Composed by Adam Taylor. Fantasia using two chant melodies. Marian, General. Published by CanticaNOVA Publications (C5.6140).

Chamber Music Solo Organ

SKU: PR.113400450

Composed by Chen Yi. Edited by James Higdon. Sws. Performance Score. 8 pages. Duration 5 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #113-40045. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.113400450).

ISBN 9781491132326. UPC: 680160681679. 9x12 inches.

Chen Yi describes her dramatic study in the organ’s sonorities: “From the bronze drum set on topof the totem pole, I imagine that our ancestors played the powerful low percussion instrument,to unify the rhythm in their group dance; from the delicate and magical decorations carved onthe drum and the pole, I imagine that the beauty of the totem poles is presented in multilayerswith various timbres from different manuals (keyboards) and pedals, and the ineffable universe isharmonized in the powerful and brilliant grand chords fully sounded from the organ.” The publicationincludes registrations, fingerings, and pedaling provided by James Higdon. TOTEM POLES wascommissioned by the American Guild of Organists for its 2018 biennial national convention.
The primitive power and the spiritual mysteries of the ancient totem poles are permeated into the rich palette, and brought out from the sonic giant, the solo organ.From the bronze drum set on top of the totem pole, I imagine that our ancestors played the powerful low percussion instrument, to unify the rhythm in their group dance; from the delicate and magical decorations carved on the drum and the pole, I imagine that the beauty of the totem poles is presented in multilayers with various timbres from different manuals (keyboards) and pedals, and the ineffable universe is harmonized in the powerful and brilliant grand chords fully sounded from the organ.

Composed by Mark Siebert. For organ. Preludes on the common Sequences. Eastertide, General. Published by CanticaNOVA Publications

Organ - Advanced

SKU: MN.12-128

Composed by Harold Stover. Non Hymn-Based, Recital Music. General. Instrumental part. MorningStar Music Publishers #12-128. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.12-128).

UPC: 688670121289.

The three movements that make up Nocturnes, Book I are programmatic pieces that take as their points of departure a painting, the rhythms of a great city, and a poem. 1. The Starry Night is a written down improvisation based on Vincent van Goghs famous picture of the same name. The tonal material is a quite literal transformation of the visual elements of the painting: the melismatic cadenzas mirror van Goghs swirling starlight, and the powerful chords were suggested by the sinister trees that shoot upward to puncture the skys patterns. 2. Stovers Rag is a product of the ragtime revival of the early 1970s, when many composers tried their hand at writing concert rags. The New York night, which was not without its sinister element in those days, is expressed in an updating of the classic ragtime format. The piece looks backward as well, with the old French Baroque basse de trompette making an appearance in the trio section. 3. The Song of Shadows taps the nostalgic mood typical of the poetry of Walter de la Mare. The poem of the same name pictures a lone musician on a winter night, an dog sleeping before a sinking fire, and, at the end, the spirits that are summoned by music. The opening melody, played on an 8 flute with tremulant, suggests the blues-tinged sound of an alto saxophone, and throughout the movement the organs capacity for sustained tone is used to suggest and atmosphere of dreamy timelessness. The pieces were written in 1971 and first performed on July 2, 1972 at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, with the composer at the console.

Organ

SKU: HL.49046723

Organ. Composed by Naji Hakim. Organ Collection. Canon, Classical, Variations. Softcover. 16 pages. Duration 660 seconds. Schott Music #ED23510. Published by Schott Music (HL.49046723).

UPC: 842819115625.

These variations are based on the choral Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele. Variation I, Maestoso, presents a solemn, canonic statement of the theme enveloped by dense, closely-knit harmonies. Variation II, Allegro, is clothed in polyphonic lines reminiscentof Bach's Orgelbuchlein chorales. Variation III, Vivace, is a playful bicinium with the cantus firmus featured in the soprano line, as the bass bounces along in a staccato duet. Variation IV, Adagio, displays rich chromatic harmonies which form a lush backdrop for the pedal solo. Variation V, Vivace, features the chorale in detached left hand notes while the right hand and pedal provide a playful accompaniment. In Variation VI, Andante, the melody vacillates between minor and major keys as syncopated left hand chords and pizzicato bass accompany the cantilena. In the concluding Variation VII, Presto, the left hand proclaims the theme in block chords as the right hand provides an exuberant garland of sixteenth notes while the pedal provides rhythmic drive with tympanic accents.

