The Oxford Book of Christmas Organ Music

Zusatztext For many of you who are familiar with The Oxford Book of Christmas Organ Music! this new collection of organ music . . . is long overdue. Gower has finally given us a very attractive companion! with organ music beautifully composed and arranged for manuals only! with organists invited to "explore judicious use of the pedal . . . as is appropriate" . . . This collection . . . will bring much joy to players and listeners alike . . . Many of the works will workeffectively on a continuo or chamber organ! or even a piano if the need arose . . . What is most appealing about this collection is the variety of works on offer . . . There is much to be explored here by those wishing to build on their existing collection of Christmas repertoire. Informationen zum Autor On retirement from a teaching career spent successively at St Paul's Boys' School, Barnes, Radley College, Oxfordshire, and Glenalmond College, Perthshire, (where he was also a Housemaster and Senior Tutor), Robert Gower worked as Organist at St Barnabas Catholic Cathedral, Nottingham, before moving briefly to the most northerly parish in the Church of England at Berwick-upon-Tweed. Returning to Scotland so as to be nearer to family, he is now Director of Music at Dundee Parish Church. Robert's commitment to English 20th-century repertoire is reflected through his founding and leadership of the Percy Whitlock Trust between 1981 and 2016 and in his longstanding Chairmanship of the Gerald Finzi Charitable Trust, from which he retired in 2022. He enjoys transcribing music for organ (with a wide range recently embracing both Leroy Anderson and Maxwell Davies) and in liturgical composition, completing a three-year cycle of responsorial psalms for the Church Music Society. Klappentext A collection of manuals-only organ music covering the church's year from Advent to Epiphany, containing arrangements of core repertoire from the 18th- to 20th-century plus new pieces. This technically accessible music is perfect for less confident organists. Zusammenfassung A diverse collection of seasonal organ music for manuals only, covering the church's year from Advent to Epiphany. The pieces are drawn internationally from across the centuries and include a mixture of established repertoire, attractive new arrangements, and four newly commissioned pieces. The collection is technically accessible (approx. Grades 4-5) and provides approachable repertoire for all church musicians, making it an attractive companion to The Oxford Book of Christmas Organ Music....

For many of you who are familiar with The Oxford Book of Christmas Organ Music, this new collection of organ music . . . is long overdue. Gower has finally given us a very attractive companion, with organ music beautifully composed and arranged for manuals only, with organists invited to "explore judicious use of the pedal . . . as is appropriate" . . . This collection . . . will bring much joy to players and listeners alike . . . Many of the works will work effectively on a continuo or chamber organ, or even a piano if the need arose . . . What is most appealing about this collection is the variety of works on offer . . . There is much to be explored here by those wishing to build on their existing collection of Christmas repertoire.

Autorentext

On retirement from a teaching career spent successively at St Paul's Boys' School, Barnes, Radley College, Oxfordshire, and Glenalmond College, Perthshire, (where he was also a Housemaster and Senior Tutor), Robert Gower worked as Organist at St Barnabas Catholic Cathedral, Nottingham, before moving briefly to the most northerly parish in the Church of England at Berwick-upon-Tweed. Returning to Scotland so as to be nearer to family, he is now Director of Music at Dundee Parish Church. Robert's commitment to English 20th-century repertoire is reflected through his founding and leadership of the Percy Whitlock Trust between 1981 and 2016 and in his longstanding Chairmanship of the Gerald Finzi Charitable Trust, from which he retired in 2022. He enjoys transcribing music for organ (with a wide range recently embracing both Leroy Anderson and Maxwell Davies) and in liturgical composition, completing a three-year cycle of responsorial psalms for the Church Music Society.

Klappentext

A collection of manuals-only organ music covering the church's year from Advent to Epiphany, containing arrangements of core repertoire from the 18th- to 20th-century plus new pieces. This technically accessible music is perfect for less confident organists.

Inhalt

• Prelude on 'Merton'

• Prelude on 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland'

• Prelude on 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland'

• Aria 'Bereite dich, Zion'

• Meditation on 'Veni, Emmanuel'

• Prelude on 'Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her'

• Chorale Intermezzo on 'Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her'

• Prelude on 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (BWV Anh. 66)

• Prelude on 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'

• Pastorale II

• Two Variations on 'Adeste, fideles'

• Adeste, fideles (March of the Three Holy Kings)

• Ding dong! merrily on high

• For unto us a Child is born

• Verset on 'Il est né, le divin enfant'

• Fughetta on 'Gottes Sohn ist kommen'

• I Saw Three Ships in Sussex

• Jingle Bells

• Joseph est bien marié

• How still we see thee lie

• Verset on 'Quittez, pasteurs'

• The Shepherds' Farewell

• Stille Nacht

• Variations on 'Stuttgart'

• Weihnachtspastorale

• Prelude on 'Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern'

• Study on 'Yorkshire'