Organ Music for the Christmas Season

Edition no.: BA 8957 ISMN: 9790006525515 Editor: Münden, Gerd-Peter Language(s) of work: German, English, Latin Language(s) of text: German, English Product format: Score, Anthology Includes the following individual parts: Mixed choir: SSATBB, Children's choir: SSA oder Youth choir: SSA oder Chor (gleichstimmig) Organ ad lib. Binding: Stapled Pages / Format: IV, 52 S. - 29,0 x 21,0 cm Year after year, during Advent and the Christmas season, compositions are sought which present well-known carols in a new light, whether it be compositions set for small or larger groups, for children or adults, with or without accompanying keyboard instruments. This collection by Gerd-Peter Münden presents carols in new settings as a welcome addition to the Christmas literature and will enrich the repertoire of an adults’ or children’s choir. - Well-known Advent and Christmas carols in new settings - With texts in German and English - With short Latin introductions as a part of each motet - Ideal for a children’s or adults’ choir during the Christmas season Contents There comes a galley, laden / Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen O saviour, open heaven’s gate / O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf O Lord, how shall I meet you / Wie soll ich dich empfangen Angels from the realms of Glory / Hört der Engel helle Lieder As I was watching o’er my sheep / Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht Good Christian men rejoice / Nun singet und seid froh The Editor Gerd-Peter Münden is one of the most creative German church-musicians today. From 1992 to 1999 he worked as the cantor in Minden, where he also directed the music school for choristers. From 1999 he has been the Cathedral-Cantor at the Braunschweig Cathedral and the director of the cathedral school for choristers. He is the initiator and artistic director of a successful school project throughout Germany encouraging youngsters to sing.

After the succesful volume I follows the second volume for organ music for Christmas season. The collection features famous but also wrongly forgotten complimentary and liturgical organ music mostly of the 19th century. Technical easy

Cradle Song-Vuggesang / Cradle Song for Organ solo by Peter Bruun (2016). The piece is based on Martin Luther's hymn 'Vom Himmel Hoch'. Dedicated to Vibeke Vanggaard. 'Peter Bruun's cradle song Vuggesang is an inventive and refreshingly unconventional set of variations on 'Vom Himmel Hoch'. There are some fascinating textures here and the whole thing is a far cry from a dutiful neo-classical perusal of stock partita motifs - the crystalline final variation which disappears into nothing in the final bars is especially striking. Numerous rhythmic complexities throughout the score will need thought but the piece will reward thediligent.' - Stephen Farr Choir & Organ Magazine 'Organ music makes up only a small part of Danish composer Peter Bruun’s (b. 1968) varied output. Nonetheless  Vuggesang (‘Cradle Song’) from 2016 is idiomatically and sympathetically written for the organ: a series of five variations on Luther’s hymn Vom Himmel hoch that affords variety of texture colour and mood. A clear head is needed to negotiate some of the rhythmic complexities but this is a fine work for the Christmas season that will reward performer and listener.' - Sunday by Sunday  

Enfin, une collection de Noël définitive pour les organistes ! Ce nouveau livre offre 31 pièces festives par certains des meilleurs compositeurs avec préludes, dernier verset arrangements et musique pour orgue après le dernier verset 33 des chants populaires - certains dans deux clés - faire un pare-chocs totale de 150 pièces ! Tous sont facilement sight-readable, qui en fait un incontournable pour l'organiste occupé. / Orgue

The Oxford Book of Christmas Music for Organ, Bk 2. The second Oxford Book of Christmas Organ Music comprises a diverse collection of seasonal organ music, covering the Church's year from Advent to Epiphany. The music is stylistically varied, and the pieces are drawn internationally from across the centuries with a mixture of established repertoire set alongside newly commissioned works.

38 original pieces on hymns and carols-Themed by season the books in the Oxford Hymn Settings For Organists series provide a wealth of new chorale preludes and hymn settings suitable for all church organists. With a host of accessible pieces these volumes are a must for every church organist's library. This volume contains new settings of many traditional Christmas hymns as well as imaginative new pieces written by a range of experienced Organ composers based in the US and the UK. The collection is varied with pieces in a wide range of styles. Practical concise settings for all parts of the church service - preludes postludes fanfares and communion settings - are included. Thepieces in Oxford Hymn Settings For Organists: Advent And Christmas are suitable for busy church musicians at intermediate level working in all major denominations. Some pieces also suitable for recital use and all feature registration suggestions that can readily be adapted to suit most instruments with pedals.

