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Summary:

A selection of music appropriate for memorials and funerals, including pieces by Bach, Brahms, Elgar, Dvorak, Handel, Mendelssohn, Parry, Satie, Schubert, Vierne, and others.

Table of Contents:

• A grand dirge / Thomas Atwood
• Chorale prelude on 'Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf' ; Chorale prelude on 'Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier' ; Chorale prelude on 'Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin' ; Chorale prelude on 'Nun danket alle Gott' ; Sonatina from Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit ; Sinfonia from Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe / J.S. Bach
• Ave Maria / J.S. Bach/C. Gounod
• Chorale prelude on 'O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen' ; How lovely are thy dwellings from Ein deutsches Requiem / Johannes Brahms
• Nimrod from Variations on an original theme / Edward Elgar
• Desiderium / Robert Gower
• Pavane / Gabriel Fauré
• Largo from Symphony no. 9 in E minor / Antonín Dvořák
• I know that my Redeemer liveth from Messiah ; Ombra mai fu from Serse / G.F. Handel
• O rest in the Lord from Elijah / Felix Mendelssohn
• For the little organ book ; Chorale prelude on 'Eventide' / C. Hubert H. Parry
• Pavane pour une infante défunte / Maurice Ravel
• Gymnopédie no. 1 / Erik Satie
• Adagio from String quintet in C minor ; Andante con moto from String quartet no. 14 in D minor / Franz Schubert
• Bist du bei mir / G.H. Stözel
• Contemplation on "On eagle's wings' / Michael Joncas
• Prelude on 'Crimond' / Rebecca Groom te Velde
• Berceuse (sur les paroles classiques) / Louis Vierne
• Folk tune / Percy Whitlock.

Contributors:

Elloway, Julian , editor, arranger of music

Morris, Christopher, 1922-2014 , arranger of music

Gower, Robert, 1952- , composer, arranger of music

Te Velde, Rebecca Groom, 1956- , composer, arranged of music

Attwood, Thomas, 1765-1838

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934

Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924

Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847

Parry, C. Hubert H. (Charles Hubert Hastings), 1848-1918

Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937

Satie, Erik, 1866-1925

Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828

Stölzel, Gottfried Heinrich, 1690-1749

Vierne, Louis, 1870-1937

Whitlock, Percy, 1903-1946

Language Notes:

Staff notation.

Included Works:

Dirge [by Attwood, T.]

Orgelbüchlein [by Bach, J.S.] > Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf

Orgelbüchlein [by Bach, J.S.] > Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 633

Orgelbüchlein [by Bach, J.S.] > Mit Fried' und Freud' ich fahr' dahin

Choräle von verschiedener Art, BWV 651-668 [by Bach, J.S.] > Nun danket alle Gott

Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit [by Bach, J.S.] > Sonatina (arranged)

Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe [by Bach, J.S.] > Sinfonia (arranged)

Wohltemperierte Klavier [by Bach, J.S.] > 1. T. > Nr. 1 > Praeludium (arranged)

Choralvorspiele [by Brahms, J.] > Op. 122 > O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen

Deutsches Requiem [by Brahms, J.] > Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (arranged)

Variations on an original theme [by Elgar, E.] > Nimrod (arranged)

Desiderium [by Gower, R.]

Pavan, orchestra, op. 50, F♯ minor [by Fauré, G.] (arranged)

Symphonies [by Dvořák, A.] > No. 9, op. 95, E minor > Largo (arranged)

Messiah [by Handel, G.F.] > I know that my Redeemer liveth (arranged)

Serse [by Handel, G.F.] > Ombra mai fù (arranged)

Elias [by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, F.] > Sei stille dem Herrn (arranged)

For the little organ book [by Parry, C.H.H.]

Chorale preludes [by Parry, C.H.H.] > (1916) > Eventide

Pavane pour une infante défunte [by Ravel, M.] (arranged)

Gymnopédies [by Satie, E.] > No 1 (arranged)

Quintets, violins (2), viola, cellos (2) [by Schubert, F.] > D. 956, C major > Adagio (arranged)

Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello [by Schubert, F.] > D. 810, D minor > Andante con moto (arranged)

Diodemes [by Stölzel, G.H.] > Bist du bei mir (arranged)

Contemplation on On eagle's wings [by Te Velde, R.G.]

Prelude on Crimond [by Te Velde, R.G.]

Pièces en style libre [by Vierne, L.] > Berceuse

Short pieces [by Whitlock, P.] > Folk tune

Subjects:

Organ music

Funeral music

Memorial music

Genres:

Funeral music

Memorial music

Arrangements (Music)

Scores

Performance Medium:

1 performer: organ
1 performer: organ

Physical Description:

1 score (68 pages) ; 31 cm
op. 50
no. 9, op. 95
No 1
D. 956
D. 810

Call Numbers:

M14.4.F8 O9 2018

ISBNs:

0193401193
9780193401198

OCLC Numbers:

1046410476