Organ - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.10-470-E

Composed by Nicholas Schmelter. Advent, Christmas. 12 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #10-470-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.10-470-E).

These variations are based on the familiar European melody given many names: O du fröhliche; O Sanctissima; and The Sicilian [Mariners] Hymn. Inspired by the compositional flavor of Robert Hebble and Leo Sowerby, “Variations on O du fröhliche” provides listenable, fun-to-play perspectives among a modern-day polyphonic treatment.

Organ - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1207714

Composed by August Freyer. Arranged by Ascalon. Christian,Classical,Religious. Score. 12 pages. Ascalon #805840. Published by Ascalon (A0.1207714).

The collection contains 12 easy preludes for organ without a pedal. The preludes lend themselves very well to a church service and are excellent pedagogical material.







August Freyer (15 December 1801 – 28 May 1883) was a Polish musician and composer, specializing in both performance and composition on the organ.




August was born in Saxony in 1801. He moved to Warsaw and began his musical career there as a double bass player. He became organist at the Warsaw Evangelical Church, had the organ rebuilt, and turned his church into a prominent musical location while becoming the prominent organist and organ teacher in Warsaw. He made a tour of northern Germany as an organist, from which he received wide acclaim.




August was a musical pupil of Józef Elsner. He became a close associate of Adolf Friedrich Hesse. He promoted Hesse's music to Mikhail Glinka, successful in his performance to the point of reducing his listener to tears. At an early age Stanisław Moniuszko became his pupil, his parents relocated to Warsaw in order to have Stanisław study with Freyer. He died in 1883.




Freyer was largely responsible for the revival of organ music in Poland. He was a master at music balance, both homophonic and polyphonic. His playing was appreciated by Felix Mendelssohn and Louis Spohr. In addition to the aforementioned German concerts, he toured Paris to enthusiastic reception. His most famous composition was a set of Concert Variations of which the final-movement fugue is the most recognized.

Instrumental Solo,Pipe Organ - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1353517

By Scottish Traditional (Auld Lang Syne). By Grant Edwards. Arranged by Grant Edwards. 20th Century,Contemporary,Holiday,Traditional. Individual part. 12 pages. Grant Edwards #938254. Published by Grant Edwards (A0.1353517).

A quirky and fun arrangement of Auld Lang Syne for concert performance or even a church postlude at the appropriate time. In Theme and Variations form, this piece reviews a wide range of musical styles of the past few centuries, quoting C. M. Widor at one point, and ending in jazz. Commissioned by Nancy Cooper in 1999 as the final work on her all-20th Century organ album, The Road Not Taken. Easily adaptable to small intruments, it has even been performed on a two manual, 14 rank tracker as well as large, generously appointed instruments. Did we mention: fun?

Organ - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.835930

Composed by Johann Cruger 1598-1662. Arranged by Gary R. Smoke. Baroque,Contemporary,Sacred,Standards. Score. 14 pages. Gary Smoke #2343117. Published by Gary Smoke (A0.835930).

Seven variations on Johann Cruger's tune 'Jesu, meine Freude': 1) soft, four part setting with tune in soprano; 2) bicinium, two manuals, melody in right hand with florid bass; 3) one manual, highly ornamented melody and syncopated accompaniment; 4) two manuals and pedal, melody in left hand, florid right hand, syncopated pedal line; 5) one manual, soft, 12/8, melody in tenor; 6) two manuals and pedal, melody in canon between pedal and right hand. Rapid figures in left hand. An alternate version of this variation included in score; 7) one manual and pedal, full organ. ca. 8:30

Useful for concert, worship, and teaching.

A recording of this work (and other works by Gary R. Smoke (BMI) available at Sheet Music Plus) may be found at the Youtube channel: highmeadowmusic

Organ - Digital Download

SKU: A0.982064

Composed by James Gardner. Contemporary. Score. 12 pages. James Gardner #5992107. Published by James Gardner (A0.982064).

These variations on Estela, a bittersweet little folk tune, are intended for a virtuoso showcase of the organ's flexibility as far as style and technique is concerned.  I would hope it will provide the organist a fun work for concerts as an alternative to the more serious repertoire one usually hears.

