Oxford University Press

This anthology of 9 original pieces for organ illustrates the richness and diversity which characterize the composer's writing for this instrument. It includes previously unpublished works and organis...

11 pieces, many of which were previously unpublished, by the leading figure in Belgian music in the first half of the twentieth century.

An anthology including the organ arrangements of Walton's works which were made with his authorization, plus new ones by Robert Gower. The varied and idiomatic arrangements in this book are indispensa...

A very approachable work, probably the composer's most famous and popular organ piece.

The pieces in this anthology capture the characteristic simplicity and sincerity of all of Whitlock's music. His rare facility as an organist shines through in his ingenious use of the instrument's re...

This album contains the best of Vaughan Williams' own short pieces for organ, together with a selection of his popular compositions arranged by others.

These short contemplative pieces are based on plainsong themes, and make ideal pre- or post-service material.

These pieces were originally improvisations, and they must be played spontaneously as improvisations are played. Freedom, clarity, and fun should characterize performances of the music.

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Trio for flute, viola, and harp.

This piece was written for a group of my students at the Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven (Belgium). The set of parts, two melodic with two 'echoing' them and three 'keyboards', is not strictly co-or...

The title of this piece is taken from the fourth verse of a poem called 'Vertical Spaces' by Colin Johnson. The piece is demanding for the performer, who has to both adhere to Finnissy's detailed inst...

Fascinating life story of pre-eminent 20th-century choral musician. Includes CD with many of Sir David's famous recordings. Absorbing anecdotes of many famous composers, performances, institutions, an...

This book discusses assessment and its role in teaching and learning music in the classroom. For improving learning and raising standards, it puts the case for formative assessment, day-by-day, rather...

Suitable for all primary teachers (whether or not they are music specialists) and advisers Key text for listening, composing, and performing in the primary school Research and illustrations from pract...

The tragically early death of Kenneth Leighton robbed cathedral music of one of its most individual voices. This piece is a compositional showcase: textural inventiveness, motivic cunning, and bristli...

This piece takes its inspiration from the Chinese legends of great bells which spontaneously ring without being struck. It requires a variety of interesting techniques from the performer, including st...

The Orgelbuchlein Project is a long running project to complete Bach's unfinished collection of organ music. Bach inscribed the title of 164 Chorales in his manuscript, but only composed 46 of them. T...

Bednall's creation, rooted in the tradition of French organ improvisation, tenderly evokes the mysterious beauty of Wells Cathedral's remarkable 'Jesse Window'. The radiant music ebbs and flows calmly...

Commissioned for the 40th birthday of the organist Paul Walton, Walton's Paean is a work of great verve, with compelling rhythms, exciting harmonies, and catchy melodies propelling the celebratory mus...

James Whitbourn's Apollo tells the story of the first manned flight to the Moon (the year before the first lunar landing). A wealth of imaginative textures depicts such dramatic events as countdown, i...

This famous march was commissioned for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. The stirring music, skilfully conveyed in this arrangement, offers everything from sweeping melodies to playful syn...

Sun Dance is a slightly modified version of the fifth movement from the composer's Organ Dances. The music is for the most part celebratory in character, its spiky rhythms driven along by the pervasiv...