Masses, BACH, and Concertos

Question 1

Who are the German composers of organ masses?

Answer 1

Franz Liszt
-Missa pro Organo (not in alternation)
Max Reger
-Op. 59 (Mass Ordinary) No 7 Kyrie
No 8 Gloria in excelsis
No 9 Benedictus
Joseph Ahrens
-Organ Mass (1945)
-Cantiones Gregorian pro organo (1957)
Vol. 1: Organ Mass
Vol 2: Preludes on plainsong hymns
Vol 3: Assortment of preludes on hymns, mass mvts, and te deum
Hermann Schroeder
-Orgel-Ordinarium (1962)
-Ordinarium pro Organo (1977)

Question 2

Who are the other modern composers of organ masses?

Answer 2

Zoltan Kodaly
-Organoedia ad missam lectam (low mass)
Denis Bedard
-Quatre pieces en forme de Messe
-Messe
Kenneth Leighton
-Missa de Gloria: Dublin Festival Mass
Frank Martin
-Agnus Dei

Question 3

What are the composers and works on BACH?

Answer 3

Krebs (Fugue in Bb)
Knecht (Fugue in Bb)
Rinck (Fantasy on BACH, op. 55)
Schumann- Six Fugues, op. 60
Liszt- Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H (1855)
Reger- Fantasia and Fugue on B-A-C-H (op.46) (1900)
Karg-Elert- Passacaglia and Fugue on B-A-C-H (op. 15) (1932)
Ernst Pepping- Drei Fugen uber BACH (1943)
Triptychon uber B-A-C-H (1949)
1. Toccata
2. Ostinato
3. Ricercare
Johann Nepomuk David- Partita uber B-A-C-H (1964)
Milos Sokola- Passacaglia Quasi Toccata on the Theme BACH (1963)
-Introduction and Fugue on the Theme BACH (1972)
Herbert Brewer- Meditation on the Name of BACH

Question 4

What are the organ concerto composers and works from last semester?

Answer 4

C.P.E. Bach
Concerto in E-flat, Wq 35
Concerto in G, Wq 34
Johann Christian Bach
Three concertos: B-flat, E-flat, C
Concerto Rondo in F
Franz Joseph Haydn
Hob XVIII: C major, D major, C major, F major, C major, C major (concertino)
Joseph Rheinberger
2 organ concertos: Op. 137 in F, Op. 177 in g minor

Question 5

What are the German organ concerto composers and works from this semester?

Answer 5

Ernst Krenek
-Little Concerto, op. 88
-Concerto for Organ and String Orchestra, op. 230
-Concerto for Organ and Orchestra, op. 235
Paul Hindeminth
-Kammermusik Nr. 7, op. 46, nr. 2
-Concerto for Organ and Orchestra
Johann Nepomuk David
-Concerto for Organ/Orchestra, op. 61
Joseph Ahrens
-Concerto for Organ and Brass
Hermann Schroeder
-Konzert (Organ Concerto), op. 25
Anton Heiler
-Organ Concerto
-Concerto for Harpsichord, Organ, and Chamber orchestra

Question 6

What are the organ sonatas and composers from the last semester?

Answer 6

C.P.E. Bach
-Four sonatas for Princess Anna Amalia, D maj, F maj, g min, a min, and A maj, B maj later
Mozart
-Sonata all’epistola
Knecht
-Sonata in C major for Organ
Mendelssohn
-Six Sonatas, op. 65
Julius Reubke
-Sonata on the 94th Psalm
Joseph Rheinberger
-20 organ sonatas, each in a different key, first 17 contain fugues
Max Reger
Op. 33 First Sonata in F sharp minor
Op. 60 Second Sonata in D minor
Karg-Elert
Sonatina in a minor

Question 7

What are the German organ sonatas and composers from this semester?

Answer 7

Ernst Krenek
-Sonata for Organ
Paul Hindemith
-Sonata I
-Sonata II
-Sonata III uber alte Volkslieder
Ernst Pepping
-Sonata
Hermnan Schroeder
-3 organ sonatas
Hugo Distler
Organ Sonata (Trio), op. 18, no. 2
Anton Heiller
-Sonata movement in D
-Sonata no. 1
-Sonata no. 2

Question 8

What are the other organ concerto composers from this semester?

Answer 8

Milos Sokola
-Concerto for Organ and Orchestra
Petr Eben
-2 concertos for organ/orchestra
Denis Bedard
-Concerto for organ and string orchestra
Rachel Laurin
-Concerto in D, op 59, for Organ, String Orchestra, and Trimpanis
Kenneth Leighton
-Concerto for Organ, String Orchestra, and Timpani, op. 58
William James Mathias
-Organ Concerto, op. 91
-Concerto plays continuously on 15 mvts, 14 based on the stations of the cross and then an extended “Et Resurrexit.”
Horatio Parker
-Concerto for Organ and Orchestra, op. 55

Question 9

What are the other sonatas and composers of them from this semester?

Answer 9

Rachel Laurin
-Sonata in F
-Sonate pour orgue
Charles Stanford
-Sonata no. 1 in F
Sonata no. 2 in g minor, ‘Eroica’
Sonata no. 3 in d minor, “Britannica”
Sonata no. 4 in c minor, “Celtica”
Sonata no. 5 in A, “Quasi una Fantasia”
Herbert Howells
-Organ Sonata no. 1 in c minor
-Sonata no. 2
Edward Elgar
-Sonata in G, op. 28
-Sonata no. 2 in B-flat, arranged by Ivor Atkins
Dudley Buck
-Grand Sonata in E-flat
-Sonata no. 2 in g min
Horatio Parker
-Sonata in E-flat for organ
Florence Price
-Sonata for organ

Question 10

What is the layout of Organ Masses?

Answer 10

3 old, 2 German, 4 other

Question 11

What is the layout of Organ Sonatas?

Answer 11

7 old, 6 German, 8 other

Question 12

What is the layout of Organ Concertos?

Answer 12

4 old, 6 German, 7 other

Question 13

What is the layout for BACH works?

Answer 13

7 old, 3 German, 2 other