Barbara Harbach
ORGAN
Introduction and Fugue for Organ, Ann Mounsey Bartholmew, Vivace Press, 2005
Ann Sheppard Mounsey Bartholomew (1811-1891) was an English composer, teacher and organist. The Introduction is majestic with dotted notes and trills and unexpected harmonic twists. Mounsey Bartholomew evidently enjoyed the Baroque style of fugal writing, for her Fugue is a rousing composition with creative countermelodies, skillfully woven together with descending sequences and arresting chromatic passages. Click here to view a page of the score.
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Voluntaries I-V for Organ or Harpsichord, Op. 2, Vol. 1, George Berg, Vivace Press, 2004
Voluntaries VI-X for Organ or Harpsichord, Op. 2, Vol. 2, George Berg, Vivace Press, 2004
George Berg (c. 1730s-1770s) was an English composer and organist of German origin. These voluntaries are written in the English Baroque style with trumpet tunes, compelling adagios, French overtures, echoes and interesting three-voice fugues. The melodies vary from step-wise, to arpeggiated melodies, to trumpet tunes and derive from the harmonies. Sequences elongate the melodies, and other ornaments are trills, slides, turns and appoggiatures.
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Click to view Vol. 2
O Filii et Filiae for Organ, Mr. Benaut, Vivace Press,1998
O Filii et Filiae (Variations on “O Sons and Daughters of the King”) is an excellent addition to the Lenten literature. Written in the eighteenth-century Classical tradition by an unknown French composer, these short, charming variations offer a variety of moods and many opportunities for colorful registrations. An excellent piece for the Lenten season or throughout the year, these pieces are mainly for manuals.
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French Classical Noels and Magnificats for Solo Organ, Mr. Benaut, Vivace Press,1996
These Noels and Magnificats are an excellent addition to the popular genre of noels for organ. Written in the eighteenth-century Classical tradition by an unknown French composer, these short, charming pieces offer a variety of moods and many opportunities for colorful registrations. Excellent pieces for the Advent season or throughout the year, these pieces are mainly for manuals.
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Farewell from Rome, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Vivace Press, 997
The separation of Fanny from her family produced this poignant and wistful three-part song without words. The organ, in this arrangement of a favorite piano work, combines a rhythmic pulse with a soaring melody. Fanny’s over 400 works are being slowly recovered and performed throughout the world
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Concerto I for Organ, Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen, Vivace Press,1995
This delightful three-movement concerto fills the gap in early Classical repertoire for organists. Sirmen (1745-1818) was a multifaceted composer who studied in Venice with Giuseppe Tartini before touring Europe, first as a violinist, and then as an opera star. The tuneful final movement has the serene symmetry, delicate ornamentation, and delightful melodies that are as indigenous to Sirmen as they are to the Classical style.
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Romantic Pieces for Organ, Elizabeth Stirling,Vivace Press,1995
Singing melodies and lush Romantic harmonies characterize these eight pieces. The Maestoso is a dramatic work with an impressive pedal part. These pieces work well to fill in gaps in recitals, and for last minute decisions for church repertoire as well as for teaching legato touch to your students. Recorded on Hester park CD7704.
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Six Fugues for Organ, Elizabeth Stirling, Vivace Press,1995
Delightful fugues in the style of J.S. Bach’s chorale fantasies, filled with interesting contrapuntal technique, all clothed with Romantic harmonies. Based on O Worship the King, St. Mary’s, Tallis’ Canon, Nun freut euch, and Old Hundreth; the last piece is Prelude and Fugue in B-flat. Recorded on compact disc CD Gasparo 294 and Hester Park CD 7704.
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Six Concertos for Organ, Matthew Camidge, Vivace Press,1995
These four-movement concertos, by the English composer Camidge (1758-1844), are deliberately written in the musical style of Corelli and Handel. Each begins with an introduction, and is followed by a voluntary-like fugue. A melodic slow movement precedes a final dance or march. Written with little pedal, these pieces are excellent choices for organists who need to round out a program or service without excessive demands on their time.
