Soloing the Stops - for Manuals

Thirty pieces showcasing their characteristic voices

Soloing the Stops is designed as a showcase for the kind of stops that are common to most organs.We asked our composers to write pieces that faithfully mirror the character of each stop and the result is a collection of great charm and originality.

Below we list the sometimes fanciful titles our composers have given to their pieces (reflecting, we believe, the enjoyment they had writing them) together with the stop featured.Soloing the Stops is available in two editions - for organ and manuals.

A diapason occasion - Diapason - Rosalie Bonighton
A passing vapour - Cornopean 8' - Richard Lloyd
Aria - Oboe 8' - Robert Jones
A trumpet gigue - Trumpet - Martin Setchell
Berceuse for the gemshorn - Gemshorn 8' - Andrew Moore
Blow up the trumpet - Trumpet - Rosalie Bonighton
Caprice - Bourdon - Robert Jones
Cornopean dreams - Cornopean - Simon Clark
De profundis - Dulciana 8' - Michael Higgins
Diapason chimes - Diapason - Martin Setchell
Diapason melody - Diapason 8' - David Terry
Flourish for tuba - Tuba - Andrew Wright
Flutes of fancy - Rohr Flute 8' - Simon Clark
Folk tune - Lieblich Gedackt - Andrew Fletcher
Idyll - Clarinet - Norman Warren
Impromptu for the flute - Rohr Flute 8' - June Nixon
In the sound of the trumpet - Tuba - Andrew Fletcher
March to Marrakesh - Trumpet 8' - John Jordan
Meditation on Kingsfold - Clarinet 8' - June Nixon
Paean - Posaune 8' - Michael Higgins
Pilgrims' song - Bourdon 16' - Norman Warren
Plaint - Gamba 8' - Richard Lloyd
Prière - Gamba 8' - Andrew Wright
Scherzo - Oboe 8' or Hautbois 8' - David Terry
Serenade for strings - Vox Angelica or Voix Céleste - John Marsh
The cheeky cornopean - Cornopean - Colin Mawby
The mill stream - Clarinet 8' - Elizabeth Hill
The serene rohr flute - Flute - Colin Mawby
Toccatina for the posaune - Posaune 8' - Andrew Moore
Tuba on parade - Tuba - John Marsh
Willow song - Salicional 8' - John Jordan