SKU: AP.12-0571507719
ISBN 9780571507719. English.
The Faber Early Organ Series is among the most comprehensive anthologies of early organ music ever published. In 18 volumes it spans two centuries and six geographical regions, presenting a broad and balanced view of the main forms, styles and composers. Within each geographical region the pieces, most of which are for manuals only, are arranged by date of composition or publication. The presentation is both scholarly and practical; all of the music has been newly edited from the earliest surviving sources according to a systematic editorial method that preserves as many features of the original notation as possible while making it fully accessible to modern players. In every volume, an informative Introduction sets the music in historical context. There are also helpful sections on Ornamentation and Registration, and a Critical Commentary giving detailed information on the sources.
SKU: HL.14009801
ISBN 9780853607373. 8.25x11.75x0.302 inches.
Early Organ Music for Manuals contains six works by six different composers - four of them English -- arranged where necessary for two-manual Organ. The biographies included for each composer are most informative and help to place the works in their historic context while the performance notes add greatly to the performer's understanding. The songbook includes works by Maurice Greene, Samuel Wesley, John Blow, J . E. Eberlin, Benjamin Rogers and G. B. Martini.
SKU: AP.12-0571507824
ISBN 9780571507825. English.
SKU: AP.12-0571507727
ISBN 9780571507726. English.
SKU: AP.12-0571507778
ISBN 9780571507771. English.
SKU: HL.50486570
ISBN 9790080131220. 9.25x12.5x0.208 inches. Hungarian, English, German. Dezso Antalffy-Zsiross; Istvan Koloss.
The performance of these genre pieces requires extremely colourful playing on the organ. The occasional registrations and changes of manual in the manuscripts indicate that Dezso Antalffy-Zsiross stressed even the shortest musical idea, if need be, at the expense of playing with one hand on two manuals. His manner of performance was never metronom-like but shaped with munch agogic which never failed to exert a tremendous effect on his audience.
SKU: SU.80300195
These new settings of the traditional Evensong canticles were sung at the Washington National Cathedral by the Norwich Cathedral (UK) Girls’ Choir on their American tour in 2000. With ostinato organ accompaniment for manuals only, their extended solos and soaring, imitative choral parts are understated but effective. English. 2-pt. treble with organ. Medium. 2-part treble, organ Published by: Treble Clef Music Minimum order quantity: 8 copies.
SKU: CA.3135210
ISBN 9790007292690. German/English.
For this edition, Carsten Klomp has transferred the orchestral movement of the 1st cantata from Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio to the organ. It not only enables a performance with a reduced line-up, but also a tonally appealing and surprisingly coherent rendition of this wonderful music. The way the voices are distributed on the manuals and pedal and the balance between virtuosity and good playability ensure both proximity to the original score and an organ-appropriate implementation. Instead of a simple piano reduction on the organ, this version offers an independent performance option that allows the organ to be used in all of its facets and possibilities.The vocal parts (solos and choir) are identical to the edition of the original version (Carus 31.248/00), so that the piano reduction and choral score can be used.
SKU: CA.3135211
ISBN 9790007780203. German/English.
SKU: PL.9621
This delightful piece, for manuals only, displays the playful side of Leslie Betteridge's musical personality. The outer sections are scherzo-like, while the chordal middle section remains related to the opening material in its syncopated rhythms and its use of similar motives. The flavor of the work is decidedly French in the lightness of its character and English Romantic in its harmony. This work would serve beautifully as a concert encore or as service music.
SKU: PL.0325
This recessional follows in the great English tradition of such works as by Mathias, Jacob, Howells, and others. Its rhythmic motion is full of energy and the themes jump back and forth across the manuals in colorful fashion. The piece builds in intensity and concludes with toccata-like figurations in the hands. Recessional woudl be a splendid postlude as well as a concert work.