded the
instrumentation in
various stages for later
performances. The present
reconstruction of a
version with small
orchestra differs from
other such attempts in
that for the first time
it presents the work not
in a mixed version, but
rather in the unified
form from 1889. This is
distinguished from the
final version both in
musical terms, as well as
through the fact that it
forgoes the use of
flutes, clarinets and
bassoons, while employing
only two horns instead of
four. With a critical
Report with information
about the source
situation and the
edition, and containing
the individual readings
(alternative readings,
etc.). Since in 1889 the
Offertoire was still
without the choral
section the present
edition contains the
Offertoire of the final
version as appendix. Now
available in carus music,
the choir app. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.2731100.
Composed by Gabriel
Faure. Edited by Marc
Rigaudiere. French Sacred
Music. Requiem. Fassung
1889 Fur Kleines Orchest.
Sacred vocal music,
Requiem. Single Part,
Double Bass. Composed
1901. 12 pages. Duration
35 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 27.311/16. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.2731116).
ISBN
9790007201586. Language:
Latin.
The Requiem
of Gabriel Faure is now
available in two
versions: in the
symphonic version which
was completed in 1900 and
in a version with small
orchestra of 1889. The
symphonic version of
Gabriel Faure's Requiem,
published in 1901, was
the product of a 13-year
compositional process.
Starting from the
original five-movement
form for strings, harp
and organ, the composer
wrote two additional
movements, one after the
other, and expanded the
instrumentation in
various stages for later
performances. The present
reconstruction of a
version with small
orchestra differs from
other such attempts in
that for the first time
it presents the work not
in a mixed version, but
rather in the unified
form from 1889. This is
distinguished from the
final version both in
musical terms, as well as
through the fact that it
forgoes the use of
flutes, clarinets and
bassoons, while employing
only two horns instead of
four. With a critical
Report with information
about the source
situation and the
edition, and containing
the individual readings
(alternative readings,
etc.). Since in 1889 the
Offertoire was still
without the choral
section the present
edition contains the
Offertoire of the final
version as appendix. Now
available in carus music,
the choir app. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.2731100.
Composed by Gabriel
Faure. Edited by Marc
Rigaudiere. French Sacred
Music. Requiem. Fassung
1889 Fur Kleines Orchest.
Sacred vocal music,
Requiem. Choral Score.
Composed 1901. 12 pages.
Duration 35 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
27.311/05. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2731105).
ISBN
9790007132255. Language:
Latin.
The Requiem
of Gabriel Faure is now
available in two
versions: in the
symphonic version which
was completed in 1900 and
in a version with small
orchestra of 1889. The
symphonic version of
Gabriel Faure's Requiem,
published in 1901, was
the product of a 13-year
compositional process.
Starting from the
original five-movement
form for strings, harp
and organ, the composer
wrote two additional
movements, one after the
other, and expanded the
instrumentation in
various stages for later
performances. The present
reconstruction of a
version with small
orchestra differs from
other such attempts in
that for the first time
it presents the work not
in a mixed version, but
rather in the unified
form from 1889. This is
distinguished from the
final version both in
musical terms, as well as
through the fact that it
forgoes the use of
flutes, clarinets and
bassoons, while employing
only two horns instead of
four. With a critical
Report with information
about the source
situation and the
edition, and containing
the individual readings
(alternative readings,
etc.). Since in 1889 the
Offertoire was still
without the choral
section the present
edition contains the
Offertoire of the final
version as appendix. Now
available in carus music,
the choir app. Score
available separately -
see item CA.2731100.
Composed by Gabriel
Faure. Edited by Marc
Rigaudiere. French Sacred
Music. Requiem. Fassung
1889 Fur Kleines Orchest.
Sacred vocal music,
Requiem. Single Part,
Viola 2. Composed 1901.
16 pages. Duration 35
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
27.311/13. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2731113).
ISBN
9790007201555. Language:
Latin.
The Requiem
of Gabriel Faure is now
available in two
versions: in the
symphonic version which
was completed in 1900 and
in a version with small
orchestra of 1889. The
symphonic version of
Gabriel Faure's Requiem,
published in 1901, was
the product of a 13-year
compositional process.
Starting from the
original five-movement
form for strings, harp
and organ, the composer
wrote two additional
movements, one after the
other, and expanded the
instrumentation in
various stages for later
performances. The present
reconstruction of a
version with small
orchestra differs from
other such attempts in
that for the first time
it presents the work not
in a mixed version, but
rather in the unified
form from 1889. This is
distinguished from the
final version both in
musical terms, as well as
through the fact that it
forgoes the use of
flutes, clarinets and
bassoons, while employing
only two horns instead of
four. With a critical
Report with information
about the source
situation and the
edition, and containing
the individual readings
(alternative readings,
etc.). Since in 1889 the
Offertoire was still
without the choral
section the present
edition contains the
Offertoire of the final
version as appendix. Now
available in carus music,
the choir app. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.2731100.