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Prelude and Fugue for Organ, Op. 16 No. 2, Clara Schumann, Vivace Press,1995
This work continues Harbach’s critically acclaimed series of arrangements of Schumann’s Preludes and Fugues. This prelude in B-Flat Major has a beautiful melody, with added depth in the pedal line. The fugue is robust and rhythmic. CD recording available on Hester Park CD 7704.
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Pickles and Peppers for Organ, Adaline Shepherd, Vivace Press,1995
An entertaining piece of ragtime for solo organ that utilizes the wonderful registrational capabilities of the organ, and adapts the “raggedty” style of Pickles and Peppers into an immediately appealing audience pleaser.
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Works for Organ, Antonio Soler, Vivace Press,1994
Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783) wrote over 120 keyboard sonatas as well as six organ concertos. These are a few of his most popular sonatas, arranged for organ. Intento is a magnificent fugue that builds to a thrilling climax after 250 measures of glorious counterpoint. Allegro Spiritoso is a witty character piece with lots of Spanish flavor. Sonata in D-flat Major, Allegro is a favorite piece with audiences because of its fanfare-like figures, arpeggiated flourishes, and a flurry of repeated notes.
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Prelude for Organ, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Vivace Press,1993
Prelude is a grand march, with wide-spaced chords and a prominent pedal line. It works well as a wedding procession. For compact disc recording, see Gasparo CD 294.
Click to view Prelude for Organ
Prelude and Fugue for Organ, Op. 16 No. 3, Clara Schumann, Vivace Press,1993
Clara Schumann was well-known as a pianist and interpreter of Romantic piano literature, including the music of her husband Robert Schumann and longtime friend, Johannes Brahms. This work, from a set of three keyboard works, is a well-crafted prelude and fugue from the Romantic period, obviously inspired by her love and study of Bach’s music. CD recorded by Gasparo (CD294).
Click to view Prelude and Fugue for Organ, Op. 16, No. 3
Ann Sheppard Mounsey Bartholomew (1811-1891) was an English composer, teacher and organist. The Introduction is majestic with dotted notes and trills and unexpected harmonic twists. Mounsey Bartholomew evidently enjoyed the Baroque style of fugal writing, for her Fugue is a rousing composition with creative countermelodies, skillfully woven together with descending sequences and arresting chromatic passages. Click here to view a page of the score.
Click to view
Voluntaries I-V for Organ or Harpsichord, Op. 2, Vol. 1, George Berg, Vivace Press, 2004
Voluntaries VI-X for Organ or Harpsichord, Op. 2, Vol. 2, George Berg, Vivace Press, 2004
George Berg (c. 1730s-1770s) was an English composer and organist of German origin. These voluntaries are written in the English Baroque style with trumpet tunes, compelling adagios, French overtures, echoes and interesting three-voice fugues. The melodies vary from step-wise, to arpeggiated melodies, to trumpet tunes and derive from the harmonies. Sequences elongate the melodies, and other ornaments are trills, slides, turns and appoggiatures.
Click to view Vol. 1
Click to view Vol. 2
O Filii et Filiae for Organ, Mr. Benaut, Vivace Press,1998
O Filii et Filiae (Variations on “O Sons and Daughters of the King”) is an excellent addition to the Lenten literature. Written in the eighteenth-century Classical tradition by an unknown French composer, these short, charming variations offer a variety of moods and many opportunities for colorful registrations. An excellent piece for the Lenten season or throughout the year, these pieces are mainly for manuals.
Click to view
French Classical Noels and Magnificats for Solo Organ, Mr. Benaut, Vivace Press,1996
These Noels and Magnificats are an excellent addition to the popular genre of noels for organ. Written in the eighteenth-century Classical tradition by an unknown French composer, these short, charming pieces offer a variety of moods and many opportunities for colorful registrations. Excellent pieces for the Advent season or throughout the year, these pieces are mainly for manuals.
