Major collection of organ music for students, players, and church musicians of all levels and abilities
Each book groups pieces according to service needs: Preludes, Interludes, Processionals, Postludes
Tuneful, attractive repertoire, spanning 16th-21st cents. with some new pieces written especially for the collection
Major composers for the instrument well represented
Pieces edited afresh to present music clearly and practically for players, with registration and tempo suggestions for each piece
Strong representation in new ABRSM syllabus (from 2011)
Graded collection: approx. book 1 Grades 1-4; book 2 Gr. 4-6, book 3 Gr. 6-8
High-profile editor, leading teacher and concert organist
This is a major collection of organ music for students, players, and church musicians of all levels and abilities. Compiler and editor Anne Marsden Thomas has drawn on her long experience of teaching and playing to select the most attractive, tuneful repertoire in two new sets of graded anthologies, one set (3 volumes) for manuals only, the second set (3 volumes) for manuals and pedals.
Within each book the pieces are grouped according to service needs into Preludes, Interludes, Processionals, and Postludes. The repertoire spans the 16th to the 21st century, with some new pieces written especially for the collection. A number of pieces throughout the collection have been selected for the ABRSM organ syllabus.
The result is a wonderful collection of repertoire for all players, containing a wealth of attractive and varied pieces that will offer much practical support for church musicians and enrich and develop their playing.
Forces or Category: Organ
Difficulty: Easy
J. C. Bach: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Samuel Wesley: Diapason Piece
Johann Pachelbel: Chaconne
César Franck: Prelude
J. H. Knecht: Cantabile in C
Henry Coleman: Let all mortal flesh keep silence
C. Hubert H. Parry: Tranquilly
A. Vivaldi/J. S. Bach: Siciliano
Brian Solomons: Aria
J. S. Bach: Pastorella
Théodore Salomé: En forme de canon
Michel Corrette: Musette
J. H. Knecht: Cantabile in F minor
Edward Elgar: Vesper Voluntary No. 3
C. S. Lang: St Peter
César Franck: Prelude
Johann Eberlin: Finale
Léon Boëllmann: Élégie
G. M. Trabaci: Verse
Peter Hurford: Verse
Brian Solomons: The Palace of the Forest of Lebanon
Henry Smart: Interlude
Domenico Zipoli: Verse
J. C. Rinck: Andante
J. M. Henkel: Interlude
J. C. Simon: Prelude
J. K. F. Fischer: Prelude
Anon. Italian: Verse
J.-F. Dandrieu: En Grand Jeu
Gottlieb Muffat: Toccata
Johann Krebs: Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir
Louis Marchand: Dialogue
Alexandre Boëly: Noël
Anon. Italian: Toccata
A. G. Ritter: Processional
Johann Krebs: Prelude in F
J. G. Walther: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
G. B. Martini: Toccata
J. H. Knecht: Postlude
Pedro de Araújo: Batalha do sexto tom
Anon. Italian: Toccata and Fugue
Alan Bullard: Flourish
Johann Krebs: Prelude in C
César Franck: Sortie
Samuel Wesley: Voluntary
