Twelve Chorale Improvisations


Book Description

We present a collection of familiar hymn tunes arrangements by Lindsay Lafford. In this book, organists will find music for the entire church year, and can master these arrangements with little work. This will be an invaluable book, especially to those in liturgical churches, and each piece will make a nice addition to any recital program. Titles: * Gräfenberg * Jesu, Meine Freude * Schmücke Dich, O Liebe Seele * Old 113th * Picardy * Paderborn * and many more!




For All the Saints


Book Description

Here's a truly spectacular, one-of-a-kind collection. Childs has written beautiful arrangements of eight familiar hymns, each based on names of the saints, thus the book title. Included are upper-intermediate level solos. Titles: * St. Anne * St. Denio * St. George's Windsor * St. Kevin * St. Magnus * St. Michael * St. Theodulph * St. Thomas This collection will be useful throughout the church year.




An Organist's Guide to Resources for the Hymnal 1982


Book Description

A listing of organ settings, descants, and alternative harmonizations for the tunes of The Hymnal 1982 along with their publishers, volume location in a multi-volume work, or selection location in a collection, and level of difficulty. This book does not contain the music itself.




Take This Cup


Book Description

All organists will find this sequence of communion hymns helpful during the serving of the holy elements. This intermediate group of fourteen familiar hymns, complete with modulations and interludes, will surely be an invaluable collection to organists in all denominations. As in his other hymn sequences, Mr. van der Pol has marked points throughout for optional starts, stops, and skipping, so you customize the set each time you play.




Grace and Jubilation


Book Description

Jack Noble White, composer of "The First Song of Isaiah", our best-selling choral work of all time, presents a wonderful collection of organ pieces. Included in this collection are a variety of musical arrangements of familiar hymn tunes such as Amazing Grace * Picardy * Ode to Joy * Sine Nomine, plus two other pieces. The Jubilant Trumpet and An Iona Boat Song make wonderful service or recital pieces as well. Organists will turn to this collection time and again throughout the church year.




Meditations on the Savior


Book Description

Mark Thewes has a reputation as a fine composer and arranger of hymns. This versatile collection offers the church organist lovely, moving settings of six very familiar hymns. These are useful in any church service, for preludes, offertories, or prayer time, as well as funerals. All are easily learned, and playable on most any size instrument. Titles are: * Meditation on Eventide * Meditation on St. Elizabeth * Meditation on Ellers * Trio on Nettleton * Meditation on Toplady * Pleading Savior.




Preludes and Intradas


Book Description

James Pethel's compositions are vibrant and compelling, and this collection is no exception. Featuring his "Intrada for a Wedding" with optional timpani, the collection offers pieces that will become favorites with organists and listeners alike.




Pedal Mastery


Book Description

Fans of Joyce Jones, other organists and students will thrill to know Alfred Music 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!




Hope and Trust


Book Description

Ever had to play a funeral? Of course, and this one hymn sequence will alleviate the need for a stack of hymnals or books. Included are 15 familiar hymn tunes with modulations from one to another. Make it as long or as short as you need. Individual titles can even be used. All are at the intermediate level. Also great for general service use. Titles: * Amazing Grace * At the River * Balm in Gilead * Be Thou My Vision * Brother James' Air * Children of the Heavenly Father * In Heaven Above * It Is Well With My Soul * Jesus Lives and So Shall I * Jesus, Lover of My Soul * Nearer My God to Thee * O Love That Will Not Let Me Go * On Jordan's Stormy Banks * Rock of Ages * We Shall Walk Through the Valley




The Coral Ridge Collection


Book Description

Organists all over the United States have called and written Rebecca Owens, senior organist at the famed Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, and asked for copies of her hymn introductions. This collection answers those requests. Each hymn setting is unique, and the introductions are powerful and certain to encourage congregational singing. This collection also includes photographs of the world-famous Ruffatti pipe organ. Titles include: Lead On, O King Eternal * Crown Him with Many Crowns * Immortal, Invisible * All Creatures of Our God and King * O Worship the King * How Firm a Foundation * Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee and many more.