A collection of popular organ music for weddings. Includes 'Bridal Chorus' (Wagner), 'Wedding March' (Mendelssohn) and 'Alla Marcia' (Ireland). / Orgue

Arranged here for Organ the Centenary Collection celebrates the life and works of the British organist and composer William Lloyd Webber. Born in 1914 by the age of 14 Lloyd Webber had already become awell-known Organ recitalist giving frequent performances at many important churches and cathedrals throughout Great Britain. He won an Organ scholarship to Mercer's School later winning a further scholarship to the Royal Collegeof Music where he studied composition with Ralph Vaughan Williams and gained his FRCO diploma at nineteen. Parallel to his activities as an organist Lloyd Webber began to compose and from 1945 to the mid-1950s he wrotemusic in many different forms: Vocal and instrumental Choral and Organ Chamber and Orchestral. Some of his best known works include the oratorio 'St. Francis of Assisi' the Orchestral tone poem 'Aurora' the Sonatinas for Violaand Piano and Flute and Piano and numerous songs Organ pieces and Choral works. Showcasing Lloyd Webber as a composer who was true to himself and who fully embraced his signature style the music in the CentenaryCollection is romantic melodious and – above all – heartfelt.

Edition no.: BA9284 ISMN: 9790006537181 Volume / Series: Complete Organ Works, Volume IV Editor: Boecker, Jan / Stockmeier, Wolfgang Product format: Performance score(s), Anthology, Urtext edition Includes the following individual parts: Organ Binding: Cardboard binding Pages / Format: XIX, 95 Seiten - 30,0 x 23,0 cm Gerard Bunk (1888–1958) was one of the greatest organists of the first half of the 20th century who, besides Reger, was able to develop his own characteristic style. His organ compositions divide into free individual works, character pieces, chorale preludes and six large-scale concert works. Volume IV contains organ works composed between 1912 and 1915, comparable in quality with works by Max Reger and Sigfrid Karg-Elert. Harmonically bold and full of individual style, they are one of the last milestones in the late Romantic style before the advent of the Organ Reform Movement. This Urtext edition, prepared by the composer’s grandson, is the result of extensive, meticulous research into the sources and reflects the latest musicological findings. Each volume contains a detailed foreword, numerous facsimiles and illustrations and a critical commentary. The complete edition will comprise a total of six volumes. - First complete Urtext edition - Each volume contains a detailed foreword and critical commentary (Ger/Eng) - Numerous facsimiles and illustrations Contents (BA 9284): Festliche Stunde (Marche festivale) op. 43 Pièce héroïque op. 49 Eight Character Pieces op. 54 No. 1: Melodie No. 2: Scherzando No. 3: Impromptu No. 4: Improvisation No. 5: Pastorale No. 6: Aeolsharfe No. 7: Canzone No. 8: Allelujah Fantasie op. 57

Gerard Bunk (1888?1958) was one of the greatest organists of the first half of the 20th century who, besides Reger, was able to develop his own characteristic style. His organ compositions divide into free individual works, character pieces, chorale preludes and six large-scale concert works.

Volume IV contains organ works composed between 1912 and 1915, comparable in quality with works by Max Reger and Sigfrid Karg-Elert. Harmonically bold and full of individual style, they are one of the last milestones in the late Romantic style before the advent of the Organ Reform Movement.

This Urtext edition, prepared by the composer?s grandson, is the result of extensive, meticulous research into the sources and reflects the latest musicological findings. Each volume contains a detailed foreword, numerous facsimiles and illustrations and a critical commentary.

The complete edition will comprise a total of six volumes.
- First complete Urtext edition
- Each volume contains a detailed foreword and critical commentary (Ger/Eng)
- Numerous facsimiles and illustrations / [Complete Organ Works, Volume IV] / Classique / Partition / Dos Carré Colllé /

Arranged for the organ on the basis of the original string orchestra version-The composer pianist choir director and teacher Sir Charles Hubert Parry (1848-1918) was one of the most remarkable figures of the British music scene at the turn of the century. Among his most charming compositions are two suites for String Orchestra. The well-known organist and composer Wolfgang Stockmeier has arranged 'English Suite' for the Organ while keeping close to the original. The arrangement can be performed on the organ with brilliant effect transferring the atmosphere of the English late Romantic era onto the Organ.

Widely regarded as the culmination of French romanticism on the organ Widor's symphonies include some of the most frequently performed and recorded works in the modern organ repertoire. Most of these 'symphonies' - so called to emphasise the orchestral wealth of timbres offered by the new French organs - were written specifically to exploit the capacities of the modern Cavaille-Coll organ especially the rich-toned five-keyboard instrument at St-Sulpice in Paris. Presented here in two inexpensive (this being the first) well-made volumes they offer a splendid resource for organists and all music lovers.

When Reubke died in 1858 at the age of only 24 his achievements included two monumental works (a Piano sonata and an Organ sonata) and a few smaller compositions including a Trio for Organ. This Urtext edition brings together the two Organ works in a new edition: the Organ sonata is also known by the title of the 94th Psalm whose words inspired its content. The Sonata whose style and virtuosity show the influence of Liszt is one of the greatest Organ works of the whole Romantic period. The Trio a musically charming but technically less demanding piece should represent a welcome addition to the teaching repertoire forOrgan. The only original documents remaining for these works are the first editions. In this new edition we have attempted to correct obvious mistakes in the first impression and to offer cautious suggestions for improvements in dubious instances.

