Sacred Music Sheet Music

'Concerto da chiesa' is the last organ work by Hermann Schroeder (1904-1984). It was composed a few months before his death. The premiere was performed by Clemens Ganz, then organist at the Cathedral...

This collection of eighteen choral arrangements of melodies from the Protestant hymn book is meant to be used in services and little concerts. Rather varied with regard to the compositional approach o...

It is not only because of Gershwin's enthusiasm for the organ that his '3 Préludes' virtually suggest themselves to be performed on the organ. They are preludes in a traditional style, character piece...

Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) only reached the age of 50, but left a remarkable wealth of compositions and treatises. From a musicological point of view, he takes up a central function as mediator be...

As professor at the Munich Academy of Music, the German organist and composer Harald Feller (*1951) not only takes care of the young generation of musicians and is in the limelight as a soloist, but a...

Franz Liszt composed his lyrical-meditative organ fantasia on the Ave Maria von Arcadelt in Rome in 1863. In contrast to his major virtuoso works, this charming genre piece can even be easily played o...

Schon bei Ravel, Gershwin oder Strawinsky findet man die Verbindung des schwermütigen Blues-Charakter mit dem melodischen und klanglichen Duktus der Kunstmusik. Auf der Basis der bildhaften Formulieru...

The renowned French organ composer Naji Hakim, successor to Messiaen at the church St. Trinité, wrote this short variation cycle in 2012. Due to its theme, the Gregorian Easter hymn 'O filii et filiae...

Georg Böhm, born in Hohenkirchen near Erfurt in 1661, died in Lüneburg in 1733, is one of the great masters of the North German Organ School. His works are very popular, and rightly so, and have becom...

Wie bereits in seiner Jazz-Partita über Lobe den Herren (Schott, ED 21913) kombiniert Peter Wittrich auch in dieser Komposition wieder Jazz-Elemente mit traditioneller Orgelschreibweise. Nun danket al...

Das Da pacem, Domine schrieb ich im Jahr 1982 zunächst für fünf Chöre, Orgel und Gemeinde. Ich widmete es dem Gedenken der barbarischen Sprengung der Leipziger Universitätskirche durch den Beschluss d...

Mit dem Beginn der Editionsreihe 'Meister der Norddeutschen Orgelschule' wurde das Ziel gesetzt, den kompositorischen Ertrag einer rund anderthalb Jahrhunderte währenden Entwicklung der norddeutschen...

Joseph Haas (1879-1960), a pupil of Max Reger, is regarded as one of the most important figures of early 20th century German Catholic church music. The forty chorale preludes, all in fughetta form, ar...

On the occasion of the quincentenary of Reformation Day in 2017, the composer Enjott Schneider thoroughly studied Martin Luther the individual and all his contradictions. The result is a brilliant, de...

Zum Wesen des Weltbildes der Luther-Zeit gehört die Allgegenwärtigkeit von Tod und Sterben, - angefangen von Pest, Kriegen bis zu den nie endenden Gefahren des Alltags. Daraus resultierten Ängste, die...

This work drew its inspiration from the famous picture of the Virgin Mary 'Gnadenbild Mariahilf' (1537) by Lucas Cranach the Elder which shows Mary as a woman of delicate beauty and modest sensuality...

Oskar Gottlieb Blarr first planned this organ transcription of Penderecki's Agnus Dei from the 'Polish Requiem' as a private homage to the esteemed master. The piece has since been frequently performe...

O sacrum convivium for organ by Naji Hakim is a paraphrase of the antiphon to the Magnificat of the vespers of the feast of Corpus Christi. The gregorian melody is ornamented and developed in a song f...

This work is based on the song 'Salve, Madre de Torreciudad” (Hail, Mother of Torreciudad), composed by Maite Aranzabal. It consists of a set of 5 contrasted variations: Moderato - Andante - Grazioso...

These variations are based on the choral 'Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele”. Variation I, Maestoso, presents a solemn, canonic statement of the theme enveloped by dense, closely-knit harmonies. Variation...

The composer and organist Hermann Schröder worked at St. Paulin in Trier and the University of Music in Cologne. His neoclassical works set the standard for 20th century church music. Peter Wittrich p...