Organ - intermediate - Digital Download

SKU: S9.Q2779

Composed by Hermann Schroeder. This edition: Sheet music. Downloadable. Duration 12 minutes. Schott Music - Digital #Q2779. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q2779).

Hermann Schroeder (1904–1984) ranks among the major German organ composers of the 20th century, being an excellent organist himself. Many of his more than 100 organ works deal with themes of the Gregorian chorale which Schroeder appreciated very much. The chorale's modal diatonicism which is freer and different than the later major-minor tonality establishes a perfect symbiosis with the free tonality of the contemporary composer. Among the church modes, the 'tonus peregrinus' is the most interesting because it has two alternating reciting tones and therefore does not fit into the common pattern of the eight church modes. Since it 'modulates', it is a stranger, a 'peregrinus', among the tones – and therefore of special interest to composers. It forms the basis of the old Gregorian Magnificat, Bach used it in his Magnificat, Mozart in the introit of his requiem. Schroeder used the tonus peregrinus to achieve interesting harmonic and tonal effects, thus creating a virtuoso cycle of ten effective and colourful variations. A rewarding piece for church services and concerts.

Organ Solo - Digital Download

SKU: IZ.IMW222

Composed by Ernest Brandon. Score. 7 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #IMW222. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.IMW222).

9 x 12 inches.

Variations on the Tune “Foundation consists of four verses on the hymn tune “Foundation. It requires simple pedal work and provides easy enjoyment for the manuals. An organist of moderate ability will should find this piece quite enjoyable to perform.

Organ - advanced - Digital Download

SKU: S9.Q22571

Veni creator. Composed by Enjott Schneider. This edition: Sheet music. Downloadable. Duration 21 minutes. Schott Music - Digital #Q22571. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q22571).

The association of the twelfth Organ Symphony with Pentecost began with the Regensburg Cathedral organist Franz Josef Stoiber giving its first performance on the 2009 Rieger organ immediately in front of the great Pentecost window by Josef Oberberger in Regensburg Cathedral. Pentecost represents a consummation in Christianity, a manifestation of the Trinity, intense spirituality, baptism and the development of community among all Christians. It is a passionate celebration of inner joy, yet always surrounded by an aura of reverence and spirituality. 1st movement: A powerful invocation using the Gregorian Pentecostal hymn Veni, Creator Spiritus. 2nd movement: The white dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, representing gentleness and love. In the 3rd movement, Water is the ‘fons vivus’ (living fountain) of all life. Flowing figures on the organ frame the quasi-Gregorian variations on the melody of ‘Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott’ (Ebersberg c. 1480), inspired by the 11th Century antiphon ‘Veni Sancte Spiritus’. 4th movement: Breath and wind have been used as images of the spirit of God ever since the story of the Creation. At Pentecost they come together in a conflagration. This ‘Tempesta di fuoco’ begins with hovering tonality (over a twelve-note motif) with bright and shrill harmonies, but then leads into the tonic key as the Pentecostal hymn ‘Veni, Creator Spiritus’ shines through - a programmatic credo for the twelve Organ Symphonies, asserting a universal awareness of tonality.

Composed by Shelton Ridge Love. Sacred, General Worship, Thanksgiving. 12 pages. Published by Shelton Ridge Love

Organ - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.890713

Composed by John Pitts. Baroque,Christian,Contemporary,Sacred. Score. 20 pages. Intensely Pleasant Music #3424723. Published by Intensely Pleasant Music (A0.890713).

Passacaglia (2000-2012) for Organ - 6 minutes

 This piece exists in versions for organ (this one - the original version in 2000) and orchestra (performed by Bristol University Symphony Orchestra under the baton of John Pickard in 2001), and finally a piano duet version completed in 2012. 

 The theme is based on the ground bass from Bach’s stonking Passacaglia in C minor for organ. However, the implied harmonies of Bach’s original ground bass are treated to some twisted harmonies – where each chord is altered using a system of harmonic substitution - swapping each chord implication for a newly chosen one (Cm=C, Fm=F#, G=A, Dm=A¨, Eb=F and on it goes around the 12 chromatic notes). 