Arranged by David Maxwell. For Organ. Organ Solo. Belwin Hymn Series for Organ. Level: Intermediate. 8 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

The Grand Fantasia (The Storm) uses the drama of a physical storm to represent an emotional one. The opening ominous chords lead to thundering chords and a programmatic representation of a storm that could fill every corner of a cathedral with reverberation. The storm is quelled by a Chorale section entitled 'Prayer', followed by a swelling finale of grandeur and peace.Jaak Nikolaas [Jacques Nicolas] Lemmens was a Belgian Organist and composer of the 19th century. He was widely acknowledged to be the best Organist of his time, with particularly beautiful legato and pedal technique, some of which can be discerned from his compositions for his work Organ School. He wasinstrumental in bringing the works of Bach to France and Belgium, and was influential as an educator

Composed by Dennis R. Johnson. Easy-to-learn variations on a familiar chant melody. General. Published by CanticaNOVA Publications (C5.6068).

Organ

SKU: CA.1808800

Composed by Kay Johannsen. Free organ music. Free organ music. Full score. Composed 2016. Duration 7 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 18.088/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1808800).

ISBN 9790007188658. Language: all languages.

Sunrise was composed in August 2016 from a concert improvisation. The work is structured as a great crescendo. Although the title refers to the image of a sunrise, the music was not primarily conceived as program music. In one layer of the composition, motoric groups of motifs increasingly condense, beginning in a high register and constantly changing, whilst in a second layer a calm thematic idea is intensified and expanded in barely noticeable alterations. As well as the seamless crescendo from pianissimo to fortissimo, the work uses precisely-notated registrations of color, especially for parts where the chorale-like theme is written in chords in the middle and low registers. The resulting moments of luminescence are emphasized even more through a harmony with bitonally layered major chords. This work is also available on CD (Carus 83.485).

Organ - intermediate to advanced

SKU: HL.49017039

For Organ. Composed by Hermann Schroeder. Edited by Clemens Ganz. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Piano. Classical. Composed 1984. 24 pages. Duration 11'. Schott Music #ED 20205. Published by Schott Music (HL.49017039).

ISBN 9790001148504. UPC: 841886009141. 9.0x12.0x0.175 inches.

The three movement Concerto da chiesa is the last organ work by Hermann Schroeder (1904-1984), composed a few months before his death. The premiere was performed by Clemens Ganz, then organist at the Cathedral of Cologne, in memory of the esteemed teacher and college colleague. The three-movement composition is an unmistakable 'Schroeder' work: emphasis of linearity according to high baroque standards, conciseness and sometimes impulsive gestures of the themes and rhythms, layers of parallel chords within a freely tonal modern harmony, not forgetting the plasticity of form and the motor functions which are surprisingly energetic for an eighty-year-old.

Organ

SKU: HL.14018684

Composed by Jonathan Harvey. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. 8 pages. Music Sales #NOV010983. Published by Music Sales (HL.14018684).

12.0x8.25x0.049 inches.

Jona than Harvey (1939-2012) was a British composer who studied at St Johns, Cambridge and Princeton, and who later taught at various universities and conservatoires across Europe and North America. His psychedelic work Laus Deo has become a brilliant showcase for 20th century Organ music. Commissioned by Simon Preston in 1969, it was supposedly inspired by a dream in which an angel played the main themes to him on an Organ: Harvey said he finished the piece within 12 hours of waking from the dream. It has since become known for its ear-piercing dissonances and exciting cluster chords.

