Adagios for Organ [Lingua inglese] - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486457346 ISBN 13: 9780486457345

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2007

Riassunto

Intermediate and experienced organists will prize this appealing original collection of organ works in slow tempo. Its forty-three adagios range from the Baroque era to modern times, offering a tremendous variety of pieces for public and private performance.
Highlights include works by such celebrated composers for organ as Johann Sebastian Bach ("Hark! A Voice Saith, All Are Mortal," BWV 643), Alexandre Guilmant (Méditation and Adagio, from Sonata No. 6, Op. 86), Louis Vierne (Prélude Funèbre, Op. 4), and Charles-Marie Widor (Adagio from Symphonie No. 5, Op. 42-1). Other pieces include the popular Largo from Handel's 1738 opera, Xerxes; Liszt's tribute to his friend, "At the Grave of Richard Wagner"; and pieces by Brahms, Couperin, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schumann, Saint-Saëns, and others. Editor Rollin Smith provides notes on the music, with background information on each piece.

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43 organ works in slow tempo.

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Suitable for intermediate and experienced organists, this appealing collection features 43 organ works in slow tempo. Its tremendous variety includes pieces by such celebrated composers for organ as JS Bach, Guilman, Vierne and Widor, as well as works by Brahms, Couperin, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schumann, Saint Saens, and other.

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0486457346
• ISBN 13: 9780486457345
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 120
• Redattore: Smith Rollin