Composed by Gabriel
Faure. Edited by Marc
Rigaudiere. French Sacred
Music. Requiem. Fassung
1889 Fur Kleines Orchest.
Sacred vocal music,
Requiem. Single Part,
Organ. Composed 1901. 20
pages. Duration 35
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
27.311/49. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2731149).
ISBN
9790007201593. Language:
Latin.
The Requiem
of Gabriel Faure is now
available in two
versions: in the
symphonic version which
was completed in 1900 and
in a version with small
orchestra of 1889. The
symphonic version of
Gabriel Faure's Requiem,
published in 1901, was
the product of a 13-year
compositional process.
Starting from the
original five-movement
form for strings, harp
and organ, the composer
wrote two additional
movements, one after the
other, and expanded the
instrumentation in
various stages for later
performances. The present
reconstruction of a
version with small
orchestra differs from
other such attempts in
that for the first time
it presents the work not
in a mixed version, but
rather in the unified
form from 1889. This is
distinguished from the
final version both in
musical terms, as well as
through the fact that it
forgoes the use of
flutes, clarinets and
bassoons, while employing
only two horns instead of
four. With a critical
Report with information
about the source
situation and the
edition, and containing
the individual readings
(alternative readings,
etc.). Since in 1889 the
Offertoire was still
without the choral
section the present
edition contains the
Offertoire of the final
version as appendix. Now
available in carus music,
the choir app. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.2731100.
Organ SKU: BR.EB-9305 Urtext - Critical Source Edition of the Free Org...(+)
Organ
SKU:
BR.EB-9305
Urtext
- Critical Source Edition
of the Free Organ
Works. Composed by
Dietrich Buxtehude.
Edited by Harald Vogel.
Solo instruments;
Softbound. Edition
Breitkopf.
Renaissance/early
Baroque; Baroque. Score.
84 pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #EB 9305.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-9305).
ISBN 9790004187692. 12
x 9 inches.
This
edition is the result of
Harald Vogel's many years
of practice as an
organist and
musicologist. The music
text is based on a
reevaluation of 17th- and
18th-century manuscripts
containing the free organ
and keyboard works by
Buxtehude. They
originated during a
transitional phase
between the traditional
letter tablature and the
staff notation still in
use today. Since many
works have survived only
in transcriptions for
staff notation, the
editor was confronted
with a high error rate,
which he carefully
analyzes in the
Einzelanmerkungen. During
the preparation of the
edition, the editor
always kept sight of the
performance practice, but
still, the image of the
sources is never
distorted (e. g. by
superfluous rests,
beaming not conforming to
the sources and the
unhistorical adjustment
of time signatures) and
stays very close to the
compositional notation,
the letter tablature. The
flexible use of three
staves and the
differentiated
distribution of the
voices on the staves
allow for an
approximation in reading
conventions of historical
notation with its
resulting information
about hand division.
Grouping the free organ
repertoire into works
with obbligato pedal and
works for manuals, this
edition is organized in
two volumes. The first
subvolume (I/1, EB 9304)
contains the Preface and
the Preludes, whereas the
second subvolume (I/2, EB
9305) contains Toccatas,
Ostinato works,
alternative versions and
a comprehensive Critical
Commentary (in German
only). Volume II (EB
9306) contains
Buxtehude's free organ
and keyboard works
(manualiter) with the
corresponding texts
(Preface and Critical
Commentary).Until 1971,
Harald Vogel worked on a
dissertation (with Georg
von Dadelsen, Hamburg) on
Die Fuge um Bach. Besides
the description of the
inclusion of triple
measures into the C
notation and the
irregularities of the
voice mutation in the
polyphonic structures,
this also included a
discussion about the
justification of the
inner textual criticism.
With the inner textual
criticism, deviations in
parallel passages are
unified. The North German
fugue style, reaching a
peak in Buxtehude's work,
is characterized by a
constant diversity of
details in subject and
polyphonic progressions.
One of the indicators of
the fantastic style is
the dissolution of the
polyphonic structures at
the ends of the fugues,
evident in Buxtehude's
work.In this edition, a
musical text is presented
that avoids the
uniformity of detail not
conforming to the
sources. However, there
are many examples of
transcription and cursory
errors, which are
analyzed in a methodical
systematic manner. About
the editor: As an
organist, professor,
organ expert, and
scholar, Harald Vogel has
rendered outstanding
services to the
interpretation of early
music and especially to
historical performance
practice concerning the
organ for decades. He has
received numerous awards,
including an ECHO Klassik
as Instrumentalist of the
Year (2012), honorary
doctorates from Lulea
University of Technology
(Sweden, 2008) and
Oberlin College (USA,
2014), as well as the
Buxtehude Prize of the
City of Lubeck (2018).