Each key therefore has a ‘dominant’ and ‘subdominant’ that are not the actual chords V and IV in that key, so the traditional cadences and chord relationships are supplanted by 12 individual 3-chord relationships – one set of three chords for each of the 12 (now almost exclusively major) keys. In an attempt to recreate the pulls of the traditional tonic-dominant-subdominant relationships, each key then also has a particular mode/scale with particular added notes that are designed to recreate the sense of moving away from and back towards the home chord of that key. This results in a lot of rich added harmonies and some idiomatic voice-leading.

Bach’s original theme in Cm is:

C G - E¨ F - G A¨  - F G - D E¨ - B C -   F G   - C,

and in the opening statement of the ground bass this has become:

C A - E F# - A B¨ - F# A - D# E - C# C - F# A - C.

There are then 21 variations which modulate through a range of keys, during which the ground bass is constantly re-adjusted to fit the new harmonic areas. It starts in C major, then goes through ‘closely’ related keys (eg A major and A¨ major), and then back to C in variations 6, 9 and 11. This kind of arch then happens again but going through more distant keys before returning to C in variations 18, 19 and the final climactic variation 21.

Leaving aside the structural and tonal nuts and bolts, my aim was to compose a piece that attempts to recapture some of the nobility and beauty of Bach's Passacaglia, with rich added note harmonies, and exuding an exuberant joy.

Organ - Intermediate - Digital Download

SKU: XA.9798889833031

Composed by Mark Sedio. General. Christian. Score. 48 pages. Augsburg Fortress - Digital #9798889833031. Published by Augsburg Fortress - Digital (XA.9798889833031).

ISBN 9798889833031. 9 x 12 inches.

With great variety and creative sparkle, Mark Sedio’s fourth volume in the Come and Praise series offers several short pieces ideal for hymn introductions or interludes along with some alternate hymn harmonizations. Also included are three extended hymn tune variations and his original piece Scherzo Piccolo, which is a light and rhythmically charming piece. Extremely useful with a great mix of tunes and styles.

Organ - Digital Download

SKU: IZ.IMF177

Composed by Willard Zirk. Score and Parts. 9 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #IMF177. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.IMF177).

9 x 12 in inches.

The title, 95 @ 500, Variations on Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, refers to Martin Luther's 95 theses, which (according to legend) Luther nailed on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. What is known for sure is that Luther sent his Disputation on the Power of Indulgences by post to the Archbishop of Mainz on October 31, 1517. Meant only as a set of assertions for debate in hopes of reforming the church, Luther's act began a revolution in the Christian church that had great consequences. One major change was the use of more simple music that could be sung by the congregation instead of a trained choir. Hence, the Lutheran chorale was born.

95 @ 500 was originally written for a trombone quartet. It was the second commission by students of my colleague and friend at Eastern Michigan University, trombone professor, Donald Babcock. They gave me carte blanche, so I took the opportunity to fulfill my wish to write a piece to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation. Later, as I began adapting this work for organ, I soon realized that it would become a unique work in its own right.

Organ - intermediate - Digital Download

SKU: S9.Q48165

On the Introit of the Feast of the Epiphany. Composed by Naji Hakim. This edition: Sheet music. Downloadable. Duration 8 minutes. Schott Music - Digital #Q48165. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q48165).

English • Danish.

This toccata is based on the introit to the Christian Epiphany festival and solemnly announces the appearance of the Lord. As a toccata, the work is an introduction to Hakim's Adoration (Schott, ED 22614) for voice, flute and organ, a paraphrase of the first three introitus to Epiphany. The Toccata develops a series of symphonic variations with virtuoso movements that emphasize the expressiveness of the words of the Gregorian text: Ecce advenit dominator dominus: et regnum in manu ejus, et potestas, et empium. Deus, judicium tuum regi da: et justitiam tuam Filio regis. ( Behold, the Lord, the ruler, comes: and the kingdom is in his hand, and the power and the dominion. God, give your judicial office to the king: and yours Justice to the son of the king. ) (Malachi 3: 1, I Chronicles 29:12, Psalm 71: 1, 10, 11).