Studies in English Organ Music


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Studies in English Organ Music is a collection of essays by expert authors that examines key areas of the repertoire in the history of organ music in England. The essays on repertoire are placed alongside supporting studies in organ building and liturgical practice in order to provide a comprehensive contextualization. An analysis of the symbiotic relationship between the organ, liturgy, and composers reveals how the repertoire has been shaped by these complementary areas and developed through history. This volume is the first collection of specialist studies related to the field of English organ music.




Performing Messiaen's Organ Music


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Gillock supplies details about the organ at La Trinité in Paris, the instrument for which most of Messiaen's pieces were imagined.




Pedal Mastery


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Fans of Joyce Jones, other organists and students will thrill to know Warner Bros. Publications has re-released this long popular collection of organ pedal exercises and tips by the queen of pedaling. This book contains every conceivable type of pedaling found from the most basic to actual musical examples from standard repertoire. Helpful notes by Joyce Jones are included throughout, explaining patterns, techniques, etc. to improve pedaling by all organists. A must!




A treasury of organ music for manuals only


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Features works for organists who prefer to play without pedals, including J. S. Bach's Partite diverse sopra, O Gott, du frommer Gott!; Pachelbel's Canon in D; plus works by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Handel, Liszt, and others.




The practical organist


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Originally published: New York: G. Schirmer, 1889.




The Evolution of Organ Music in the 17th Century


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The 17th century was the century of the organ in much the same way the 19th century was the century of the piano. Almost without exception, the major composers of the century wrote for the instrument, and most of them were practicing organists themselves. This historical book surveys, analyzes, and discusses the major national styles of 17th century European organ music. Due to the extraordinarily extensive body of literature produced during this 100-year period, this text includes 350 musical examples to illustrate the various styles. The book also includes brief discussions of the various national styles of organ building, an appendix about the various notational methods used in the 17th century, and a chapter on Spain and Portugal written by Andre Lash, an expert on the subject.




The Biggs Book of Organ Music


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A top-selling organ music book. Edited and arranged by E. Power Biggs (1906-1977). Includes a biographical sketch of the very influential Mr. Biggs. Titles: * Adagio for the Glass Harmonica or Musical Glasses (W.A. Mozart) * All Glory Be To God On High (Festival Prelude for Organ) (J.S. Bach) * Andante from Concerto No. 3 in B-flat * Prelude on Ave Verum Corpus (W.A. Mozart) * A Christmas Pastorale from The Christmas Concerto (G. Valentini) * The Cuckoo (L.C. d’Aquin) * The Emperor’s Fanfare from Sixth Double Concerto (A. Soler) * The Faithful Shepherd (Pastorale) (George Frideric Handel)* The Fifers (F. Dandrieu) * Firework Music (Suite from the Music for the Royal Fireworks) (George Frideric Handel) * Fugue in C Major, The "Fanfare" Fugue (J.S. Bach) * God’s Time is the Best (Sinfonia to Cantata No. 106) (J.S. Bach) * I Stand at the Threshold (Sinfonia to Cantata No. 156) (J.S. Bach) * Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (from Cantata No. 147) (J.S. Bach) * The Musical Clocks (from a Suite of Twelve Pieces) ( F.J. Haydn) * Offertoire for Easter (On the Melody "O Filii et Filiae") (F. Dandrieu) * Sheep May Safely Graze (In G) (From Cantata No. 208 -- The "Birthday Cantata") (J.S. Bach) * The Shepherds At The Manger (From the Piano Suite "The Christmas Tree) (F. Liszt) * Sinfonia, Chorale and Variation (From the Easter Cantata -- No. 4 -- "Christ Lay in Death’s Dark Prison) (J.S. Bach) * Slow Movement from Concerto in D Minor (A. Vivaldi/J.S. Bach) * A Solemn Prelude (From Cantata No. 21 -- "Sighing, Weeping, Sorrow, Need) (J.S. Bach) * The Trophy (F. Couperin)







The organ works


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Pedalling for Organists


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