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1 New Keyboard Music Selah helps successful church musicians

2 Benjamin Cornelius-Bates ORGAN SOLO Commissioned for the 2018 American Guild of Organists National Convention in Kansas City Benjamin Cornelius- Sonata 1 organ solo Bates Sonata 1 Benjamin Cornelius-Bates organ solo n n $15 Benjamin Cornelius-Bates s Sonata I commission explicitly requested a work of only intermediate technical difficulty so that it could be accessible to a large number of organists. In addition to the whole piece being a striking concert work, the four varied movements of the sonata can serve as individual service voluntaries. The Sonata as a whole will make a wonderful recital piece, and the individual movements are sure to find their way into church organists voluntary libraries world-wide. John Deahl, KC AGO convention committee 2

3 ORGAN SOLO In Memoriam Alfred V. Fedak Alfred V. organ solo Fedak In Memoriam Alfred V. Fedak organ solo n n $10 Based on the Scottish pipe tune Balmoral, this piece by Alfred V. Fedak is a memorial lament of warm remembrance. Filled with many different opportunities to use the organ s solo stops, the music builds to an emphatic climax, before an introspective and quiet coda. Moderately easy. 3

4 ORGAN SOLO Prelude on a gaelic hymn Alfred V. Fedak Prelude on a Gaelic Hymn Alfred V. Fedak organ solo n n $7 The composer notes that this prelude on the beautiful Gaelic hymn Columcille (appearing in several hymnals with varied texts) can be played loudly and boldly or quietly and gently. This flexibility makes the piece useful as nearly any kind of service voluntary; it would also make an excellent wedding or funeral selection. Moderately easy. 4

5 ORGAN SOLO Trumpet Tune Alfred V. Fedak organ solo n n $7 A hymn tune by Scott Hyslop (Zehender) serves as the melodic material for Fedak s festive trumpet tune in G major. It makes an excellent postlude, processional, or other sort of ceremonial music. Moderately easy. 5

6 ORGAN SOLO Arioso Craig Phillips Craig Phillips organ solo Arioso Craig Phillips organ solo n n $10 This reflective work is useful for service or recital. Outer sections unfold a slowly rising lyric melody and surround an inner section of slightly greater intensity. A hauntingly beautiful piece for organ solo, written in memory of Peter and Lois Fyfe, this will find many uses: worship, recital, wedding, or funeral. it is charming and can be effectively played on any size instrument. Cross Accent, Spring

7 ORGAN SOLO Craig Phillips Paean organ solo Paean Craig Phillips organ solo n n $10 Commissioned by the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, this spirited piece makes a terrific postlude or a recital opener. Fanfare flourishes combine with toccata-like figurations throughout. The raised fourth scale degree of the Lydian mode imbues the harmonies with a true sense of exultation. Phillips articulative and harmonic detail adds layers of challenge and excitement to the music. Medium level in difficulty, this fiery composition is suitable for recital and festive occasions. Cross Accent, Spring

8 ORGAN SOLOS Sarabande Ode and Salutation organ solos Craig Phillips Sarabande/ Ode & Salutation Craig Phillips organ solos n n $12.50 Two individual organ works by Craig Philips ( Sarabande and Ode and Salutation ) comprise this volume. Both pieces are dedicated in memory of organist Jonathan Biggers, who was a close friend and champion of the composer. Sarabande is a lyric meditation inspired by the O Lord, support us evening collect from the Book of Common Prayer. Ode and Salutation begins quietly, with solemnity; the music gradually builds to a glorious ending of resplendent affirmation. 8

9 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 Craig Phillips Organ, brass quintet, percussion, choir, and congregation n n $35 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. 9 All Creatures of Our God and King Lasst uns erfreuen Craig Phillips Organ, brass quintet, percussion, choir, and congregation n n $50 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.)

10 HYMN ACCOMPANIMENTS Robert McCormick Harmonizations HymnRobert Intonations Preludes & Free Harmonizations McCormick Volume XVIII Robert McCormick Harmonizations hymn accompaniments n n $17.50 These hymn free harmonizations draw on Robert McCormick s years of experience as a church musician and his own style of hymn playing. The accompaniments are rich in activity and detail and will be useful to support a strong singing congregation. Hymn tunes included: Aurelia, Duke Street, Easter Hymn, Hanover, Hyfrydol, Leoni, Nicaea, Rockingham, St. Ablinus, St. Anne, St. Magnus, Ton-y-botel, Wareham, Westminster Abbey, Winchester New This is one of the few volumes I plan to turn to for free accompaniments AAM Journal, April

11 HYMN ACCOMPANIMENTS Stuart Forster Harmonizations & Descants Set 1 Stuart Forster Harmonizations & Descants Set 2 Stuart Intonations Preludes & Free Harmonizations Hymn Hymn Intonations Preludes & Free Harmonizations Volume XIX Forster Volume XX Stuart Forster Harmonizations & Descants Set 1 hymn settings n n $20 Stuart Forster Harmonizations & Descants Set 2 hymn settings n n $20 Stuart Forster is a seasoned church musician with particular interest in exploring the art of congregational singing and creative accompanying, and he has authored a book on the subject. This generous collection of harmonizations and descants provides a rich source of material for use in worship. While a number of familiar tunes are present, also included are hymns that do not have as much published material available. The descants are provided in tune-only reproducible form at the end of the collection for use by the choir. 11 Set 1 tunes include Abbot s Leigh, Birmingham, Darwall s 148 th, Hanover, King s Lynn, Laudate Dominum, Litton, Lobe den Herren, Nun Danket alle Gott, Ora Labora, Regent Square, Rendez à Dieu, St. Anne, St. Denio, Slane, Winchester New, Winchester Old, Woodlands & more! Set 2 tunes include Aus der Tiefe, Crimond, Down Ampney, Engelberg, Gardiner, Hyfrydol, In Babilone, Kingsfold, Lasst uns Erfreuen, Llanfair, Nicaea, Puer Nobis, Richmond, St. Columba, St. Magnus, Salzburg, Sine Nomine, Victory & more!

12 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. 12

13 ORGAN SOLO Sarabande organ solo David Ashley White Sarabande David Ashley White organ solo n n $7 This expressive miniature from David Ashley White combines a soaring, lyric melody with a lush accompaniment. The music builds to a full organ climax in the middle and then fades away to tranquility at the end. Moderately easy. 13

14 Bennett is winner of the 2018 AGO/ECS Publishing Award in Choral Composition! ORGAN SOLO 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. 14

15 ORGAN SOLO 6Robert J. Powell P Preludes salm Robert J. Powell 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. 15

16 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 31 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 16

17 ORGAN SOLO AGO Houston 2016 Bayoubüchlein Bayoubüchlein New Chorale Preludes AGO Houston

18 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 Craig Phillips 18

19 ORGAN SOLO Let All That Hath Breath An organ album for the 50 th anniversary of the Association of Anglican Musicians 19

20 ORGAN Triptych on Fredericktown organ solo Alfred V. Fedak Triptych on FREDERICKTOWN Alfred V. Fedak organ n n $10 Alfred V. Fedak has written a useful Triptych (Prelude, Trio, and Finale) on Charles Anders hymn tune, Fredericktown. This hymn appear in a number of contemporary hymnals to Fred Pratt Green s When in our music God is glorified, or Sylvia Dunstan s In all our grief. The three movements work well as a prelude, offertory, and postlude when using the hymn during a worship service. 20