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: Moderately difficult
J. S. Bach: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier
C. Armstrong Gibbs: Folk-song
Julius Reubke: Trio
J. C. Oley: Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn
C. Hubert H. Parry: Rockingham
Felix Mendelssohn: Adagio
Louis Marchand: Tierce en Taille
Georg Boehm: Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist
Percy W. Whitlock: Andante Tranquillo
César Franck: Andantino poco allegretto
Gordon Phillips: A Miniature
J. H. Knecht: Interlude
Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Alla Musette
Percy W. Whitlock: Dolcezza
Vincenzo Petrali: Verse
Carl Piutti: Meine Hoffnung steht auf Gott
Henry Smart: Interlude
Vincenzo Petrali: Processional
J. H. Scheidemann: Praeambulum
Anon. Spanish: Verse
W. T. Best: Processional
François Couperin: Plein chant du premier Kyrie, en Taille
Edwin H. Lemare: Processional
César Franck: Grand Choeur
Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag
J. C. Kittel: Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit
Jules Massenet: Prelude in C
Johann Krebs: Fantasia
Ian Hunt: Toccata Giocosa
Alexandre Guilmant: Marche de Procession
C. V. Stanford: Postlude on an old Irish church melody
J. G. Walther: Allegro
Max Reger: Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren
