The Practical Organist: 50 Short Works for Church Services

by Alexandre Guilmant

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486416861
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	07/03/2001
Series:	Dover Music for Organ Series
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 11.90(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

"Op. 39, Nos. 1-6"
  Elevation in F
  Offertory in A
  March in D
  "To Anthems (in Dm, G) "
  Communion in E minor
  Offertory in C minor on Christmas Carols
"Op. 41, Nos. 1-6"
  Prelude in E-flat
  Magnificat in G
  Funeral March in C minor
  Cantabile in F
  Processional March in A
  Elevation in E Minor
"Op. 46, Nos. 1-6"
  Communion in D
  "Strophe for the Hymn "Iste Confessor" (in Em) [Op. 46, No. 3]"
  Postlude in F [Op. 46 No. 2]
  Melody in G
  March in F
  Offertory in E-flat
"Op. 47, Nos. 1-4"
  Canzona in F Minor
  Grand Triumphal Chorus in A
  Offertory in C minor
  Prayer in B-flat
"Op. 49, Nos. 1-6"
  Absolution in E minor
  "Offertory on "O filii" (in G/Gm)"
  Allegretto in B
  "Fuga "alla Handel" in F"
  Choral in G
  "Four Versets (in D, Cm, G modal, Em)"
"Op. 50, Nos. 1-3"
  Invocation in E-flat
  The Manger: Pastorale and Adoration (in A minor/A Major)
  "Postlude in F on the Hymn "Iduant Justitiam"
"Op. 52, Nos. 1, 2, 4"
  "Grand Chorus in March Form, in Gregorian Tonality"
  Madrigal in E-flat
  Andante con moto in F
"Op. 55, Nos. 1-5"
  Allegro non troppo in A minor
  Scherzo Symphonique in C
  Elegy in F minor
  Strophes for the Ascension Hymn (in Gregorian Tonality)
  "Ite Missa Est" in D minor"
"Op. 56, No. 2"
  March in D
"Op. 57, Nos. 1, 4"
  Allegro moderato e pastorale in E
  Meditation in B minor
"Op. 58, Nos. 1, 4"
  Prelude and Fugue in E minor
  Andante con moto in E-flat
"Op. 59, Nos. 1, 3"
  Torchlight March in F
  "Communion in G on "Ecce Panis Angelorum"
Works with uncertain opus numbers
  Bridal Chorus in D-flat
  Interlude in E-flat
  "O Salutaris Hostia": Elevation in F"
  Prayer in A-flat
  Offertory in D