| Adagios for Organ Contributor(s): Smith, Rollin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0486457346 ISBN-13: 9780486457345 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2007 Annotation: Suitable for intermediate and experienced organists, this appealing collection features 43 organ works in slow tempo. Its tremendous variety includes pieces by such celebrated composers for organ as J. S. Bach, Guilmant, Vierne, and Widor, as well as works by Brahms, Couperin, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schumann, Saint-Saens, and others. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical - Music | Printed Music - Piano & Keyboard Repertoire |
| Dewey: 786.5 |
| Series: Dover Music for Organ |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 9" W x 11.83" (0.78 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 (M ditation and Adagio, from Sonata No. 6, Op. 86), Louis Vierne (Pr lude Fun bre, 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-Sa ns, and others. Editor Rollin Smith provides notes on the music, with background information on each piece. |