Sunday Morning Organist, Volume 5: Best of the Saint Cecilia Series
Item Number: 00-34061
Format: Organ Book
Arranged by E. Power Biggs, Austin C. Lovelace, Gilbert M. Martin, and more
The Saint Cecilia Series for organ was aptly named for the patron saint of musicians who has often been represented in art as playing the organ. This special edition of the Sunday Morning Organist includes many of the most famous pieces compiled into one convenient resource. Many musical genres are represented including traditional hymn tunes, gospel songs, American folk melodies, classical favorites, as well as Christmas and wedding selections. Titles: Arabesque on "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" * Fanfare in C for Organ * Festival Piece on "Nicaea" * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Now Thank We All Our God * Recessional on "Hymn to Joy" * Rigadoun * Shall We Gather at the River * Sinfonia from the Cantata "Wir Danken Dir, Gott" * Sinfonies de Fanfares * Solemn Processional * Toccata on "Adeste Fideles" * Toccata on "Nicaea" (Holy, Holy, Holy) * Two Preludes on American Hymn Tunes * Two Preludes on Wedding Hymns Two Sinfonias Variations on "Adeste Fideles" Variations on "Angels We Have Heard on High" Variations on "Chester" Variations on "Simple Gifts." Arioso - I Stand at the Threshold (Sinfonia to "Cantata No. 156)," Nettleton (Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing) from "Two Preludes on American Hymn Tunes," Shall We Gather at the River, * Sinfonies de Fanfares 1. Rondeau (from "Premiere Suite, mvt. 1"), and Toccata from Variations on "Angels We Have Heard on High" are Federation Festivals 2016-2020 selections. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection.
