Four Hymn Meditations


Book Description

One of the most successful composers and arrangers of hymns for organ is James Pethel. He offers this collection of arrangements of four familiar hymns that organists from nearly all denominations will find useful again and again. Titles are: * Grace Greater Than Our Sins (Moody) * The Gift of Love * Holy Spirit, Breathe on Me (Truett) * The Master Hath Called Us (Ash Grove). All are playable by the moderate-level organist. Congregations are sure to be moved by these settings.







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. Hymn tunes include: Grfenberg * Jesu, Meine Freude * Schmcke Dich, O Liebe Seele * Old 113th * Picardy * Paderborn and others.







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. The listings in this volume are of those titles published since the compilation of Volume I.




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.




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.




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.




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.




Five Trios from Bach's "Mass in B Minor"


Book Description

Noted composer/arranger Michael Helman has taken five settings from the magnificent Mass in B Minor by J.S. Bach and arranged them as organ trios. This collection will surely find favor among organists, and will make a great addition to training new organists in this form. Cleanly printed and with little editing, this set is a must! Titles: * Agnus Dei * Et in Spiritum Sanctum * Et in Unum Dominum * Qui Sedes * Qui Tollis