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ORGAN REPERTOIRE ESSENTIALS
NORTHWESTERN PUBLISHING HOUSE
1-800-662-6022 or online www.nph.net
Cheryl Nolte 1-800-662-6022 Ex. 5763
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ORGAN METHODS

The Concordia Organ Method – John A. Behnke
This spiral bound book is fashioned for teaching skills and techniques necessary for playing the organ. Interesting organ repertoire are included, and it progresses sequentially in difficulty. A relatively high proficiency of piano is needed. 183 pages. Easy to Medium Difficult.
	Order: 277797	$34.95

A Manual for the Beginning Church Organist – James Engel
This is a guide for students who wish to gain the fundamental techniques of organ playing. It will help equip the student with skills for playing liturgy and hymns. It includes registration instruction and manual techniques, pedal exercises, and three-part compositions. A very basic instruction book. 122 pages. Easy to Medium.

Little Organ Book for Beginners – Flor Peeters
This has been a classic organ method book for many years. It includes graded exercises on well known hymn tunes. There is an explanation of the instrument and registration, as well as exercises for fingerings and pedals. There is literature for two-part manual to four-part and pedal playing. 107 pages. Easy to Medium Difficult.
	Order: 277228	$14.95

BASIC ORGAN REPERTOIRE ALL LEVELS

Forty Four Organ Chorales – J.C. Bach
This is a very basic and classic organ book that contains 44 short chorales based on hymns. Many are for manuals only. Pedal parts are very basic. 48 pages. Easy to Medium Easy.
	Order: 278275	$ 9.95

Eight Little Preludes and Fugues – J.S. Bach
This is the classic edition of Bach’s Eight Little Preludes and Fugues. This should be in everyone’s music library and is very usable for church services. This is some of Bach’s easier writings. A full pedal board is needed. 31 pages. Medium.
	Order: 277138	$ 6.95

The Liturgical Year (Orgelbüchlein) – J.S. Bach
This is a very important essential in the organist’s repertoire. There are 45 hymn-tune chorales and preludes that go through the church year. This is a wonderful edition. 138 pages. Medium Difficult to Difficult.
	Order: 277309	$18.95

The Biggs Book of Organ Music – E. Power Biggs
This is a collection of music E. Power Biggs arranged. There are many classics included, such as: Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring and Sheep May Safely Graze. There are other lesser known, but wonderful, arrangements of Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Soler and others.  96 pages. Medium-Medium Difficult.
	Order: 273332	$12.95

The CPH Hymn Prelude Series
This series is designed especially for church organists with minimal formal organ training and pianists serving as church organists. It is not only useful for preludes, but also may be used for offertories and postludes. The excellent quality of music is moderately easy and is mostly for manuals only. With a wide variety of selections, the preludes are compatible with about 500 of the 623 hymns in the WELS hymnal. There are 42 volumes available singly for $8.50 to $12.00 per volume. The complete set are available at a reduced price.  All 42 volumes are 25% off the regular price.
	Order: Complete set – 278845	$ 277.50 reduced price ($370.00 regular price)

Achtiz Choralvorspiele (80 Chorale Preludes)
This is an essential book for the organist’s repertoire. It includes 80 German hymn-based preludes by various composers: Walther, Zachau, Vetter, Pachelbel, JC Bach, Krebs, Scheidt and more. They are written for both manuals only and with pedals. 123 pages. Medium.
	Order: 277173	$25.00

The Creative Hymnodist – Ken Kosche
These books each have 20 easy hymn settings that work for organ, keyboard and optional instruments. Each one has a hymn introduction and two easy settings for hymn singing or preludes. The instruments have the option of playing the melody or a descant.
Advent and Christmas	270008		$16.00
Lent and Easter		270016		$16.00
Christmas and Epiphany	270026		$16.00

Selected Organ Works Volume IV – Johann Pachelbel
This volume is one of the best investments in sacred  keyboard music. It is written for manuals with some pedal and could be played on a keyboard as well as the organ. The book is 53 pages and based on 7 hymn tunes. Each has the basic chorale, followed by variations. Appropriate for church services and funerals. Two selections are Abide O Dearest Jesus and What God Ordains is Always Good. Medium difficulty.
	Order:	277880	$11.95

The Parish Organist (1-4) Hardcover – Fleischer
This hardcover bound book contains the tried and true first 4 volumes of the Parish Organist. This is a very useful item for organists starting their organ library. It contains many hymntune preludes, but also non-hymn based service music and is listed by the key it is in. 231 pages. Medium Easy to Medium.
	Order: 	277130	$40.00

The Parish Organist Part 10 – Funeral – Gieschen
The music in this collection varies from moderately easy to medium difficult. Quite a few of the compositions can be played on manuals alone. Edited by Thomas Gieschen, this collection includes the following titles : What God Ordains is Always Good (Pachelbel); Jesus Christ My Sure Defense (Walther); Finale from the St. Matthew Passion (Bach); and a wonderful series of Bach Chorales at the end.
	Order:	277135	$10.00

The Parish Organist Part 9 – Wedding – Gieschen
While the chief purpose of this collection is to supply suitable music in the easy to medium category for use at church weddings, it should be noted that all of the compositions are equally appropriate for festivals, anniversaries, and confirmation services. It has Paul Manz’s Jesus Lead Thou On and many other wedding classics.
	Order:	277134	$10.00

The Oxford Book of Wedding Music for Manuals – Various
This extensive collection brings together the most popular wedding pieces in simplified arrangements for manuals only. This can be played on piano or keyboard as well. Many of the basic classics are here, including a manuals only organ version of Pachelbel’s Canon in D. 52 pages. Medium Easy.
	Order:	278103	$14.95

Wedding Music Book 2 (Processionals & Recessionals) – David Johnson
Some of the compositions include optional parts for a trumpet in Bb and a C instrument. Compiled, edited, and arranged by David Johnson, the following pieces are included: Allegro (Boyce); Allegro Maestoso (Handel); Hornpipe (Handel); and many others.
	Order:	277298	$11.00

Series – Baroque Music for Manuals – Wolff
There are six volumes in this series. They are written for manuals only. Many of these songs would make suitable voluntaries and postludes during the church year.  They are full of trumpet tunes, airs, voluntaries, and many more none-hymn based items. Two examples:
	Volume 2:  277970	$8.00
	Volume 3:  278620	$8.00