The Oxford Book of Organ Christmas Music 2

Robert Gower
The Oxford Book of Christmas Music for Organ, Book 2
Solo organ

The second Oxford Book of Christmas Organ Music comprises a diverse collection of seasonal organ music, covering the Church's year from Advent to Epiphany. The music is stylistically varied, and the pieces are drawn internationally from across the centuries with a mixture of established repertoire set alongside newly commissioned works.

34 pieces for manuals and pedals, suitable for use during Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany
Original music for the instrument, spanning the seventeenth century to the present day, including compositions by J. S. Bach, Hedwige Chrétien, Maurice Duruflé, Elizabeth Mounsey, Florence Price, and Max Reger
Eight new commissions from composers including Kristina Arakelyan, David Bednall, Iain Farrington, and Amy Summers
Arrangements of well-known works, including Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride and the Ukrainian New Year song 'Shchedryk'

SPECIFICATIONS
Editor Robert Gower
Instrumentation Organ
Product Type Book  - Softcover
Language ENG
Publisher Banks Music Publications
Year of Publication 2023
No. Pages 136
ISBN 9780193560635
Edition Number 9780193560635

SONGLIST
1. Noel  - Adolphe Adam
2. Sleigh Ride  - Leroy Anderson
3. Lullay, thou little tiny child  - Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
4. Sortie on 'Mendelssohn'  - David Bednall
5. Chorale Prelude on 'Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich'  - J. S. Bach
6. Hear, King of Angels  - J. S. Bach
7. Variations on 'Il etait une bergere'  - Mark Blatchly
8. Ave Maria  - Johannes Brahms
9. Prelude on 'Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht'  - Guy Bovet
10. Prelude on 'In dulci jubilo'  - Percy C. Buck
11. Chorale Prelude on 'Gottes Sohn ist kommen'  - Heinrich Buttstedt
12. Chorale Prelude on 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland'  - Dieterich Buxtehude
13. Aupres de la creche  - Hedwige Chretien
14. Berceuse de l'Enfant Jesus  - Hedwige Chretien
15. Puer nobis nascitur  - Jean-Francois Dandrieu
16. Prelude sur l'Introit de l'Epiphanie  - Maurice Durufle
17. Prelude on 'Gabriel's Message'  - Iain Farrington
18. Toccatina on 'Angels we have heard on high'  - Richard Elliot
19. Impression on 'We Three Kings'  - Alfred V. Fedak
20. Carol Symphony, extract from third movement  - Victor Hely-Hutchinson
21. Passacaglia and Chorale on 'The Truth from Above'  - Benjamin Lamb
22. Chorale Prelude on 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'  - Gottfried August Homilius
23. Chorale Prelude on 'O Jesulein suss, O Jesulein mild'  - Michael Gotthardt Fischer
24. Prelude on 'Helmsley'  - Lester Groom
25. A Fugal Flourish on 'Personent hodie'  - Philip Moore
26. An Old Christmas Carol  - Elizabeth Mounsey
27. Adoration  - Florence Beatrice Price
28. Chorale Prelude on 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'  - Max Reger
29. Chorale Prelude on 'Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern'  - Max Reger
30. Pastorale  - Camille Saint-Saens
31. Christmas Bells  - Howard Skempton
32. Prelude on 'Deck the Halls'  - Amy Summers
33. Chant de Noel  - Johann Pachelbel
40. Prelude on 'Carol of the Bells'  - Kristina Arakelyan