The Oxford Organ Library

In this organ voluntary, Skempton has crafted a wash of melting lines using his distinctive harmonic language. Affirmation expands from a singular note into undulating four- and five-part textures. Th...

This inventive work, composed in 2019, owes its title to that year's two great anniversaries connected to manned flight: the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing and the 500th anniversary of the...

This exciting work packs a huge amount of musical variety into its compact frame, despite being written with the needs of developing organists in mind. A fanfare-like section in 3-time twice gives way...

This virtuoso showpiece, dating from 2002, is worthy to stand alongside the Toccatas of Gigout and Boëllmann, and makes a superb conclusion to a service or recital on any size of organ. Its harmonic l...

Elegy for the Time of Change was written in response to the horrifying murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police in May 2020. Imbued with singing melodies and richly expressive har...

This exciting piece was composed as a television theme in 1959. Like an Elgar Pomp and Circumstance march, it alternates punchy fanfare textures with a warm and supremely 'English' melody. In the hand...

Jeder der sechs Sätze dieser schönen Suite ist eine exquisite Charakterskizze auf der Grundlage eines Psalmtextes. Die Sätze sind so vielfältig, dass die gesamte Suite ein sehr befriedigendes, ja virt...

Das Präludium und die Fuge in c-Moll (1921) zeichnet sich durch einen Sinn für Dramatik aus und wird von heftigen Dissonanzen unterbrochen. Der ritornellartige Wechsel von akkordischer Erhabenheit und...

Processional bustles with cheerful positivity throughout, its rondo-like structure clarified by the memorability of its abundant melodies. The harmony is modal to begin with, but moves from this delib...

For solo organ. There are five sections, each reflecting a different verse of the hymn text. Musical styles vary between movements, making the work and interesting recital piece. Individual sections c...

William Waltons lebhafte Kantate Belshazzar's Feast wurde hier von dem renommierten Organisten David Briggs und dem Schlagzeuger David Bending für Stimmen, Orgel und Schlagzeug bearbeitet. Drei Interp...