Bach composed his oratorio for the Feast of the Ascension in Leipzig in 1735. Though this work has the duration of a cantata, the choice of text places it among the oratorios. It combines the biblical account of the Ascension with chorales and free madrigal poems.As in other works which were composed during this same year (e.g. the 'Christmas Oratorio'), Bach reveals a special fondness for colourf…

Par JARRELL MICHAEL. I had already discovered texts from Gongora for some time in the bilingual edition of the Dogana, beautifully translated by Philippe Jaccotet. I found those poems were really rich, impossible to reduce to a single meaning. This is what drove me to use one of this author's sonnets at the time, in its original language, and to compose Eco for voice and piano. Recently, I discov…

Par PART ARVO. Fratres (original setting for violin and piano) was commissioned by the Salzburg Festival and premiered on August 17th, 1980 at that very place (violin: Gidon Kremer, piano: Elena Kremer). Composed in Pärt's very own 'Tintinnabuli'-style, this piece allows many different settings because it is not bound to a specific tone color. 'The highest virtue of music, for me, lies outside of …

Ed. Critica A. Borin. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Casa Ricordi Milano in partnership with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia (Istituto Antonio Vivaldi). Critical edition by Alessandro Borin. The six Concerts op. VI for violin, strings and continuo by Antonio Vivaldi were published in Amsterdam by Roger in 1719. Although the contribution of Vivaldi was probably modest – even to assume that the collection wa…

Par POULENC FRANCIS. Born in Paris in 1899, Francis Poulenc soon became a notable composer and pianist. His Trois Pièces for Piano were composed in 1928, towards the beginning of his career and paved the way for exceptional Piano works from the composer. Poulenc, as a member of Les Six, composed music in a style contrary to that of Richard Wagner and impressionists Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel…

Ed. Critica A. Borin. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Casa Ricordi Milano in partnership with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia (Istituto Antonio Vivaldi). Critical edition by Alessandro Borin. The six Concerts op. VI for violin, strings and continuo by Antonio Vivaldi were published in Amsterdam by Roger in 1719. Although the contribution of Vivaldi was probably modest – even to assume that the collection wa…

Jacques Offenbach (1819'80) ranks among the greatest composers of lighthearted operettas, and his famous songs continue to charm millions who know neither their names nor their composer. This volume features the sheet music for 38 popular songs from 14 operettas. All are reproduced from the original sheet music ' a few from the original piano-vocal scores, and some with lively pictorial covers. Co…

Ed. Critica A. Borin. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Casa Ricordi Milano in partnership with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia (Istituto Antonio Vivaldi). Critical edition by Alessandro Borin. The six Concerts op. VI for violin, strings and continuo by Antonio Vivaldi were published in Amsterdam by Roger in 1719. Although the contribution of Vivaldi was probably modest – even to assume that the collection wa…

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. 2013 marks the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth and major celebrations are planned across the world, making this the widest ever global celebration of a British composer. The previously unpublished Two Pieces were written in late 1929, after Britten composed the Rhapsody For String Quartet (March 1929). The new publication will be edited by David Matt hews, who spent thr…

Published by Wayne Leupold Editions.

Composed by Carson Cooman (1982-). Sacred, Advent, All Saints' Day, Ascension, Christmas, Eastertide, Epiphany, General, Holy Communion, Holy Week, Lent, Missions, New Year, Pentecost, Patriotic, Reformation, Thanksgiving. Lorenz Publishing Company #70/2013L. Publ…

By Gower. For Organ Collection. Published by Oxford University Press.

Composed by Robert J. Powell, Wilbur Held, Charles E. Peery, Sam Batt Owens, Kenneth T. Kosche, Neil Harmon, Charles Callahan, Michael Burkhardt, Raymond H. Haan, Kevin Uppercue. All Saints/All Souls, Holy Week/Three Days, Lent, Memorial, 21st Century, Confess…

The Oxford Book of Christmas Organ Music by Robert Gower. For Organ (with pedals). Organ. Other Collection. 144 pages. Published by Oxford University Press

By Herbert Howells. For Organ. 20th Century. Sheet Music. 20 pages. Published by Novello and Co Ltd.

By Ralph Vaughan Williams. For Organ. Organ. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (U.K. Import).

Composed by Jason D. Payne. For organ: 3-staff. Sacred. Moderately advanced. Lorenz Publishing Company #70/1970L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

(E-Z Play Today #199). Composed by Various. For Organ, Piano/Keyboard, Electronic Keyboard. E-Z Play Today. Softcover. 528 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

This edition: paperback. Book. 352 pages pages. Published by Kevin Mayhew Publishers (KV.1400511).

By Craig Phillips. For Organ. Organ. General. Moderately Difficult

Composed by Carolyn Hamlin. Sacred. Lorenz Publishing Company #70/2107L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

For organ: 2-staff. Sacred. Moderately easy. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

Gordon Young. By Gordon Young. Fred Bock Music Company. Size 9x12 inches. Published by Fred Bock Music Company.

Composed by Louis Vierne (1870-1937). Edited by Helga Schauerte-Maubouet. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Louis Vierne. Complete Organ Works 10 | BARENREITER URTEXT. Performance score, anthology. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA9238).

Arranged by Carolyn Hamlin. For Organ (Organ Solo). Fred Bock Publications. Softcover. Fred Bock Music Company #BGK1082. Published by Fred Bock Music Company

Composed by Gerard Bunk. Edited by Jan Boecker; Wolfgang Stockmeier. For organ, (violin). This edition: Urtext edition. Paperback. Gerard Bunk. Samtliche Orgelwerke 3. Performance score, Part(s), Anthology. 110/2 pages. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

Composed by Various. For organ solo, 2-staff. Sacred, Ascension, Eastertide, General, Holy Week, Lent. Moderately easy. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

By Gerald Near (1942-). For Organ. Ash Wednesday, Holy Week/Three Days, Lent, Good Friday, Easter. Medium. Published by Aureole Editions

By John Ferguson. For organ. Organ Music. Level: Medium-Easy/Medium. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers.