Organ
SKU:
HL.48186027
Composed
by Jehan Alain. Leduc.
Post-1900. Softcover. 8
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL29835. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48186027).
UPC:
888680842338. 9x12
inches.
?Jehan
Alain (1911-1940) was a
French organist and
composer. His Litanies
for Organ was composed in
1937 and is a sublime
addition to the
instrument's repertoire.
Alain studied with Organ
virtuosos, Guilmant and
Vierne and was primarily
an organist and composer
of religious music.
Whilst at the Paris
Conservatoire, he won
many prizes and his
composition catalogue
comprises some 140 works.
Alain's Litanies is his
most famous work and is
prefaced with the text;
??When, in its distress,
the Christian soul can
find no more words to
invoke God's mercy, it
repeats endlessly the
same litany....for reason
has reached its limit;
only faith can take one
further...?? From lively
and comical pieces, to
sensitive and unexpected
works, Alain's pieces are
diverse in musicality.
Moreover, the composer
exploits Organ
techniques, making
Litanies an exciting and
varied piece for advanced
level
organists.andrdquo.
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