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The Sacred Flame - Cambridge Singers   

I'll be honest, my mental image of the Cambridge Singers is of rather heavy handed singing, suitable for John Rutter's jolly carols, but not exactly competition for the Sixteen. However in this collection of Renaissance and Baroque they have proved they can do subtlety too. The Monteverdi pieces bounce along with just enough lightness. There's a wonderful range of the best music here. Gesualdo's O vos omnes, for example, is full of 'he can't do that!' moments - it's electrifying. Buxtehude's chunky and jubilant Magnificat adds a little light relief among the exquisite likes of Victoria and Josquin Desprez... and it runs through neatly through Schütz to the (relatively) trendy 'new' music of Mr Bach.

All in all a great collection.

Organ Music

Hymn Collections

We often get enquiries about sheet music for hymns. It's unusual for individual hymns to be available as sheet music. For accompanying hymn singing we recommend New English Hymnal or Ancient and Modern New Standard from our hymn book page. Feel free to drop us an e-mail if you want to check if a particular tune is in. For variations on hymn themes, try:

• George Thalben-Ball's 113 variations on hymn tunes
• Eric Thiman's 44 hymn tunes freely harmonised (ideal for jazzing up the final verse)

Johann Sebastian Bach

• Organ Works Book 17 The Eighteen Chorale Preludes BWV 651-668

Herbert Howells

• Master Tallis's testament for organ
• Partita for organ
• Rhapsody IV and prelude De Profundis
• Siciliano for a high ceremony
• Six pieces for organ
• Six short pieces for organ
• Sonata No 1 in C minor
• Sonata No 2
• Three pieces for organ
• Three psalm preludes for organ
• Three psalm preludes, set 2
• Two pieces for organ (Fancy and Toccata)
• Two slow airs for organ (arranged for organ from violin and piano works)

Henry Purcell

• Chaconne in F major
• Trumpet tunes and other airs for organ
• Trumpet tune and air

Charles Villiers Stanford

• Prelude and fugue in E minor

Samuel Sebastian Wesley

• Choral song and fugue
• Duet for organ
• Introduction and fugue in C sharp minor

John Blow

• Complete Organ Music
• Sixteen Organ Pieces

William Boyce

• Gavot From Symphony No. 4 (Organ)
• March (Organ) - transcribed from the King’s Birthday Ode
• Symphony No. 4 in F (Organ)
• Voluntary No. 1 in D Major - 2 trumpets and organ
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Edward Elgar

• Chanson de Nuit and Chanson de Matin
• Elgar Organ Album Book 2
• Imperial March and Triumphal March
• Land of Hope and Glory (Arr. Bert Koelewijn)
• Pomp and Circumstances Marches 1-5 arranged for organ
• Vesper Voluntaries

Cesar Franck

• 6 pieces for organ - No 6
• Organ Works
• Organ Works volumes 1 & 2
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