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1 New Keyboard Music Selah helps successful church musicians

2 Bayoubüchlein New Chorale Preludes AGO Houston 2016 organ solos n n $50 This distinctive new collection of organ music for the liturgical year was commissioned for the 2016 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists in Houston. The title refers to J. S. Bach s volume of chorale-based organ works and Houston s Gulf Coast waterways. Realizing that newer hymn tunes often lacked chorale preludes, the convention s new music committee decided that each piece in this collection would be based on a hymn tune composed since The works chosen are a combination of pieces commissioned by the convention and pieces selected from an open call for scores. Commissioned composers Chelsea Chen (Bethold) David Dahl (Dunedin) Nancy Galbraith (Mississippi) Anne Roberts (Seed, Scattered and Sown) Aaron David Miller (Rejoice, Rejoice) Rebecca Groom te Velde (Judas and Mary) Additional Composers Robert Train Adams Hon Ki Cheung Matthew Corl Benjamin Cornelius-Bates Ruth Draper Michael Emmerich Thomas Fielding Gregory Hamilton Joyce Kull Louise Mundinger Brenda Portman Bernard Wayne Sanders Joyce Moon Strobel Larry Taylor, Donald VerKuilen Kathryn Sparks White 2

3 AGO Houston 2016 Bayoubüchlein Bayoubüchlein New Chorale Preludes AGO Houston

4 Let All That Hath Breath An Organ Album for the 50 th anniversary of the Association of Anglican Musicians organ solos n n $35 This album of 12 compositions by 12 composers was prepared in celebration of the 50 th anniversary of the Association of Anglican Musicians, with support from a bequest from the estate of Bishop Chilton Powell and his wife Elizabeth. Some pieces are published for the first time, and a few are new editions of out of print material composed by individuals important during AAM s history. Most of the works are relatively brief in duration and based on hymn tunes. All will provide useful and distinctive voluntaries for worship. Air Gerre Hancock Introduction & Fanfare on Helmsley Bruce Neswick Var. on Good Christians, All Marilyn Keiser Fantasia on Wondrous Love David Hurd The Women at the Tomb Dorothy J. Papadakos Shalom (Peace), from The Aeolian Sonata Dan Locklair Prelude on Fight On, My Soul Robert J. Powell Sacred Dance on Holy Manna Janette Fishell A Love So Fierce and Free: A Litany David Ashley White Trumpet Tune in D Sam Batt Owens Fanfare Alec Wyton Prelude on Engelberg 4

5 Let All That Hath Breath An organ album for the 50 th anniversary of the Association of Anglican Musicians 5

6 Improvisation on Nicaea organ solo Alfred V. Fedak Alfred V. Fedak Improvisation on Nicaea Alfred V. Fedak organ solo n n $10 This dignified treatment of the familiar hymn Nicaea ( Holy, holy, holy ) would make an excellent postlude for any time in the church year. Fedak takes the tune through seven key areas before returning to a sturdy presentation of the entire tune in the home key of D. 6

7 Scherzo Ostinato organ solo Alfred V. Fedak Scherzo Ostinato Alfred V. Fedak organ solo n n $12 This exciting concert scherzo is based on a theme by Thomas Ravenscroft. The work begins quickly but quietly, with an apprehensive atmosphere. The music gains in energy and volume, building towards a dramatic conclusion. An impressive (though only moderately difficult) work for recital, or Lenten postlude. 7

8 FESTIVAL HYMN SETTING Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee Hymn to Joy festival hymn setting for choir, congregation, & organ ALFRED V. FEDAK Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee Hymn to Joy Alfred V. Fedak organ, choir, and congregation n n $10 Beethoven s Hymn to Joy receives a congregational hymn setting by Fedak that will prove useful for festal occasions. The music begins with an extended organ toccata as an ebullient introduction. This is followed by a straight-forward but engaging organ and congregational setting that will require almost no preparation time, thus allowing for spending rehearsal time on other music. 8

9 Partita on NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT organ solo Craig Phillips Partita on Nun Danket alle Gott organ solo n n $10 s signature organ style is on full display in this colorful partita on the familiar Thanksgiving hymn Now Thank We All Our God. Structured without break, the music begins with a dramatic introduction and continues on to several different contemplative treatments of the tune before a rousing fughetta turns into a toccata to bring the work to a glorious ending. 9

10 Rhapsody for organ Rhapsody organ solo n n $20 Commissioned for the Taylor Organ Competition of the Atlanta Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, this large-scale concert piece by displays all his hallmark color and brilliance. The outer sections are fast and bright, while the extended inner section is slow, lush, and expressive. 10

11 Prelude on the Carillon d Alet organ solo Fugue on the Carillon d Alet organ solo Prelude on the Fugue on the Carillon d Alet Carillon d Alet organ solo n n $10 organ solo n n $10 Written as a companion piece for his fugue, s prelude is inspired by the distinctive character of Duruflé s beloved Scherzo. As with the fugue, the musical theme is derived from the bells of the Eglise-St. André in the village of Alet-les-Bains, France. The prelude may be used to precede the fugue, or it can also stand alone as its own work. The composer writes: This piece is based on the bells of the Eglise-St. André in the village of Alet-les-Bains, France. This is a somewhat fanciful interpretation of the simple, but very interesting two-tone angelus that is heard three times daily from the bell tower of the church, which is adjacent to the ruins of the 11 th century Notre- Dame Abbey. 11