Harald Vogel is the
author and editor of
numerous scholarly
publications and
editions. Through his
lifelong performance
practice, he can look
back on an extensive
discography, including
the complete recording of
Buxtehude's organ works,
which he recorded in
various locations with
historical organ
instruments of the North
German organ building
tradition in Scandinavia,
North Germany and the
Netherlands.
pure
source edition (no
mixture of different
transmissions);
comprehensive commentary
(Vol. I/2 & II) (with
texts about the sources,
chronology, use of keys,
liturgic placement as
well as detailed critical
remarks, incl. music
examples (in German
only)); good page
turnsflexible division of
voices (on 2 or 3
systems, good
legibility); contains
facsimiles. Contains the
Critical Commentary of
the subvolumes I/1 and
I/2.
Organ SKU: BR.EB-9306 Urtext - Critical Source Edition of the Free Org...(+)
Organ
SKU:
BR.EB-9306
Urtext
- Critical Source Edition
of the Free Organ
Works. Composed by
Dietrich Buxtehude.
Edited by Harald Vogel.
Solo instruments;
Softbound. Edition
Breitkopf.
Renaissance/early
Baroque; Baroque. Score.
84 pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #EB 9306.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-9306).
ISBN 9790004187708. 12
x 9 inches.
This
edition is the result of
Harald Vogel's many years
of practice as an
organist and
musicologist. The music
text is based on a
reevaluation of 17th- and
18th-century manuscripts
containing the free organ
and keyboard works by
Buxtehude. They
originated during a
transitional phase
between the traditional
letter tablature and the
staff notation still in
use today. Since many
works have survived only
in transcriptions for
staff notation, the
editor was confronted
with a high error rate,
which he carefully
analyzes in the
Einzelanmerkungen. During
the preparation of the
edition, the editor
always kept sight of the
performance practice, but
still, the image of the
sources is never
distorted (e. g. by
superfluous rests,
beaming not conforming to
the sources and the
unhistorical adjustment
of time signatures) and
stays very close to the
compositional notation,
the letter tablature. The
flexible use of three
staves and the
differentiated
distribution of the
voices on the staves
allow for an
approximation in reading
conventions of historical
notation with its
resulting information
about hand division.
Grouping the free organ
repertoire into works
with obbligato pedal and
works for manuals, this
edition is organized in
two volumes. The first
subvolume (I/1, EB 9304)
contains the Preface and
the Preludes, whereas the
second subvolume (I/2, EB
9305) contains Toccatas,
Ostinato works,
alternative versions and
a comprehensive Critical
Commentary (in German
only). Volume II (EB
9306) contains
Buxtehude's free organ
and keyboard works
(manualiter) with the
corresponding texts
(Preface and Critical
Commentary).Until 1971,
Harald Vogel worked on a
dissertation (with Georg
von Dadelsen, Hamburg) on
Die Fuge um Bach. Besides
the description of the
inclusion of triple
measures into the C
notation and the
irregularities of the
voice mutation in the
polyphonic structures,
this also included a
discussion about the
justification of the
inner textual criticism.
With the inner textual
criticism, deviations in
parallel passages are
unified. The North German
fugue style, reaching a
peak in Buxtehude's work,
is characterized by a
constant diversity of
details in subject and
polyphonic progressions.
One of the indicators of
the fantastic style is
the dissolution of the
polyphonic structures at
the ends of the fugues,
evident in Buxtehude's
work.In this edition, a
musical text is presented
that avoids the
uniformity of detail not
conforming to the
sources. However, there
are many examples of
transcription and cursory
errors, which are
analyzed in a methodical
systematic manner. About
the editor: As an
organist, professor,
organ expert, and
scholar, Harald Vogel has
rendered outstanding
services to the
interpretation of early
music and especially to
historical performance
practice concerning the
organ for decades. He has
received numerous awards,
including an ECHO Klassik
as Instrumentalist of the
Year (2012), honorary
doctorates from Lulea
University of Technology
(Sweden, 2008) and
Oberlin College (USA,
2014), as well as the
Buxtehude Prize of the
City of Lubeck (2018).
