Adagios for Organ (Dover Music for Organ) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486457346 ISBN 13: 9780486457345

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2007

Synopsis

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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About the Author

A well-known performer as well as an internationally renowned scholar, Rollin Smith has compiled and edited 14 other popular Dover organ books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0486457346
• ISBN 13: 9780486457345
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Rollin Smith