12 INSTRUMENTAL Lauda Anima Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven for Organ, Brass Quintet & Timpani Choir & Congregation Full Score and Parts Hymn Arrangements by Craig PHILLIPS All Creatures of Our God and King Lasst uns Erfreuen Craig PHILLIPS Hymn Arrangements by AGO Houston 2016 Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven Lauda Anima Organ, brass quintet, percussion, choir, and congregation n n $35 All Creatures of Our God and King Lasst uns erfreuen Organ, brass quintet, percussion, choir, and congregation n n $50 Commissioned by the American Guild of Organists for the 2016 National Convention in Houston, this organ/brass/percussion arrangement of one of the great hymns of praise will enliven any festival service. The setting includes an instrumental introduction followed by treatments of the four sung verses. 12 Commissioned for the 2016 National Convention in Houston, this organ/brass/ percussion arrangement of one of the great hymns of praise will enliven any festival service. The setting includes an instrumental introduction followed by treatments of the seven sung verses. (The fifth and sixth verses feature women s and men s voices respectively.)

13 ORGAN AND INSTRUMENTS Three Pastoral Scenes for violin, bassoon, & organ Three Pastoral Scenes organ, violin, and bassoon n n $25 Phillips has written a number of effective pieces of chamber music involving organ. This suite employs the unusual combination of violin and bassoon with organ. The three short movements each have a different character: a bucolic andante grazioso first movement (perhaps depicting the gentle countryside), a warm and gently lyrical movement with a flowing texture (perhaps a brook scene), and a very energetic, rustic dance finale. Score includes reproducible parts for instrumentalists. 13

14 PIANO Three Reflections on Hymn Tunes for solo piano David Ashley White David Ashley White Three Reflections on Hymn Tunes David Ashley White piano n n $10 These moderately easy piano pieces are treatments of three hymn tunes: the Welsh tune Avon (also known as Martyrdom), the Sacred Harp melody A Song of Texas, and one of White s original tune (Garden District). Expressive and lyrically pianistic, the pieces are suitable for service preludes and interludes; or all three together as a concert suite. 14

15 A Second Light Organ solo David Ashley White A Second Light David Ashley White organ solo n n $9 A beautiful, elegant organ solo based on the plainsong melody Jesu dulcis memoria. This is an atmospheric work with a contemporary harmonic language that coheres and embraces beauty. The Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians 15

16 ORGAN AND TRUMPET Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee Biblical Sketches for organ and trumpet in C by David Schelat Hymn to Joy festival hymn setting for choir, congregation, & organ David In the beginning (Genesis 1:1 5) Schelat David danced before the Lord with all his might (II Samuel 6:14) Biblical Sketches David Schelat organ and trumpet n n $15 Commissioned for the 2015 Pittsburgh Regional Convention of the American Guild of Organists. The two movements explore very contrasting moods, forming either an effective concert diptych or a prelude and postlude for services. The first movement is a quiet rhapsody depicting creation emerging from the earth without form and void. The hymn tune Bunessan makes subtle appearances. The second movement depicts David s dance before the ark in a rondo of energetic praise. Though the first movement in particular requires great expressive musicianship, the diptych is only of moderate difficulty overall, and the trumpet part does not go above an A-- making it useful for amateur or professional players alike. 16

17 Joyful, Joyful, We Prelude Adore & Toccata Thee on KINGSFOLD Hymn to Joy organ solo Mary Beth Bennett organ solo Mary Beth Bennett Mary Beth Bennett Prelude & Toccata on Kingsfold Mary Beth Bennett organ solo n n $12.50 This two movement treatment of the English folk hymn Kingsfold was commissioned for the 2015 Pittsburgh Mid-Atlantic Regional Convention of the American Guild of Organists. The expressive prelude begins with a lush, broad treatment with the melody presented in the pedal on a 4 stop. A brief, celeste interlude leads to a flowing, plainchant-like setting before the mysterious celeste music returns to close. The ebullient toccata takes the hymn through a variety of keys with a perpetually moving texture. 17

18 From Harp to Pipe Early American Hymn Tunes Robert J. Powell Robert J. Powell From Harp to Pipe Early American Hymn Tunes Robert J. Powell organ solo n n $15 Powell has composed six preludes on early American hymn tunes: Lenox ( Blow Ye the Trumpet Blow ), Babel s Streams ( By the Waters of Babylon ), The Saint s Delight ( In Adam We Have All Been One ), Samanthra ( Isaiah the Prophet ), Savannah ( Jesus, Lord, We Look to Thee ), and Bethel ( O for a Closer Walk with God ). The beautiful and ruggedly modal character of the original tunes is respected and highlighted in Powell s accessible settings. 18

19 6Robert J. Powell P salm Preludes 6 Psalm Preludes Robert J. Powell organ solo n n $15 Robert Powell has been composing organ psalm preludes for decades, and this new offering contains six short, expressive organ pieces that will make ideal service voluntaries. The totality (or subset groupings) may also be played as concert music, or combined with some of Powell s other psalm preludes from years past. 19

20 INSTRUMENTS AND VOICE A Mohawk River Suite Alfred V. Fedak A Mohawk River Suite Alfred V. Fedak keyboards, flute, voice n n $25 Originally composed for a house concert involving various keyboard instruments (harpsichord, piano, and organ), flute, and singers, this work can also be seen as an anthology of musical settings and variations on the familiar hymn Shall We Gather at the River? The keyboard movements in various historical musical styles can be easily adapted for any keyboard instrument or performance context. Several of the movements with voice could be used as stand-alone settings, and there is also an ornamented baroque-style air for flute and keyboard that would make an effective offertory. The suite concludes with a solo organ toccata: an excellent postlude. 20