Choral Preludes Organ

When Brahms Mendelssohn and Schumann composed for the organ all three turned for inspiration to the musical style of the late Baroque period. Includes 11 'Choral Preludes' by Brahms three 'Preludes And Fugues' by Mendelssohn six 'Fugues' by Schumann and other works by the composers.

Book 2-Oxford Bach Books For Organ is a 5-volume graded series of Organ music composed by J. S. Bach and arranged by Anne Marsden Thomas. This varied collection includes the essential pieces in all genres including choral preludes fugues toccatas and trio sonata movements alongside several of the composer’s lesser known works.Each volume contains a general introduction for players with advice on registration tempo ornamentation touch and articulation fingering pedalling and more. There are also concise notes on each piece by the renowned Bach scholar Professor Russell Stinson - addressing source issues structure and symbolism and for the choralepreludes information on the original hymn melody and text on which the piece based.An authoritative introduction to this cornerstone of the Organ repertoire Oxford Bach Books For Organ presents pieces in a highly practical format that is perfect for teachers and students.This second volume contains 18 pieces for the manual or pedal Organ suitable for musicians at a Grade 6-7 level.

Sonntagsorgel is a collection of stylistically varied pieces for the amateur organist comprising three volumes. The editions are ideal for teaching purposes or for use in church services.The third volume contains liturgical organ music (chorale preludes and hymnaccompaniments) and includes works by composers from Johann Christian Bach to Augustinus Franz Kropfreiter. The first volume includes festive preludes toccatas and fugues trios and pastorals by German and French composers from the 17th through to the 20th century. In the second volume meditative pieces by composers ranging from Christian Heinrich to Th?odore Salom? are presented.The piecesare easy to sight-read and sound impressive. The volumes will be appreciated by amateur and professional church-musicians alike.Collection of organ music which does not require much practisingMainly for amateur organistsSuitable for teaching purposesAlready published:Volume I: Festive Music Fugues Trios BA 9287Volume II: Meditative Music Pastorals BA 9288?? a collection that brings pleasure to the musical amateur and also offers some attractive discoveries for the professional.? (Musica sacra)?Who amongst us amateur organists doesn?t ask himself ?What will I play this Sunday? with little time to practice and if possible a piece which isn?t too well-known? In these volumes one will find the answer!?W?rttembergische Bl?tter f?r Kirchenmusik)

Karl Hoyer (1891-1936) was a highly regarded pupil of Max Reger and Karl Straube the Kantor of St. Thomas’s Church Leipzig. He held several positions including that of professor at the famous Institute for Church Music in Leipzig. For a long time his Chorale Preludes Op.57 were only available in libraries or second hand bookshops but the publication of the third of a four-volume edition makes another part of this important collection available once more. These pieces are characterised by formal variety brevity and are mostly modest in their technical demands. They were extremely well-known amongst organists duringHoyer’s lifetime a period which marked the transition from late Romanticism to that of the German Organ Movement of the 1920s. In comparison with the first edition the keys correspond with those in the “Evangelisches Gesangbuch” and “Gotteslob (Protestant and Catholic hymnbooks)”. Each volume includes appropriate indices for practical use in “Protestant or Catholic” churches. - Chorale preludes from the period between late Romanticism and the beginnings of the German Organ Movement- Appropriate keys for the “Evangelisches Gesangbuch” and “Gotteslob (Protestant and Catholic hymnbooks)”

A major influence on Bach ? who once walked 200 miles to hear him perform ? Buxtehude is among the great names in Organ music and the study of counterpoint. Born five decades after Heinrich Schütz the 'father of German musicians ' and a little less than half a century before Bach he bridged the era between the founder of Protestant Baroque music and its greatest master. This collection of church chorales attests to Buxtehude's reputation as an outstanding composer of sacred Vocal music.For his texts the composer drew upon scripture as well as church hymns and contemporary or medieval sacred poetry. Albert Schweitzer in his famous biography ofBach observed that Buxtehude's chorale preludes are 'chorale fantasias of the most varied kinds from the simplest to the most ingenious. In the simple ones the melody goes its way quietly just embellished here and there with a few ornaments and accompanied by interesting and always ingenious harmonies. . . . In the large chorale preludes Buxtehude tears the melody in pieces throws the fragments into the flood of a brilliant animated fantasia.'Authoritative and modestly priced this treasury of Buxtehude's works offers organists a source of endless satisfaction and inspiration.Reprint of the Breitkopf & Härtel Leipzig 1903 edition.

The Homage to Handel for Organ was composed ‘as an expression of thanks for having been elected as an honorary member of the Royal College of Organists in 1914. Karg-Elert responded to the honour with this work calling on inspiration from a composer ‘whom both England and German claim as their own’ at the time of the commencement of hostilities between the two nations. Sigfrid Karg-Elert was a German composer active in the early twentieth century whose broad output is eclipsed almost entirely by his works for harmonium and Organ instruments for which he was a gifted and prolific composer. His Organ works include the highly regarded Sixty-six Choral Improvisations andTwenty Choral Preludes and Postludes among others. Many of his works are active in Organ repertoire.

38 original pieces on hymns and carols-Themed by season the books in the Oxford Hymn Settings For Organists series provide a wealth of new chorale preludes and hymn settings suitable for all church organists. With a host of accessible pieces these volumes are a must for every church organist's library. This volume contains new settings of many traditional Christmas hymns as well as imaginative new pieces written by a range of experienced Organ composers based in the US and the UK. The collection is varied with pieces in a wide range of styles. Practical concise settings for all parts of the church service - preludes postludes fanfares and communion settings - are included. Thepieces in Oxford Hymn Settings For Organists: Advent And Christmas are suitable for busy church musicians at intermediate level working in all major denominations. Some pieces also suitable for recital use and all feature registration suggestions that can readily be adapted to suit most instruments with pedals.

Sonntagsorgel is a collection of stylistically varied pieces for the amateur organist comprising three volumes. The edition is ideal for use in church services or for teaching purposes. The first volume includes festive preludes toccatas and fugues trios and pastorals by German and French composers from the 17th through to the 20th century. In this the Second Volume meditative pieces by composers ranging from Christian Heinrich Rinck to Théodore Salomé are presented. The third volume will contain chorale preludes and hymn accompaniments for liturgical purposes. This collection of Organ music covers a broad range ofcompositional styles. The pieces are easy to sight-read are not technically demanding and sound effective; the edition will be appreciated by amateur and professional church musicians alike. - Collection of Organ music which does not require much practicing- Ideal for amateur organists- Suitable for teaching purposes