The songbook of Four Quiet Interludes comprises 1. Elegiac 2. Dorian 3. Pastorale (By The Waters Of Babylon) and 4. Choral which includes a voicing of 'Jesu! The very thought is sweet'. These pieces demonstrate Lloyd Webber’s strong melodic and harmonic gifts.Organist composer teacher and arranger William Lloyd Webber father of musicians Andrew Lloyd Webber and Julian Lloyd Webber was a twentieth century English musician who was not only a church Organist but a well-known recitalist and teacher at the Royal College of Music. His works arose from the Romantic tradition which he felt became ‘out of step’ as modern styles changed. His work is enjoying a revaluation.

A Treasury of European Service Music for Organ is a generous collection of music by many of the fine organist-composers who flourished in the 18th 19th and early 20th centuries.The style is romantic and ideallysuited for Service use: the pieces are just the right length sight-readable and delightful to the ear.Richard Lloyd has edited them expertly for playing on modern instruments.Contents:Adagio by FrançoisVerhelstAdoro te by Pierre-François BoëlyAndante by Arthur de HovreAndantino by Louis AndlauerAntiphon by Georges Debat-PonsanAria by Albert H. OswaldAve Maris Stella by François BenoistBenedicamusDomino by Pierre-François BoëlyCantilène by Paul FauchetCantilène by Arthur de HovreChorale by Louis BottazzoCommunion by Louis BottazzoCommunion by Marc DelmasCommunion by Adolphe d'HulstCommunion byAlfred MarichelleCommunion by Edouard TorresCoro Religioso by Orlando A. MansfieldDeux Canons by Ludvig Mathias LindemanDeux Interludes by Eugène GigoutElégie by Domenico BellandoElégie by RobertoRemondtElégie by August WiltbergerElévation by Domenico BellandoElévation by Adolphe d'HulstElévation by Jean HuréElévation by Otto MallingElévation by Edouard TorresFughetta by Oscar DepuydtFuguein E minor by Guillaume LasceuxFugue in E minor by Jean-Nicolas MarriguesFugue in G minor by Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-CharpentierImprovisation by Gustaf HäggImprovisation by Joseph NesveraImprovisation by AugustWiltbergerInterlude by Santiago TafallInterlude by Emile WambachInterlude in E by Amédée ReuchselInvocation by Alexandre Winkel Kyrie 'Orbis Factor' by François BenoistLarghetto by J. SurzynskiLe Carillonde Balleroy by A. ManciniMeditation by A. ManciniNoël by Alphonse MaillyNoël Lorrain by Guillaume LasceuxNorwegian Song by Peter LindemanOffertoire by Louis BottazzoOffertoire by Oscar DepuydtOffertoire

The Toccata Chorale and Fugue for Organ incorporates many influences of its time (1957) including Romanticism Baroque inspirations and some twelve-tone features. There are alternate endings for the Chorale movement for when it is played alone or when the Fugue follows.Contemporary British composer and Organist Francis Jackson was master of music at York Minster from 1945 until his retirement in 1982 when he turned his focus to composition. For many years he was a prolific recitalist on the Organ performing in virtually every major British venue. Many of his works have earned a firm position in Organ repertoire and he has been widely honoured including the inaugural Medalof the Royal College of Organists in 2012.

Carl Piutti (1846 1902) was an academic at the Leipziger Konservatorium and organist at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. He wrote several organ pieces in new-romantic style for example the ?Zweihundert Choralvorspiele für die Orgel? op. 34. These preludes

4 Interludes-The music of small forms was what the French composer Gabriel Fauré (1845 1924) focused on. In 1874 after many years spent in the 'provinces' the teacher of Camille Saint-Saëns took the position of organist in Paris; later he not only worked as a church musician but also as a teacher.In the summer of 1887 Fauré wrote his Pavane Op. 50 originally intended for a concert providing light entertainment which soon gained wide popularity as an orchestral setting with and without the chorus added by Fauré. The romantic slightly melancholic melody is a catchy tune which thanks to the present arrangement can now also be performed soloistically with piano accompaniment.

Charles Wood. The music of Charles Wood is a fine example of the 'English Romantic' school of composition. Originally published by Novello and out of print for some time H.T. FitzSimons is pleased to make these fine organ selections available once again in one complete volume. Many of the settings are based on hymn tunes for which there are no other organ settings available.

Karl Hoyer (1891-1936) was a highly regarded pupil of Max Reger and Karl Straube the Kantor of St. Thomas’s Church Leipzig. He held several positions including that of professor at the famous Institute for Church Music in Leipzig. For a long time his Chorale Preludes Op.57 were only available in libraries or second hand bookshops but the publication of the third of a four-volume edition makes another part of this important collection available once more. These pieces are characterised by formal variety brevity and are mostly modest in their technical demands. They were extremely well-known amongst organists duringHoyer’s lifetime a period which marked the transition from late Romanticism to that of the German Organ Movement of the 1920s. In comparison with the first edition the keys correspond with those in the “Evangelisches Gesangbuch” and “Gotteslob (Protestant and Catholic hymnbooks)”. Each volume includes appropriate indices for practical use in “Protestant or Catholic” churches. - Chorale preludes from the period between late Romanticism and the beginnings of the German Organ Movement- Appropriate keys for the “Evangelisches Gesangbuch” and “Gotteslob (Protestant and Catholic hymnbooks)”