Uses: Christmas Eve ChristmasScriptures: Luke 2:1-20; Matthew 2:1-12Majestic and inspirational this setting of O Come All Ye Faithful makes the ideal addition to any service during theChristmas season. The choir of unison voices opens the piece accompanied by a stellar organ part that beautifully supports the noble ADESTE FIDELES tune. In stanzas 2 and 3 a resounding vocal descant joins the melody thatheightens the spirit of glorious celebration. The congregation also has the opportunity to join the singing in stanza 3 making the anthem an excellent selection for use in corporate worship. Available separately: Unison/opt.2-Part Treble/opt. Cong. CelebrationTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:04

This series in which several volumes have been published has been developed specifically for amateur church musicians and instrumentalists and is well suited for use in liturgical services or small-scale concerts. Idiomatic instrumental arrangements and the stylistic variety of selected pieces offer organists and instrumentalists fast and impressive results. Included are pieces that are freely-composed or based on chorales both original works and arrangements.The editions include solo parts for instruments in C B-flat E-flat and F which can be played by violin flute oboe clarinet trumpet and horn in F. The range of the solo parts is in the middle register.The contents of the volumes correspond to the season of the church year.Advent / Christmas • Passion / Easter • Epiphany / Whitsun / Pentacost • Death and Eternity / Funeral Service • Praise and Thanks • Divine Service • Communion

16 seasonal pieces for organ from some of our finest composers. For use at Christmas services and concerts or simply to enjoy alone these will broadly appeal to organists and congregations alike

Worship Hymns for Organ Series-Hamlin's seasonal Christmas offering to the “Worship Hymns for Organ” series includes “O Holy Night” and “Joy to the World” (with the Hallelujah Chorus) plus a 4-song medley featuring: Masters in This Hall God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen On Christmas Night All Christians Sing and Once in Royal David's City.

John Innes has set some beautiful carols of Christmas in this third volume especially for the Advent season: Joy to the World £ Lo How a Rose E're Blooming £ What Child Is This £ and more.

This new edition of a true treasure and a faithful favorite for the Christmas season is a beautiful celebration of the joyous warmth that marks the Yule tide. Sing it a cappella with piano or organ or with a new string quartet accompaniment. However performed the joyful message remains bringing wonderful peace to the holidays! Duration: ca. 3:30.

This is a truly lovely and atmospheric setting of the Latin text for Soprano voices and Organ. The writing in Malcolm Archer's approachable and highly popular style is mostly for unison voices though there is some division.Mass Of The Stable is suitable for use at the Eucharist and also for concerts and carol services during the Christmas season.

Par WHITBOURN JAMES. This glorious collection of beautiful choral music by composer James Whitbourn includes fifteen short works drawn from his oeuvre from the first few years of the 21st century. Many of his greatest compositions are included in The Choral Collection, with many of the pieces working perfectly for seasonal performances, while also reflecting the many fruitful collaborations of Whitbourn's distinguished career. All works are arranged for SATB Choir. James Whitbourn has become renowned throughout the world for his acclaimed compositions and settings of numerous texts. He has been described as truly original and an innovator of contemporary British choral music, collaborating with people like Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. The former appears here, as A Prayer Of Desmond Tutu, a setting of one of the Archbishop's prayers. His arrangements and compositions for the King's College Choir have been universally critically acclaimed, with A Great And Mighty Wonder, Nunc Dimittis and Were You There? representing these hugely popular collaborations. Whitbourn has also had a very close relationship with the BBC since his beginnings as a composer, working with them on three pieces within The Choral Collection. Eternal Rest and Give Us The Wings Of Faith were both composed specifically for television broadcast, the former (in its orchestral form) was played for the funeral of the Queen Mother in 2002. His longest work, for which he is most famous, is a setting of text from'the Diary of Anne Frank'. There Is No Speech Or Language comes from this work, taking its text from other sources, but that still maintain the beauty and tragedy of the wider piece. The Choral Collection of fifteen compositions by James Whitbourn is full of beautiful, haunting, uplifting and inspiring melodies for SATB Choir and Organ Accompaniment from one of the most treasured British choral composers. The brilliant choice of texts throughout is matched only by the sheer compositional skill of Whitbourn in evoking the emotions of the words in the musical form. Also included are suggestions for seasonal song use, a list of recordings, and fascinating song notes written by Whitbourn himself. The joy of choral singing is nowhere more evident than in a work by James Whitbourn, and performances of any piece within this collection is sure to be remembered for a long time to come./ Recueil / Choeur Mixte (SATB) et Orgue