Harald Vogel is the
author and editor of
numerous scholarly
publications and
editions. Through his
lifelong performance
practice, he can look
back on an extensive
discography, including
the complete recording of
Buxtehude's organ works,
which he recorded in
various locations with
historical organ
instruments of the North
German organ building
tradition in Scandinavia,
North Germany and the
Netherlands.
pure
source edition (no
mixture of different
transmissions)
comprehensive commentary
(Vol. I/2 & II) (with
texts about the sources,
chronology, use of keys,
liturgic placement as
well as detailed critical
remarks, incl. music
examples (in German
only))good page
turnsflexible division of
voices (on 2 or 3
systems, good
legibility)contains
facsimiles.
Organ SKU: BR.EB-9415 Urtext - Critical Source Edition of the Free Org...(+)
Organ
SKU:
BR.EB-9415
Urtext
- Critical Source Edition
of the Free Organ
Works. Composed by
Dietrich Buxtehude.
Edited by Harald Vogel.
Solo instruments;
Softbound. Edition
Breitkopf.
Renaissance/early
Baroque; Baroque. Score.
192 pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #EB 9415.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-9415).
ISBN 9790004188897. 12
x 9 inches.
This
edition is the result of
Harald Vogel's many years
of practice as an
organist and
musicologist. The music
text is based on a
reevaluation of 17th- and
18th-century manuscripts
containing the free organ
and keyboard works by
Buxtehude. They
originated during a
transitional phase
between the traditional
letter tablature and the
staff notation still in
use today. Since many
works have survived only
in transcriptions for
staff notation, the
editor was confronted
with a high error rate,
which he carefully
analyzes in the
Einzelanmerkungen. During
the preparation of the
edition, the editor
always kept sight of the
performance practice, but
still, the image of the
sources is never
distorted (e. g. by
superfluous rests,
beaming not conforming to
the sources and the
unhistorical adjustment
of time signatures) and
stays very close to the
compositional notation,
the letter tablature. The
flexible use of three
staves and the
differentiated
distribution of the
voices on the staves
allow for an
approximation in reading
conventions of historical
notation with its
resulting information
about hand division.
Grouping the free organ
repertoire into works
with obbligato pedal and
works for manuals, this
edition is organized in
two volumes. The first
subvolume (I/1, EB 9304)
contains the Preface and
the Preludes, whereas the
second subvolume (I/2, EB
9305) contains Toccatas,
Ostinato works,
alternative versions and
a comprehensive Critical
Commentary (in German
only). Volume II (EB
9306) contains
Buxtehude's free organ
and keyboard works
(manualiter) with the
corresponding texts
(Preface and Critical
Commentary).Until 1971,
Harald Vogel worked on a
dissertation (with Georg
von Dadelsen, Hamburg) on
Die Fuge um Bach. Besides
the description of the
inclusion of triple
measures into the C
notation and the
irregularities of the
voice mutation in the
polyphonic structures,
this also included a
discussion about the
justification of the
inner textual criticism.
With the inner textual
criticism, deviations in
parallel passages are
unified. The North German
fugue style, reaching a
peak in Buxtehude's work,
is characterized by a
constant diversity of
details in subject and
polyphonic progressions.
One of the indicators of
the fantastic style is
the dissolution of the
polyphonic structures at
the ends of the fugues,
evident in Buxtehude's
work.In this edition, a
musical text is presented
that avoids the
uniformity of detail not
conforming to the
sources. However, there
are many examples of
transcription and cursory
errors, which are
analyzed in a methodical
systematic manner. About
the editor: As an
organist, professor,
organ expert, and
scholar, Harald Vogel has
rendered outstanding
services to the
interpretation of early
music and especially to
historical performance
practice concerning the
organ for decades. He has
received numerous awards,
including an ECHO Klassik
as Instrumentalist of the
Year (2012), honorary
doctorates from Lulea
University of Technology
(Sweden, 2008) and
Oberlin College (USA,
2014), as well as the
Buxtehude Prize of the
City of Lubeck (2018).
Harald Vogel is the
author and editor of
numerous scholarly
publications and
editions. Through his
lifelong performance
practice, he can look
back on an extensive
discography, including
the complete recording of
Buxtehude's organ works,
which he recorded in
various locations with
historical organ
instruments of the North
German organ building
tradition in Scandinavia,
North Germany and the
Netherlands.
pure
source edition (no
mixture of different
transmissions)
comprehensive commentary
(Vol. I/2 & II) (with
texts about the sources,
chronology, use of keys,
liturgic placement as
well as detailed critical
remarks, incl. music
examples (in German
only))good page
turnsflexible division of
voices (on 2 or 3
systems, good
legibility)contains
facsimiles.
Organ SKU: BR.EB-9304 Urtext - Critical Source Edition of the Free Org...(+)
Organ
SKU:
BR.EB-9304
Urtext
- Critical Source Edition
of the Free Organ
Works. Composed by
Dietrich Buxtehude.
