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Hymn Preludes For The Church Year-Book 1 - Feasts & Festivals
Hymn Preludes For The Church Year-Book 1 - Feasts & Festivals
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The 100 pieces in this collection have been specifically chosen from our most popular collections for organ. They have been brought together under one cover to provide the parish organist with prel... Read more
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Description: Hymn Preludes For The Church Year-Book 1 - Feasts & Festivals
The 100 pieces in this collection have been specifically chosen from our most popular collections for organ. They have been brought together under one cover to provide the parish organist with preludes for all the best -loved hymn tunes for the major festivals of the liturgical year. A glance at the contents will indicate just how useful this book is.
With the Pandemic here in the US i've been playing a 1/2 hr of preludes before services So many of Kevin Mayhew products are perfect when looking for short interesting compositions that are relatively easy to play,
This book (and book 2 as well) will hold 'listener attentions' without being overwhelming. Hard to tell my favorite Kevin Mayhew composer. Malcolm Archer (BBC) and June Nixon (Australia) are a couple that spring to mind plus many others that are similarly creative. All in a modern practical organ compositional style. What's not to love? Many thanks to Kevin Mayhew and his group of talented composers. PS. I started with the older "Complete Organist" Kevin Mayhew books back in the 90s.
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Larry Poulin
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Stanley Osborn
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These 2 books are very useful, especially for an organist who makes a living at some other job, and therefore has limited practice time. Most pieces can be learned quickly. I had mine spiral bound, so they will lie flat.
