Based on the hymn Lasst uns erfreuen, Alleluia is a joyous duet for organ and timpani, perfect for any church service or recital. The melodic timpani part is rather challenging with pitch changes required throughout. This piece will be enjoyed by audiences…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stanley Leonard
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
'Joy to the World'
A wonderful Christmas prelude for organ. Based on Joy to the World, this work adds the complex harmonies of the modern composition while celebrating the holiday season with music.Program NotesAs Easter is about rising, Christmas is about…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Features whirling 32nd notes and sustained pedal tones in the organ and fanfare-like statements in the three trumpets. Imitative sections between the trumpet sounds on the organ and the actual trumpets are interspersed throughout this powerful work. Perfect…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Fantasia on Luther's Hymn is an impressive piece for solo timpani with organ. There is an immense amount of quick tuning changes throughout creating melodic lines in the timpani part.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2003 Number of Players: 2 Duration: 10:00…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stanley Leonard
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The piece has a very dramatic start, followed by what the composer describes as “an earthquake," and finally slowing down to a calm stillness. A quiet peaceful sequence is frequently repeated. Graphical notation is common throughout the score indicating…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Torsten Nilsson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
These four settings for solo organ showcase Zaninelli's versatility - whether scoring for organ, choir, or wind orchestra, he will win your heart.Program NotesUntil 2010 had written only one work for organ. Thanks to the gentle prodding of renowned organist…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Luigi Zaninelli
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Emma Lou Diemer's dramatic Psalm 121 features sweeping scales played by the organ, stately fanfares in the brass and effective swells in the timpani and suspended cymbal. A perfect showcase for the contemporary organist.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2001 Number…
Style:
Brass, Percussion
Composer:
Emma Lou Diemer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on excerpts from four psalms, Diemer's Psalms for Percussion & Organ use the rhythmic excitement of the percussion instruments to contrast the majestic sustaining qualities of the organ.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1999 Number of Players: 3 Duration:…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Emma Lou Diemer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Scored for organ and percussion quartet, Soundscapes explores many of the sonic possibilities of the pipe organ and accentuates these with a wide array of battery percussion, gongs & other metallic instruments, and keyboard percussion.
Grade Level: 3…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Rumbelow
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Toccata Espressiva is a concert work for organ. The forceful opening is for pedals only and is marked "quasi recitativo." Then, without preparation, the toccata theme (played only on the manuals) appears. It develops and evolves into an espressivo middle…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Luigi Zaninelli
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications