Gibbons: Choral and Organ Music
Gibbons is often better represented in the hymn book than in the serious music of a service - and this CD helps demonstrate why that's a shame. With a mix of verse and full anthems, plus both sets of Mag and Nunc, and a smattering of organ music it gives a good picture of Gibbons' church output. If you like the sound of madrigals, you'll like some of the church music, but there are also works in here to rival more heavy duty compositions - Out of the deep, for example. Both evening services are fun - the contemplative verse settings of the second service and the livelier short service.
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
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
Charles Villiers Stanford
Samuel Sebastian Wesley