The Fountain Reverie features soft rippling arpeggios with a contrasting middle section. As with the Festival Toccata published at the same time the brilliance of Fountain Reverie disguises the fact that one does not need to be a virtuoso to play it well and effectively and it plays well on many different Organs.Percy Fletcher was an English composer conductor and Orchestrator of prodigious output who made his career in the lively world of the London music theatre of the years of the late 19th and early 20th century. He was music director at many theatres including His Majesty’s Theatre for the last seventeen years of his life. He was the Orchestrator and conductorfor the big budget spectacular theatre piece Chu Chin Chow which ran for five years a record that remained unbroken for forty years. In addition to his myriad works of light music Fletcher also wrote a serious church cantata The Passion of Christ as well as the delightful children’s work The Walrus and the Carpenter.

With Sleigh Bells across the Snow renowned recitalist and composer of popular church music Malcolm Archer reveals another facet of his talented musicianship namely his love of light music and his mastery of the theatre organ.With this addition to Stainer & Bell’s stylish Light Organ Series Sleigh Bells across the Snow was conceived in the spirit of Leroy Anderson and joyfully follows the tradition of his and other notable sleigh rides. Bells and chimes feature prominently ad libitum. But as the composer himself remarks in true theatre-organ spirit players should also feel free to add their own embellishments glissandi or whatever else takes their fancy!

The Sacred Hour (Reverie) was first published in 1929. It is a musical story of a young priest playing the Organ in a Catholic church when he is interrupted by a choir singing the Ave Maria. He then adapts to this new melody rising to a climax of devotional fervour. Albert William Ketelbey (1875-1959) was a British composer pianist and conductor. He studied Piano at Trinity College of Music in London before branching out and earning a living as a composer and arranger. He became the foremost composer of cinema and light music between the wars so much so that he was hailed as ?Britain?s greatest living composer? in some circles.

Edited by Barry CooperThe organ voluntaries double or cornet voluntaries and psalm-tune settings by John Blow form a substantial corpus of material - 48 pieces in all - that sheds much light on the developing keyboard style of the late 17th century. Predominantly serious and contrapuntal they bear witness to the technical mastery of their composer and to his role as an important influence in Restoration musical life.First published in 1996.

Arranged by John Norris.A legend from the days of silent cinema pianist Ena Baga was also the gifted composer of many short pieces that fall into the category of 'light music'. Bagatelle was used as her signature tune whilst organist at the famous Tower Ballroom Blackpool.

Drömmarna (The Dreams) saw the light of day in 1917. It is a short but intensive and sonorous work to a text by Jonathan Reuter (in Swedish) with a Finnish translation by Reijo Norio.

Quotations for organist assistant and narrator_x000D_Quotations is a verbal and musical potpourri of ideas associated with the creation and/or construction of musical events presented from theorists and philosophers who lived during the age of Enlightenment and from composers who lived then and after.

A Treasury of European Service Music for Manuals 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:Andante by Arthurde HovreAntiphon by Georges Debat-PonsanChorale by Louis BottazzoCommunion by Louis BottazzoCommunion by Adolphe d'HulstCommunion by Alfred MarichelleCommunion by Edouard TorresCoro Religioso by OrlandoA. MansfieldDeux Canons by Ludvig Mathias LindemanDeux Interludes by Eugène GigoutElévation by Domenico BellandoElévation by Adolphe d'HulstElévation by Jean HuréElévation by Edouard TorresFughetta byOscar DepuydtFugue in E minor by Guillaume LasceuxFugue in E minor by Jean-Nicolas MarriguesFugue in G minor by Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-CharpentierImprovisation by Gustaf HäggInterlude by SantiagoTafallInvocation by Alexandre WinkelLarghetto by J. SurzynskiLe Carillon de Balleroy by A. ManciniMeditation by A. ManciniNoël by Alphonse Mailly Noël Lorrain by Guillaume LasceuxNorwegian Song by PeterLindemanOffertoire by Louis BottazzoOffertoire by Gaetano FoschiniOffertoire by Ernest GrosjeanOffertoire by Adolphe d'HulstOffertoire by Charles LefebvrePastorale by Paul FauchettPastorale by P. L.HillemacherPax by Giovanni BolzoniPiece in C by Emile PessardPrelude by Oscar DepuydtPrelude by Adolphe d'HulstPrelude by Augusto MachadoPrelude by Orlando A. MansfieldPrelude in E minor by ErnestGrosjeanPrelude on 'Iste Confessor' by Lucien BourgeoisPrelude on 'Pange Lingua' by Lucien BourgeoisPrière by Bruce SteanePrière by Johann Gustav Eduard StehleSong of Joy by Bruce SteaneVerset on 'Sacris

This exceptional piece was composed by Tanyev in 1913 originally for inclusion in an album of contemporary organ pieces. It is sure to delight performers and audiences alike.

This book superbly arranged by Bryan Hesford contains a delightful selection of works from Purcell Albioni Handel Stanley and Telemann.

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.

The first classical Organ method for children the Suzuki Organ School is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's Mother Tongue Method. The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability and that people are the product of their environment. According to Suzuki a world-renowned violinist and teacher the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Each series of books for a particular instrument in the Suzuki Method is considered a Suzuki music school such as the Suzuki Organ School. The student listens to the recordings and work with their Suzuki organ teacher to develop their potential as a musician and as a person.This Suzuki Book & CD is essential for Suzuki Organ lessons. In certain pieces the authors have placed small phonetic signs above the notes to indicate differentiated non legato playing. In order to develop pedal technique pedal melodies are included between every manual piece. The included performance CD for Volume 1 is a great tool for Suzuki Organ lessons encouraging practice while featuring recordings by Lars Hagström.Titles: 'A Little Fairytale' (Rönnberg) 'Allegretto' (Czerny) 'Amaryllis' (Ghys) 'Chant Arabe' (Anonymous) 'Cuckoo' (German Folk Song) 'Go Tell Aunt Rhody' (Folk Song) 'Gossip Tune' (German Folk Song) 'Herdsman's Song' (Danish Folk Song) 'Hippopotamus' (Rönnberg) 'Hot Dog' (English Folk Song) 'Lightly Row' (German Folk Song) 'Little Playmates' (Chwatal) 'Little Snail' (Traditional) 'London Bridge' (English Folk Song) 'Lullaby' (German Folk Song) 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' (Folk Song) 'My School Day' (Folk Song) 'Paris' (French Folk Song) 'Piglet' (G. Rönnberg 'Song of the Wind' (Folk Song) 'Spain' (Traditional) 'The Fly' (Traditional) 'The Musical Box' (Rönnberg) 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Theme and Variations' (Suzuki). 'Allegretto ' 'Go Tell Aunt Rhody ' and 'Lullaby' are National Federation of Music Clubs Festivals Bulletin 2016--2020 selections.

3 Organ Chorales - In Memoriam Kjartan Hoydal was composed by Sunleif Rasmussen in 2016 based on melodies by Jógvan Waagstein. 'This is the only published work for solo organ by Rasmussen though an earlier piece (A Light is Lit 1993) is scored for organ with electronics. As with all his music the titles of these three ‘chorales’ (perhaps better described as fantasias) – Breaking Waves Flying Storm and Summer Morning – suggest a strong connection with the landscape of his native Faeroe Islands. Spectral harmonies combine with rushing manualfigurations to create exciting virtuosic music that is satisfyingly characterful'.