Robert Gower
The Oxford Book of Ceremonial Music for Organ, Book 2
- 25 ceremonial pieces for manuals and pedals, in a variety of musical forms, suitable for use at services throughout the church's year or as recital repertoire
- Original music for the instrument, spanning the seventeenth century to the present day, including compositions by J. S. Bach, Gigout, Hurford, Francis Jackson, Jongen, Reger, and Whitlock, plus commissions from Gabriel Jackson and George McPhee
- Arrangements of well-known works, including movements from Debussy's Suite bergamasque, Elgar's Spirit of England, Handel's Almira, Kodaly's Háry János, and Ireland's Downland Suite, plus Sousa's Washington Post March
- First publication of York Bowen's Wedding March alongside significant rediscoveries of organ repertoire by John Cook, Ernest Farrar, and Humphrey John Stewart
Paperback
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Published: 30 August 2019 (Estimated)
Difficulty: Moderately Difficult - Difficult
144 Pages | 311x232mm
ISBN: 9780193528369
Table of Contents
Fugue on the Magnificat ('Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn'), J. S. Bach
Scottish Legend from Two Piano Pieces, Op. 54, Amy Beach
Wedding March, York Bowen
Aria, Eugène Bozza
Fanfare (Psalm 81, vv. 1 3), John Cook
Clair de Lune from Suite bergamasque, Claude Debussy
Solemn Prelude from 'For the Fallen' from Spirit of England, Op. 80, Edward Elgar
Elegy, E. B. Farrar
Toccata from 10 Pièces pour orgue, Eugène Gigout
Two Dances: Chaconne and Sarabande from Almira, HWV 1, G. F. Handel
Overture from Saul, HWV 53, G. F. Handel
Paean, Peter Hurford
Elegy from A Downland Suite, John Ireland
Prelude on 'East Acklam', Francis Jackson
Carillon for Nick and Louise, Gabriel Jackson
Pièce pour grand orgue, Joseph Jongen
Intermezzo from Háry János, Zoltán Kodály
Prelude on 'Bunessan', George McPhee
Prelude on 'Nun danket alle Gott', Karl Piutti
Fugue from Variations and Fugue on the 'English National Anthem', Max Reger
Ständchen (Serenade) from Schwanengesang, D. 957, Franz Schubert
Etude from Trois Pièces, Op. 2, A. N. Skryabin
The Washington Post March, John Philip Sousa
Spanish Military March from the music-drama 'Gold', Humphrey John Stewart
March 'Rustic Cavalry' from the Wessex Suite, Percy Whitlock
Composer Information
Robert Gower
Robert Gower studied at The Royal School of Church Music before graduating from Oxford University with a music degree, subsequently working as Director of Music at Radley College, Oxfordshire and Glenalmond College, Perthshire. As an organist, he has broadcast extensively on BBC radio and performs recitals throughout the UK. His commitment to English twentieth-century repertoire is seen in his work as Chairman of the Gerald Finzi and Percy Whitlock charitable trusts and through his editorship of OUP's Finzi and Walton Organ Albums. He is the compiler of several Oxford organ collections.