Organ - Medium

SKU: PL.0618

Composed by Robert Lind. Chant, Eucharist, Lent. Sheet music. Paraclete Press #0618. Published by Paraclete Press (PL.0618).

* based on the chant, this work begins simply with flutes and mutations in duet * detailed registrations, appropriate for small or large instruments, as well as manual indications make the execution of this work very direct * registration indications and harmonic colors increase as the piece gradually builds * final section with octave chords and strong pedal foundation carries the piece to a dynamic climax * tempo slows by increments in the final measures, leading to the final modal cadence * a passionate instrumental expression of the text: printing the text of this hymn in a program or bulletin

Musically, this is a rather interesting piece with harmonic language that is more advanced than one might normally use in services, but here one can allways follow the hymn tune. The registration is highly colorful, using at 16' Quintaton played an octave higher, or substituting an 8' and 2 2/3'. As in the chorale preludes mentioned earlier, this work, too, creates a continuing crescendo to the end. Harmonically, this work makes use of some interesting ideas-mirroring short sections of the hymn tune as a motivic device, short canonic imitation, etc. Technically, it is fairly easy reading until about halfway, when close attention must be paid to accidentals. The last page will require some working of fingering in the right hand to maintain the legato sense of the phrase. - The Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians March 2006.

Organ - intermediate

SKU: HL.49005319

Organ. Composed by Hermann Schroeder. Edited by Raimund Keusen. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. Composed 1959. 18 pages. Duration 13'. Schott Music #ED 4989. Published by Schott Music (HL.49005319).

ISBN 9790001057295. UPC: 073999804775. 9.0x12.0x0.105 inches.

Hermann Schroeder (1904-1984) ranks among the major German organ composers of the 20th century, being an excellent organist himself. Many of his more than 100 organ works deal with themes of the Gregorian chorale. The chorale's modal diatonicism which is freer and different than the later major-minor tonality establishes a perfect symbiosis with the free tonality of the contemporary composer. In the five-movement chorale partita, the more than 1,000 years old Mixolydian Whitsun Sequence of Hrabanus Maurus (9th century) is used in an imaginative and formally varied way: as a virtuoso toccata, in the second movement 'ostinato' as a strict trio setting over a seven-bar ostinato in the pedal, as a capriciously playful 'bicinium', and as a meditative, harmonically appealing 'arioso'. The fifth movement (fantasia ricercare) displays brilliant full-handed chords and virtuoso passages as well as a fugato in the middle section. A rewarding concert piece for Whitsun, with an excellent possibility of virtuoso interpretation and colourful registration.

Organ - Medium Difficult

SKU: PL.0015

Composed by Richard Elfyn Jones. Concert, General. Sheet music. Paraclete Press #0015. Published by Paraclete Press (PL.0015).

This delightful piece is infectious in its rhythmic vitality and invention. The work opens with a straightforward exposition of the melody, followed by a more contemplative development. The piece returns to the music of the opening and concludes with the melody set to alternating chords in a brilliant toccata-type flourish. The opportunity for colorful registration is abundant here and the writing for hands and feet is exquisite. This is suitable as a postlude or for a festival occasion.

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.

Organ (Organ)

SKU: HL.48184724

Composed by Jeanne Demessieux. Leduc. Classical. Softcover. 58 pages. Alphonse Leduc #AL27868. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.48184724).

UPC: 888680841614. 9.0x12.0x0.264 inches.

Six studies, Op. 5 is a set of studies for Organ by Jeanne Demessieux, with a preface by Marcel Dupre. For upper-intermediate and above players, these studies were conceived to help the progression of the player, to enable them to acquire the necessary skills and to maintain their high level. Each study focuses on a special aspect and uses both hands and feet : 1. E minor: Alternating toes-tend 2. B major: Alternating thirds 3. F sharp major: Alternating sixths 4. F major: Alternating chords 5. E major: Repeated notes 6. C sharp minor: octaves Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968) was a French organist, pianist, composer and pedagogue. She studied Organ with Marcel Dupre and was the main organist at La Madeleine in Paris..

