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
J. S. Bach: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
William Byrd: Clarifica me Pater
Léon Boëllmann: Andante con moto
Johann Krebs: Von Gott will ich nicht lassen
J. S. Bach: Pastorella
L.-N. Clérambault: Récit de Nazard
Joseph Harris: Andantino
C. P. E. Bach: Arioso
Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Gott des Himmels und der Erden
Girolamo Frescobaldi: Chromatic Toccata for the Elevation
Thomas Adams: Interlude
François Couperin: Petite fugue sur le Chromhorne
Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Interlude
Léon Boëllmann: Interlude
César Franck: Andante
Orlando Gibbons: Fantasia
B. Mettenleiter: Interlude
Brian Solomons: Lamentations
Pierre Du Mage: Grand Jeu
attr. Orlando Gibbons: Fantasia
F. W. Zachow: Prelude
Adriano Banchieri: Dialogo per Organo
David Blackwell: Festival fanfare
Juan Cabanilles: Verse
Johann Kindermann: Praeambulum
François Couperin: Plein Jeu
C. P. E. Bach: Allegro di molto
G. F. Handel: Presto
Samuel Wesley: Allegro Moderato
J. S. Bach: Giga
Girolamo Frescobaldi: Aria detto Balletto
William Mathias: Processional
J. S. Bach: Prelude
Thomas Tomkins: Voluntary
Dietrich Buxtehude: Fuga
S. S. Wesley: Choral Song
