Complete Preludes and Fugues for Organ [Paperback] Review

As other reviewers have mentioned, the term "complete" does not mean that every prelude and fugue by Bach is contained.Here is a complete list of its contents:

Prelude and Fugue, C Major (BWV 531; BG XV, 81)
Prelude and Fugue, D Major (BWV 532; BG XV, 88)
Prelude and Fugue, E Minor (BWV 533; BG XV, 100)
Prelude and Fugue, F Minor (BWV 534; BG XV, 104)
Prelude and Fugue, G Minor (BWV 535; BG XV, 112)
Prelude and Fugue, A Major (BWV 536; BG XV, 120)
Prelude and Fugue, D Minor (BWV 539; BG XV, 148)
Prelude and Fugue, G Major (BWV 541; BG XV, 169)
Prelude and Fugue, A Minor (BWV 543; BG XV, 189)
Prelude and Fugue, B Minor (BWV 544; BG XV, 199)
Prelude and Fugue, C Major (BWV 545; BG XV, 212)
Prelude and Fugue, C Minor (BWV 546; BG XV, 218)
Prelude and Fugue, C Major (BWV 547; BG XV, 228)
Prelude and Fugue, E Minor (BWV 548; BG XV, 236)
Prelude and Fugue, C Minor (BWV 549; BG XXXVIII, 3)
Prelude and Fugue, G Major (BWV 550; BG XXXVIII, 9)
Prelude and Fugue, A Minor (BWV 551; BG XXXVIII, 17)
Eight Short Preludes and Fugues (possibly spurious)
1. C Major (BWV 553; BG XXXVIII, 23)
2. D Minor (BWV 554; BG XXXVIII, 27)
3. E Minor (BWV 555; BG XXXVIII, 30)
4. F Major (BWV 556; BG XXXVIII, 33)
5. G Major (BWV 557; BG XXXVIII, 36)
6. G Minor (BWV 558; BG XXXVIII, 39)
7. A Minor (BWV 559; BG XXXVIII, 42)
8. B-flat Major (BWV 560; BG XXXVIII, 45)

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This volume reproduces all 25 of Bach's complete sets of preludes and fugues (i.e. compositions written as pairs), from the authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition. Organists and music lovers can enjoy Bach's beautiful compositions in one convenient edition-ideal for reading, study and performance. Table of contents.

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Organ Works [Paperback] Review

Although from time to time one reads of an "Andantino in g-minor" being out there, the major organ works of César Franck comprise 12 pieces:6 from 1862 ("Six Pièces pour Grand-Orgue"), 3 from 1878 ("Trois Pièces") and 3 from 1890, his year of death ("Trois Chorals", which are his actual swan-song).Although sometimes he's not the best at sticking to forms (sometimes his improvising got too obviously into his written-down music), overall one can't argue against what's very inspired music of a profound and noble faith one wishes were more in evidence these days.

[These 12 major works are so designated to distinguish them from a number of lesser pieces, many of them collected under the heading "L'Organiste" which are intended mostly for liturgical use and quickly get cloying if played in concert in too great a number.It's these 12 pieces that are regularly found on concert programmes as well as in church usage.]

Interestingly enough, it's often been difficult to get one's hands upon a single-volume issue of these pieces (Kalmus used to issue them in 4 smaller volumes) - until Dover came out with this edition.I cannot recommend it too highly:excellent republication of Durand's first printing thereof - and when I note that a number of errors present in the initial publication (still visible in the Kalmus reprints) are discreetly corrected here, it helps make this edition even more reliable and praiseworthy!

Very strongly recommended for organists, music-lovers generally and notably as a wonderful corrective to today's age of unbelief - hearing (and playing) these works truly is a tonic for the soul![Personally, I wish they had been printed in portrait instead of the landscape format used here;however, I do know that a number of organists like this particular format and so this form has no bearing upon the mark hereby given.]GET IT!!!

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Treasury of great composer's best-known works for organ, including Six Pieces (Liszt ranked them with the masterpieces of Bach), Trois Pieces-including the well-known "Piece Heroique"-and the Trois Chorals, perhaps Franck's finest organ works. Reproduced directly from authoritative Durand edition in an oblong format designed for easy use at the keyboard.

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Organ-Stops and Their Artistic Registration [Paperback] Review

Detailed descriptions of every stop, rank and division of the organ. This book even explains how the pipes are made.

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This 1921 classic by a renowned organ builder provides organists and all those interested in the instrument with a guide to its numerous stops, among them bassoon, bass tuba, cymbal, double trumpet, oboe, piccolo, viola da gamba, and xylophone. The text supplies various names of each stop in different languages, traces their origins, and describes their construction, tonal characteristics, and value in artistic combination and registration. A fascinating book about the "Monarch of all Instruments" for students, teachers, and professional musicians. A "must-have" for the organist's library. Introduction by Rollin Smith. 5 plates of illustrations.

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Very Special Sacred Songs: Organ Music Book [Paperback] Review

This book is very well done and easily learned for the moderate-beginner organist.The arrangements are beautifully done and well worth the time it takes to master them.Even if you have difficulty with the bass clef notes, you can easily figure them out if you know the chords, which are also included.Unlike piano books you also have the pedal notes.It has made my playing the organ much more enjoyable.

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56 classics, including: Abide with Me * Amazing Grace * Blessed Redeemer * An Evening Prayer * Faith of Our Fathers * He's Got the Whole World in His Hands * His Eye Is on the Sparrow * I Love to Tell the Story * In the Garden * Just a Closer Walk with Thee * A Mighty Fortress Is Our God * Morning Has Broken * O Perfect Love * The Old Rugged Cross * What a Friend We Have in Jesus * and more.

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Toccatas, Fantasias, Passacaglia and Other Works for Organ [Paperback] Review

With this volume we get some of the most striking, popular and yet profound of J.S. Bach's organ music:the 4 Toccata and Fugue pairs, the g-minor Fantasia and Fugue, the great c-minor Passacaglia and Fugue, and a number of other thoroughly-beautiful works (e.g., the Fantasias in G-major {"Pièce d'Orgue"} and c-minor).This way, the other 2 volumes of 1) Preludes & Fugues where the Preludes are strictly preludes, plus 2) the initial volume of trio-sonate, the 3rd-part of the Klavierubung and various Chorale-Preludes and workings around, are properly balanced and complemented to give the overwhelming bulk of Bach's entire organ oeuvre.

All of these are beautifully reproduced from the authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition at a fraction of the price those volumes would cost otherwise![Those who're unhappy about the page-turns had better blame the Bach-Gesellschaft instead!]

Most highly recommended, yet again!Bravo Dover!!!

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Over 20 of the composer's best-loved, most often performed compositions, including the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; the Fugue in B minor on a theme of Corelli, BWV 579, and many more. Reproduced directly from the authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition.

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The Practical Organist: 50 Short Works for Church Services [Paperback] Review

This collection of pieces by Alexandre Guilmant, an early 20th century French organist, contains a wide variety of pieces ranging from single-manual interludes to 4-manual and pedal marches and preludes.The engravings are easy to read and are well-put-together. This collection belongs in any serious organist's collection!

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This collection of 50 brief liturgical works by a brilliant French composer offers organists a practical resource of selections ideally suited to church services and recitals. A tremendous variety of music for sacred occasions appears here, including offertories, preludes, postludes, marches, meditations, and music for communion services. In addition, it features music for special events such as Christmas melodies, joyful airs for weddings, and solemn prayers and funerary pieces. This inexpensive, convenient edition contains complete organ registrations throughout.

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