Click to view
Farewell from Rome, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Vivace Press, 997
The separation of Fanny from her family produced this poignant and wistful three-part song without words. The organ, in this arrangement of a favorite piano work, combines a rhythmic pulse with a soaring melody. Fanny’s over 400 works are being slowly recovered and performed throughout the world
Click to view
Concerto I for Organ, Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen, Vivace Press,1995
This delightful three-movement concerto fills the gap in early Classical repertoire for organists. Sirmen (1745-1818) was a multifaceted composer who studied in Venice with Giuseppe Tartini before touring Europe, first as a violinist, and then as an opera star. The tuneful final movement has the serene symmetry, delicate ornamentation, and delightful melodies that are as indigenous to Sirmen as they are to the Classical style.
Click to view
Romantic Pieces for Organ, Elizabeth Stirling,Vivace Press,1995
Singing melodies and lush Romantic harmonies characterize these eight pieces. The Maestoso is a dramatic work with an impressive pedal part. These pieces work well to fill in gaps in recitals, and for last minute decisions for church repertoire as well as for teaching legato touch to your students. Recorded on Hester park CD7704.
Click to view
Six Fugues for Organ, Elizabeth Stirling, Vivace Press,1995
Delightful fugues in the style of J.S. Bach’s chorale fantasies, filled with interesting contrapuntal technique, all clothed with Romantic harmonies. Based on O Worship the King, St. Mary’s, Tallis’ Canon, Nun freut euch, and Old Hundreth; the last piece is Prelude and Fugue in B-flat. Recorded on compact disc CD Gasparo 294 and Hester Park CD 7704.
Click to view
Six Concertos for Organ, Matthew Camidge, Vivace Press,1995
These four-movement concertos, by the English composer Camidge (1758-1844), are deliberately written in the musical style of Corelli and Handel. Each begins with an introduction, and is followed by a voluntary-like fugue. A melodic slow movement precedes a final dance or march. Written with little pedal, these pieces are excellent choices for organists who need to round out a program or service without excessive demands on their time.
Click to view
Prelude and Fugue for Organ, Op. 16 No. 2, Clara Schumann, Vivace Press,1995
This work continues Harbach’s critically acclaimed series of arrangements of Schumann’s Preludes and Fugues. This prelude in B-Flat Major has a beautiful melody, with added depth in the pedal line. The fugue is robust and rhythmic. CD recording available on Hester Park CD 7704.
Click to view Prelude and Fugue for Organ, Op. 16 No. 2
Pickles and Peppers for Organ, Adaline Shepherd, Vivace Press,1995
An entertaining piece of ragtime for solo organ that utilizes the wonderful registrational capabilities of the organ, and adapts the “raggedty” style of Pickles and Peppers into an immediately appealing audience pleaser.
Click to view
Works for Organ, Antonio Soler, Vivace Press,1994
Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783) wrote over 120 keyboard sonatas as well as six organ concertos. These are a few of his most popular sonatas, arranged for organ. Intento is a magnificent fugue that builds to a thrilling climax after 250 measures of glorious counterpoint. Allegro Spiritoso is a witty character piece with lots of Spanish flavor. Sonata in D-flat Major, Allegro is a favorite piece with audiences because of its fanfare-like figures, arpeggiated flourishes, and a flurry of repeated notes.
Click to view
Prelude for Organ, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Vivace Press,1993
Prelude is a grand march, with wide-spaced chords and a prominent pedal line. It works well as a wedding procession. For compact disc recording, see Gasparo CD 294.
Click to view Prelude for Organ
Prelude and Fugue for Organ, Op. 16 No. 3, Clara Schumann, Vivace Press,1993
Clara Schumann was well-known as a pianist and interpreter of Romantic piano literature, including the music of her husband Robert Schumann and longtime friend, Johannes Brahms. This work, from a set of three keyboard works, is a well-crafted prelude and fugue from the Romantic period, obviously inspired by her love and study of Bach’s music. CD recorded by Gasparo (CD294).
Click to view Prelude and Fugue for Organ, Op. 16, No. 3
