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: Difficult
C. Hubert H. Parry: Eventide
Georg Boehm: Vater unser in Himmelreich
Percy W. Whitlock: Allegretto
Nicolas de Grigny: Récit de Tierce en Taille
Felix Mendelssohn: Allegretto
Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Werde munter, mein Gemüte
Johann Eberlin: Prelude
Willibald Richter: Intermezzo
Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Interlude
Alexandre Boëly: Cantique
J. H. Knecht: Interlude
Brian Solomons: October
M. G. Fischer: Prelude
Charles Hutchings: Processional
W. T. Best: O praise the Lord with one consent
Nicolas de Grigny: Dialogue sur les Grands Jeux
Carl Piutti: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her
Théodore Salomé: Grand Choeur
Francis Jackson: Fanfare
Max Reger: Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren
Dietrich Buxtehude: Toccata in F
M. G. Fischer: Prelude
Richard Proulx: Fanfare
Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro
Carl Piutti: Nun danket alle Gott
J. S. Bach: Valet will ich dir geben