Edited by Harald Vogel.
Solo instruments;
Softbound. Edition
Breitkopf.
Renaissance/early
Baroque; Baroque. Score.
108 pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #EB 9304.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-9304).
ISBN 9790004187685. 12
x 9 inches.
This
edition is the result of
Harald Vogel's many years
of practice as an
organist and
musicologist. The music
text is based on a
reevaluation of 17th- and
18th-century manuscripts
containing the free organ
and keyboard works by
Buxtehude. They
originated during a
transitional phase
between the traditional
letter tablature and the
staff notation still in
use today. Since many
works have survived only
in transcriptions for
staff notation, the
editor was confronted
with a high error rate,
which he carefully
analyzes in the
Einzelanmerkungen. During
the preparation of the
edition, the editor
always kept sight of the
performance practice, but
still, the image of the
sources is never
distorted (e. g. by
superfluous rests,
beaming not conforming to
the sources and the
unhistorical adjustment
of time signatures) and
stays very close to the
compositional notation,
the letter tablature. The
flexible use of three
staves and the
differentiated
distribution of the
voices on the staves
allow for an
approximation in reading
conventions of historical
notation with its
resulting information
about hand division.
Grouping the free organ
repertoire into works
with obbligato pedal and
works for manuals, this
edition is organized in
two volumes. The first
subvolume (I/1, EB 9304)
contains the Preface and
the Preludes, whereas the
second subvolume (I/2, EB
9305) contains Toccatas,
Ostinato works,
alternative versions and
a comprehensive Critical
Commentary (in German
only). Volume II (EB
9306) contains
Buxtehude's free organ
and keyboard works
(manualiter) with the
corresponding texts
(Preface and Critical
Commentary).Until 1971,
Harald Vogel worked on a
dissertation (with Georg
von Dadelsen, Hamburg) on
Die Fuge um Bach. Besides
the description of the
inclusion of triple
measures into the C
notation and the
irregularities of the
voice mutation in the
polyphonic structures,
this also included a
discussion about the
justification of the
inner textual criticism.
With the inner textual
criticism, deviations in
parallel passages are
unified. The North German
fugue style, reaching a
peak in Buxtehude's work,
is characterized by a
constant diversity of
details in subject and
polyphonic progressions.
One of the indicators of
the fantastic style is
the dissolution of the
polyphonic structures at
the ends of the fugues,
evident in Buxtehude's
work.In this edition, a
musical text is presented
that avoids the
uniformity of detail not
conforming to the
sources. However, there
are many examples of
transcription and cursory
errors, which are
analyzed in a methodical
systematic manner. About
the editor: As an
organist, professor,
organ expert, and
scholar, Harald Vogel has
rendered outstanding
services to the
interpretation of early
music and especially to
historical performance
practice concerning the
organ for decades. He has
received numerous awards,
including an ECHO Klassik
as Instrumentalist of the
Year (2012), honorary
doctorates from Lulea
University of Technology
(Sweden, 2008) and
Oberlin College (USA,
2014), as well as the
Buxtehude Prize of the
City of Lubeck (2018).
Harald Vogel is the
author and editor of
numerous scholarly
publications and
editions. Through his
lifelong performance
practice, he can look
back on an extensive
discography, including
the complete recording of
Buxtehude's organ works,
which he recorded in
various locations with
historical organ
instruments of the North
German organ building
tradition in Scandinavia,
North Germany and the
Netherlands.
pure
source edition (no
mixture of different
transmissions);
comprehensive commentary
(Vol. I/2 & II) (with
texts about the sources,
chronology, use of keys,
liturgic placement as
well as detailed critical
remarks, incl. music
examples (in German
only)); good page
turnsflexible division of
voices (on 2 or 3
systems, good
legibility); contains
facsimiles. The
corresponding Critical
Commentary is contained
in Volume I/2 (EB
9305).
Organ SKU: SU.80101410 For Organ. Composed by Carson Cooman. Keybo...(+)
Organ
SKU:
SU.80101410
For
Organ. Composed by
Carson Cooman. Keyboard,
Organ. Score. Zimbel
Press #80101410.
Published by Zimbel Press
(SU.80101410).
