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1. Fanfare for Organ. -J. N. Lemmens 1823-1881 A Belgian, the son of an organist , he was himself devoted to the organ from his earliest years. In his later years he spent his time at an institution in Malines for raising the standards of liturgical music in the Roman Catholic Church. The lively Fanfare for Organ is one of several concert pieces which he composed.
2. Voluntary 5 Op. 6 -J. Stanley (1713-1786) John Stanley was a pupil of G.F. Handel. In this particular voluntary The second movement shows off lively contrasting sections using the powerful trumpet stop.
3. Communion in G. -A. Guilmant 1837-1911 In his early twenties Guilmant took an intensive course of organ studies with Lemmens in Brussels, and thenceforward held a great reputation as a recitalist, and also as a composer. He wrote a prodigious amount of music for organ. His Communion in G is a quiet meditative piece with some chromatic harmonies characteristic of the late 19th. century.
4. Toccata in Em- J. Pachelbel (1653-1706) A German composer, Johann Pachelbel was one of the foremost composers of his time. He held posts of organist in Vienna, Eisenach, Erfurt, Stuttgart and Gotha. J.S.Bach was considerably influenced by his work. A toccata could be defined as a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style.
5. Toccata Quinta in C - J. Speth (1664 -c.1720) Its alternative title is "Funfftes musicalisches Blumen-Feld". It is one of the pieces in his Liber Organi consisting of ten organ toccatas in contrapuntal style. Johannes Speth served as an organist and composer in Augsburg.
6. Air: Bist du bei Mir. "Be Thou with Me" (BWV508) -J.S. Bach (1685-1750) arr. Noel Rawsthorne. There is some doubt as to whether Bach composed this hauntingly beautiful melody. It is sometimes ascribed to a contemporary of his, G.H. Stolzel (1690-1749)
7. Voluntary in A. -W. Selby (1738-1798) Born in England, he moved to America in 1771, becoming organist at a church in Boston. His influence on the musical life of that town was considerable. His Voluntary in A is typically in French Overture style; viz. two movements, the first, slow and "processional", the second lively and with a brilliant sound.
8. Praeambulum supra Jesu Meine Freude. - J. Krebs (1713-1780) Krebs was first and foremost an organist. He was a pupil of Bach at the Thomasschule in Leipzig. He regarded Krebs as one of his favourite pupils. His instrumental works reflect both the style of Bach and the "galanter stil", i.e. light & graceful.
9. Voluntary 8 Op. 6 -J. Stanley (1713-1786) John Stanley's style of composition belongs to the late Baroque. This Voluntary is in two contrasting movements; largo (slow) followed by an allegro, (lively).
10. Chorale Prelude "Vater Unser im Himmelreich". -D. Buxtehude (1637-1707) The tune of this meditative piece is an embellishment of the traditional chorale setting for the "Our Father" as sung in German Lutheran churches. A solo stop is used for the melody, accompanied by manual and pedals.
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