Organ - intermediate

SKU: HL.49045095

For Organ Solo. Composed by Naji Hakim. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Organ Collection. Classical. Softcover. 20 pages. Duration 7'. Schott Music #ED22391. Published by Schott Music (HL.49045095).

ISBN 9790001160308. UPC: 841886027954. 9.0x12.0x0.084 inches.

The dance is introduced in 6/8 against 2/4 time, before the exposition of a festive theme that alternates bouncing light passages with percussive chords. A more lyrical central episode precedes the recapitulation. The Basque fandango ends always with another dance step: 'Arin Arin' in 2/4, which is here characterized by scales, continuing the piece's joyful and vivacious character.

Organ - Medium/Medium Difficult

SKU: PL.9510

Composed by Alan MacMillan. Chant, Christmas, General. Sheet music. Paraclete Press #9510. Published by Paraclete Press (PL.9510).

Based on the antiphon for the Burial Office, this moving work is chant-like in character. While the inner parts are scored with cluster chords in a gentle undulating rhythm, the chant tune is passed between the manuals and the pedals. The composer includes a triumphant middle section, and concludes with the unadorned chant line. In Paradisum appropriately retains the solemnity of a funeral, and is also suitable for a concert performance.

Organ

SKU: CA.5014200

Composed by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger. Edited by Martin Weyer. This edition: Paperbound. Free organ music. Free organ music. Full score. Composed 1885. Op. 142. 24 pages. Duration 28 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 50.142/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.5014200).

ISBN 9790007140816. Key: B flat minor. Language: all languages.

Josef Gabriel Rheinberger dedicated his 9th Organ Sonata (composed in May 1885) to Alexandre Guilmant, the indefatigable concertizing virtuoso who had already given the first Paris performance of Rheinberger's 1st Organ Concerto (in F major, op. 137). With opulent harmonies, conspicuously frequent tempo changes, and chords which are a true delight when played on a Cavaille-Coll organ, the rhapsodic Fantasie at the beginning of the 3rd movement certainly lives up to its name. The separate edition is taken from the Rheinberger Complete Edition.

(Trumpet Voluntary in D). By Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707). Arranged by Clay Christiansen. For organ. Medium. 7 pages. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers

Organ

SKU: HL.48180158

For Organ Solo. Composed by Marcel Dupré. Leduc. Post-1900. Softcover. 44 pages. Alphonse Leduc #AL16405. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.48180158).

UPC: 888680948528. 9.0x12.0x0.15 inches.

Written for upper-advanced organ players, Three Preludes and Fugues is a work by Marcel Dupre. Dedicated to Rene Vierne, this Op. 7 uses complex figurations and pedals. With such challenging difficulty, the first and third preludes were pronounced?unplayable by Charles-Marie Widor due to their fast tempo, their figurations and the pedal chords. For a long time, Dupre himself was the only one able to play them. Marcel Dupre is a French organist who reviewed some works by J. S. Bach, including The little Organ Book. He composed numerous pieces such as Lamento, Scherzo and Titelooze Tombstone, among others.

Organ

SKU: PL.1426

Composed by C. Grifith Bratt. Advent, Christmas. Performance score. Paraclete Press #1426. Published by Paraclete Press (PL.1426).

Brilliant, energetic work with large chords and flourishes. Based in part on Noel nouvelet; excellent postlude or concert work for Christmas.

Organ - Intermediate

SKU: MN.10-363

Composed by Albert L. Travis. Recital Music, Offertories, Preludes, Processionals/Recessional s. 21st Century. MorningStar Music Publishers #10-363. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.10-363).

UPC: 688670103636.

A majestic fanfare gives way to the melody played on the solo Great. A flowing interlude follows in a minor key on the Swell strings, building to a restatement of the opening material, a full maestoso setting of the melody with big crashing chords, and again, the fanfare material to close the voluntary. Duration 4:00.