Fantasy-Variati
ons on Two Themes (2017)
for organ was written for
Heinrich Christensen in
celebration of his
significant 2017
birthday. The musical
material for the work
comprises two different
themes. The first is a
short melody by the
Danish composer Carl
Nielsen (1865-1931). (It
was a sketch originally
intended for inclusion
in, but ultimately left
out of, Nielsen's late
organ work 29 Little
Preludes.) This theme
represents Heinrich's
native Denmark. The
second theme is the
American folk-gospel hymn
Angel Band. This theme
represents Heinrich's
adopted American
homeland. It serves also
as a remembrance of our
dear mutual friend Harry
Lyn Huff (1952-2016), for
whom the tune was a
particular favorite. Both
these themes are
developed freely in a set
of alternating
fantasy-variations. The
opening variation begins
with a dramatic pedal
solo before quoting both
themes. The second
variation is a lyric
setting based on the
Nielsen melody. The third
is a jubilant hornpipe on
Angel Band. The fourth is
an aria on a
transformation of the
Nielsen melody. The fifth
is a gigue-toccata on
Angel Band. The sixth is
an atmospheric
contemplation: lush
chords in the manuals
move slowly and hint at
Angel Band while the
Nielsen melody is heard
for the first time in its
complete original form on
a high pedal stop. The
seventh and final
variation begins with a
brief evocation of the
harmonies of the late
Daniel Pinkham (a mentor
to both Heinrich and me)
before going on to return
dramatically and
jubilantly to the opening
music, bringing together
both themes again in a
bold conclusion.
Instrumentation: Organ
Duration: 15' Composed:
2017 Published by: Zimbel
Press.
Close To thee Orgue [Partition] Lorenz Publishing Company
By James Southbridge. For Organ. Artistic Organ Settings of Enduring Gospel Song...(+)
By James Southbridge. For
Organ. Artistic Organ
Settings of Enduring
Gospel Songs. Level:
3-staff. Sacred organ.
Published by Lorenz
Publishing Company.
(70/1672L)
Organ - advanced to difficult SKU: HL.49033297 Organ. Composed by ...(+)
Organ - advanced to
difficult
SKU:
HL.49033297
Organ. Composed by
Jean Guillou. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Composed 1974.
Op. 28. 40 pages.
Duration 16'. Schott
Music #ED 9799. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49033297).
ISBN
9790001137751. UPC:
884088070496.
9.0x12.0x0.158
inches.
Though the
work bearing this title
is a portrait of
childhood, it is a
childhood quite different
from the purely
gameplaying and dreamlike
childhood that is
customarily represented.
The childhood described
here is carrying the
seed, in all its purity,
of all positive and
negative qualities to be
found the fully-grown
men: a childhood both
angelic and diabolical,
and indeed very close to
Henry James' The Turn of
the Screw which was the
direct inspiration for
this monodrama.Its growth
follows the innumerable
sudden changes, turns and
contrasts of the
unsophisticated spirit.
There is hardly any
development at all, as
each idea gives birth to
the next or rejects the
previons one, being
object to every impulse,
every tempest, every
flux, every fear and
delight. After a
dreamlike introduction,
in which two simple
melodies stand out, comes
a sudden awakening,
Allegro, stamped all over
with lavish and forever
regenerating dynamism. A
sudden halt leads a kind
of outburst from the most
simple folklore is
singing, in regular,
repeated notes. Again the
question mark leads us to
another melody,
Tranquillo, of a sweet
tempo, but brilliantly
decorated with
counter-point, its
cursive traits leading
this time to a kind of
roguish march
(Vigoroso).Yet soon there
emerges a melancholic
chant, Largo, in the
Cromorne's timbre, and
then, in the highest
register of the Trumpet
there reappears like a
metamorphosed memory, the
theme of the second
movement. Passing other
episodes, we come to
Tempo giusto, insistent
and glorious, interrupted
by other passionate
figures, cut off by
unsettling silent moments
and taken up again in
always accelerating
volleys.
Organ SKU: BR.EB-9300 (Plainte sur la perte de la reflexion musicale)<...(+)
Organ
SKU:
BR.EB-9300
(Plainte sur la perte
de la reflexion
musicale). Composed
by Klaus Huber. Arranged
by A. Digby and M.
Sattelberger. Solo
instruments; stapled.
Edition Breitkopf. World
premieres: I version for
flute: Wiesbaden, 1972.
Music post-1945; New
music (post-2000). Score.
Composed 1972. 20 pages.
Duration 20'. Breitkopf
and Haertel #EB 9300.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-9300).
ISBN 9790004187647. 9
x 12 inches.
World
premieres:I version for
flute: Wiesbaden, 1972II
version for piano: Nyon,
1972III version for var.
insts.: Cologne, May 29,
1976VI version for
accordeon: Fribourg, June
25, 1987VIII version for
violoncello Tokyo:
October 14, 1989X version
for organ: Stuttgart,
March 28, 2018This work
(A Breath of the
Untimely) was first
written for solo Flute
and dedicated to Aurele
Nicolet. Its bears the
subtitle Lament on the
Loss of Musical Thought -
some Madrigals for Solo
Flute or Flute with any
other Instruments. This
serves as a playing
instruction but doubles
at the same time as an
outmoded programme: it
refers back to the
musical origin of the
opening lamenting motif,
a tradition which was
once of its time but is
not of our time - namely
the Lamento genre which
gave the title to the
Chaconne in Purcell's
opera Dido and Aeneas.
