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Bach’s most famous organ piece, with a bar-graph score. FAQ Q: Where can I get free sheet music for this piece? A: Sheet music for this can be found here: tinyurl.com Q: Who wrote Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor? Q: Isn’t that like asking who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb? A: Heh-heh. A theory has recently (1981) been put forth that JS Bach did not write this piece. A brief summary of the supporting evidence for this theory can be read here: en.wikipedia.org Q: What’s wrong with synchronization …
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are you out of your mind ?
If you browse around on the website of the AGO – American Guild of Organists – I betcha you will find discussion of works you like. Also – hit Amazon. They OFTEN will send you suggestions ' "people who bought THAT also bought THIS . . ." OR even just read the CD (online?) and see what else is on the same one.
If there is a big church in your town – or if you are visiting a big city – see if there are organ concerts. My city does noontimes summer organ recital – 30 minutes long – and they are free. People just wander it, sit and listen.
If you are in Philadelphia, the big department store there – used to be Lord and Taylor, might have been sold again – has a HUGE pipe organ, and there are free concerts every day! LOTS of places do that – again, see if you can find links from the AGO.
Howard Goodall, the music writer and composer, covered this very thing (or something very similar) in one of his Channel 4 TV programmes and books.
The only problem is, I'm not sure which programme it was. It could have been "Big Bangs", "Organ Works" or "How Music Works" – but it would be worth checking these out at the library.
J.S. Bach "Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor"
…is a good one. It builds on the same bass notes repeated over and over to a terrific climax.
Olivier Messiaen wrote some very unusual-sounding works, many of which could certainly be interpreted as rather "dark" (although, surprisingly, he was fascinated with light and birds and spirituality – it's just that his compositional style is quite dramatic and complex, and definitely an acquired taste.)
Glorious Pipes: Organ Music Through the Ages on Deutsche Grammophon features a breathtaking version of this! This double-CD compilation is a must-have for anyone who enjoys pipe organ music. These are full digital recordings and are true sonic masterpieces.
I found Diane Bish very exciting but maybe a little breathlessly fast. I've seen that organ in Ulm Cathedral. A wonder to behold. One of the world's great cathedrals.
An interesting drop in pitch for Marie-Claire Alain's version. Perhaps YouTube was to blame as it also sounds a bit on the slow side. The organ at St Etienne de Caen is a roaring Cavaillé-Coll monster. Wonderful! Exactly the sort of instrument French music needs to be played on (although the Ulm organ was magnificent).
Back to pitch for the third version. A speed between the previous two (a 'safe' speed). Another Cavaillé-Coll organ. I'm sure you posted this once before several months ago (didn't you?).
I would go for Diane Bish's helter-skelter rendition for its sheer excitement, lack of fear and bravura. Brava!
Here you go:
http://www.baroquecds.com/organtable.html
can anyone tell me any organ music with lots of deep notes and practically no high notes
J.S. Bach Toccata and Fugue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FXoyr_FyFw
Ouch,
This guy plays with the temp too much to his whim.
Also it sounds like its being played on some cheap looped sample rather than a real organ. Look elsewhere.
Thanks, I’ll have to check that out tomorrow!
I’m in the process of learning this song, it’s certainly satisfying. I’m only maybe a third through the first motion. I’m workin’ on it!
The ultimate halloween song
too many to list so i will just spout what I am thinking right now.
well-tempered clavier (about 47 pieces)
unaccompanied cello suite (around 35?)
Brandenburg concerto (around 35?)
oh screw it – i like everything he does, its all my favorite.
Hmm. You could try "Vela, Together We Await The Storm" by The Human Abstract
And even if it's not what you heard, it's still a fantastic song.
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Bach wrote loads of organ music. Some of the more popular pieces include:
- Passacaglia and Fugue for Organ in C minor, BWV 582
- Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, "Dorian", BWV 538 (This is a different toccata in D Minor. Yours is most likely the BWV 565).
- Prelude and Fugue for Organ in D Major, "Little", BWV 532
- Toccata, Adagio and Fugue for Organ in C Major, BWV 564
- Pastorale for Organ in F Major, BWV 590
- Prelude and Fugue for Organ in E Flat Major, "St. Anne", BWV 552
- Prelude and Fugue for Organ in E Minor, "Wedge", BWV 548
… And many more. I could go on. You can find any or all of these pieces in a single recital disc of Bach's organ music. Notable organists in this repertory include Helmut Walcha, Peter Hurford, Marie-Claire Alain and Simon Preston. I have the recordings by all four organists (though not of the same pieces). A good starting point might be the recital disc by Peter Hurford (Decca 443 485-2)
If Bach bores you after a while, then you can fast forward to the 19th-20th century, where organ music is dominated by French composers:
Cesar Franck:
- Grande piece symphonique in F Sharp Minor, Op. 17
- Pastorale in E Major
- Final in B Flat Major
Marcel Dupre:
- 79 Chorales, Op. 28
- Symphonie-Passion, Op. 23
- Variations on an Old Noel, Op. 20
Maurice Durufle:
- Prelude and Fugue on the name of Alain, Op. 7
- Suite, Op. 5
Charles-Marie Widor:
- Symphony No. 1 in C Minor
- Symphony No, 2 in D Major
- Symphony No. 5 in F Minor
- Symphony No. 3 for Organ and Orchestra
(the other 3 symphonies are for solo organ)
I know that for the piano it's early-to-mid advanced. I think it would be pretty much the same for organ, but I don't know for sure : )
Widor’s Toccata???
Seems to me, you love J.S. Bach's music, in which I do, too..
The Dorian, Passacaglia……..to many to be named of…great great pieces..
Mendelssohn's Sonatas (he wrote 6) are great too…
I was wondering whether you would like to listen to some "French" organ music..
unlike German, they are much colorful in texture….
ever hear of the infamous Widor Toccata from his organ Symphony No.5? Almost every organist play this repertoire..
Marcel Dupre's prelude and fugue, Variation sur un Vieux Noel, Cortege and Litany, ……………………..
Poulenc's organ concerto….
Saint-Saens has many, but I am not a big fan of his…
his Symphony No.3 is a "organ" symphony…
Cesar Franck's Prelude, Fugue et Variation…………
Messiaen's L'ascension, Messe de la Pentecote…………
Reger's passacaglia and Fugue,…………….
there are too many…….
Very flavorful…well, vibrant I should say…in texture if you listen to French organ music as compare to the German school…
very good, awesome!!
I have it in violin and piano. if you want it just email me at basulto38@hotmail.com
I don't have any specific organ pieces but try the piano ones from Castlevania:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=_MM_Q0nfaG0
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=iGzMIQT1MeE&feature=related