Almost simultaneously I
wrote a second version
for Piano (for Piano
one-and-a-half hands),
which already formulates
possible approaches for
the performer, in some
detail, to the indicated,
quasi-canonic version of
the piece in the
programme. The multiple
version Ein Hauch von
Unzeit III realizes a
concrete version of a
formal state which floats
between strict canon and
aleatoric principles:
each of the musicians who
are spread throughout the
hall introduces their own
idiomatic translation of
the flute part. And so
the music exists,
omnipresent, not only
spatially throughout the
hall, but also formally
in a sort of fluctuating
simultaneity. For that
reason, it was my express
wish to any potential
interpreter that they
should construct entirely
their own version of the
piece. A healthy number
of musicians have
responded to my
suggestion - versions of
the piece have now been
made for guitar
(Cornelius Schwehr,
Gunther Schneider),
accordion (Hugo Noth),
double bass (Fernando
Grillo), violin
(Hansheinz Schneeberger),
viola, violoncello, and
double bass (trio basso,
Koln), violoncello
(Michael Bach), trombone
(Andrew Digby) and,
created by myself, a sung
version for voice (to
words by Georg Wilhelm
Friedrich Hegel und Max
Bense), and for viola.The
most important
requirement for the whole
piece is absolute
stillness, which should
as far as possible
emanate from the
performer. The pauses are
occasionally in this
respect the most
important element. These
may, if one can find the
necessary stillness,
become very long.Ein
Hauch von Unzeit (A
Breath of the Untimely) -
time almost
dissolves!(Klaus Huber,
1989/2014 - translation:
David
Alberman)CD:Jean-Luc
Menet (Bass flute)CD
Traversieres
120.270Jean-Luc Menet
(fl)CD STR
37039Bibliography:Zimmerm
ann, Heidy:
Zeitgestaltung im
Kompositionsprozess bei
Klaus Huber - dargestellt
anhand von Skizzen, in:
Mnemosyne. Zeit und
Gedachtnis in der
europaischen Musik des
ausgehenden 20.
Jahrhunderts, hrsg. von
Dorothea Redepenning und
Joachim Steinheuer,
Saarbrucken: Pfau 2006,
S. 90-109
World
premiere: Stuttgart,
Hospitalkirche, March 28,
2018.
Organ SKU: BR.BHM-367 Verzeichnis cantus-firmus-gebundener Orgelmusik<...(+)
Organ
SKU:
BR.BHM-367
Verzeichnis
cantus-firmus-gebundener
Orgelmusik. Composed
by Martin Bieri. Solo
instruments. Breitkopf
New Media. The Sherlock
Holmes of the Organ Gets
a Makeover. Music
pedagogy. New Media.
Breitkopf and Haertel
#BHM 367. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.BHM-367).
ISBN
9783765103674. 9 x 12
inches.
Seek
(ricercare) and you will
find! The little angel on
the cover of the book
shows the organist the
way to the music he's
looking for! In an
incredibly time-consuming
endeavor, Martin Bieri
has compiled all
currently available
chorale-based organ
works, cataloguing about
15,600 works. The bulk of
the work is devoted to
(chorale) melodies that
can be found in the major
German-language hymnals.
The Ricercare Book offers
concise information along
with indexes of
arrangements, composers,
editions and publishers.
Nach acht Jahren Laufzeit
war es soweit: Ricercare
der Sherlock Holmes des
Organisten brauchte
dringend eine
Frischzellenkur d. h.
neue Informationen und
technische Updates. Das
Lifting hat der CD-ROM
gut getan. Ricercare
saust nunmehr mit neuer
Kraft (neuen
Informationen)
prestissimo durch die
weite Datenwelt von uber
20.000
cantus-firmus-gebundenen
Orgelwerken und gibt
umfassend Auskunft uber
Melodien Komponisten
Ausgaben Bearbeitungen
Verlage u. a. m.
After eight years on the
beat it was finally time
for Ricercare the
Sherlock Holmes of the
Organ to get a badly
needed makeover i.e. to
be supplied with new
information and technical
updates. The makeover did
a world of good to the
CD-ROM. Loaded with new
info Ricercare now zips
along prestissimo through
the vast data world of
more than 20 000
cantus-firmus-related
organ works and provides
comprehensive information
on melodies composers
editions arrangements
publishers and much
more.
The
present edition is based
on the music text of the
,,Gesamtausgabe of Robert
Schumann's works edited
by Clara Schumann
together with Johannes
Brahms and others between
1879 und 1893. This
publication is almost
entirely free from
arbitrary alterations in
the text. A few obvious
errors and unjustifiable
alterations of the
musical text were
eliminated after a
thorough comparison with
the first editions. Die
vorliegende Ausgabe folgt
dem Notentext der von
Clara Schumann in
Zusammenarbeit mit
Johannes Brahms u. a.
zwischen 1879 und 1893
herausgegebenen
Gesamtausgabe von Robert
Schumanns Werken. Diese
Edition ist von
willkurlichen
Veranderungen des Textes
weitgehend frei. Einige
offensichtliche Irrtumer
und nicht zu
rechtfertigende Eingriffe
in den Notentext wurden
nach Vergleich mit der
Erstausgabe und dem
Autograph beseitigt. The
present edition is based
on the music text of the
,,Gesamtausgabe of Robert
Schumann's works edited
by Clara Schumann
together with Johannes
Brahms and others between
1879 und 1893. This
publication is almost
entirely free from
arbitrary alterations in
the text. A few obvious
errors and unjustifiable
alterations of the
musical text were
eliminated after a
thorough comparison with
the first edition and the
autograph.
Organ SKU: HL.14031560 Composed by Pelle Gudmundsen-holmgreen. Music Sale...(+)
Organ
SKU:
HL.14031560
Composed
by Pelle
Gudmundsen-holmgreen.
Music Sales America.
Classical. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
2005. 36 pages. Edition
Wilhelm Hansen #WH30534.
Published by Edition
Wilhelm Hansen
(HL.14031560).
ISBN
9788759811009.
International (more than
one
language).
STILL.
LEBEN Organist Eva
Feldbc:ek had been asking
me for a long time to
write for the organ
without the use of iron
blocks, extra stopping
assistants etc ....
unusual difficulties that
belonged to my earlier
organ music. I
setmyselfthe task of
Miting a ''handier'' kind
of music for the organ.
Once I had finished
STILL. LEBEN, I didn't
think I had achieved what
I was looking for. True,
the two movements did not
involve odd things, but
handy isn't really the
word for them either. So
I wrote the three
movements in COUNTERMOVE
to tidy up even more. And
since I didn't think that
was enough either, I
wrote the really simple
pieces under the title IN
TRIPLUM. The three
series(eight pieces in
all, 2 + 3 + 3) sound
very different, but they
all take their point of
departure from the nature
and tonal resources ofthe
organ. Everywhere there
is polyrhythm or
hierarchical layering,
polychromaticism,
diatonics and melody (the
last of these only
sparingly and in some of
the movements). Pelle
Gudmundsen-Holmgreen.
Organ SKU: HL.49046414 Version for organ by Leif Thybo (1952) based on...(+)
Organ
SKU:
HL.49046414
Version for organ by
Leif Thybo (1952) based
on the original version
for chamber
orchestra. Composed
by Igor Stravinsky. Organ
Large Works. Classical.
Softcover. 52 pages.
Duration 900 seconds.
Schott Music #ED23092.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49046414).
ISBN
9781540090522. UPC:
842819103974.
The
American musical patrons
Mildred and Robert Wood
Bliss were considering
which distinguished
composer to commission to
create a work in
celebration of their 30th
wedding anniversary in
1938. The couple had made
the acquaintance of Igor
Stravinsky in April the
preceding year at the
premiere of his ballet
Jeu de Cartes in New York
and had subsequently
invited the composer to
their country home
'Dumbarton Oaks' in
Washington D.C. to talk
about a new composition.
Stravinsky only just
managed to complete the
work in time for the
anniversary celebrations:
its date of completion
was also the date of its
first performance. For
his classically styled
three-movement work, he
selected the title
Concerto in E flat,
adding the subtitle
Dumbarton Oaks as a
dedication. The structure
of the work references
the concerto grosso: it
features a soloist
ensemble which unites in
the tutti sequences but
also plays in concertino
groups during the solo
episodes. Broken chordal
structures characterise
the central movement
whereas the outer
movements are
distinguished through
their use of fugato.
Dumbarton Oaks went on to
become one of Stravinskys
mostsuccessful works,
performed widely and
delighting Mildred Bliss
so much that she
immediately issued
another commission, for
the Symphony in C. Its
composer's very public
commitment to American
cultural life helped pave
the way for Stravinskys
emigration to the USA in
1945. As early as 1952
Leif Thybo created an
arrangement for organ
which Stravinsky probably
did not know at the time
of his life.