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The organ repertoire is considered to be the largest and oldest repertory of all musical instruments. [1] Because of the organ 's (or pipe organ 's) prominence in worship in Western Europe from the Middle Ages on, a significant portion of organ repertoire is sacred in nature .
Andante (Prelude) in D minor for organ, WAB 126/2 (c. 1846) Prelude in E flat major for organ, WAB 127 (c. 1835, doubtful authorship, possibly by Johann Baptist Weiss) Four Preludes in E flat major for organ, WAB 128 (c. 1835, doubtful authorship, possibly by Johann Baptist Weiss) Prelude (Perger Präludium) in C major for organ, WAB 129 (1884)
Among French organist-composers, Marcel Dupré, Maurice Duruflé, Olivier Messiaen and Jean Langlais made significant contributions to the 20th-century organ repertoire. Organ was also used a lot for improvisation, [22] with organists such as Charles Tournemire, Marcel Dupré, Pierre Cochereau, Pierre Pincemaille and Thierry Escaich.
The following is a list of organ composers. As well as citing the most regarded composers of music for the pipe organ , this list includes important anonymous and early music sources, as well as composers from under-researched regions and countries.
The organ's secular repertoire includes preludes, fugues, sonatas, organ symphonies, suites, and transcriptions of orchestral works. Although most countries whose music falls into the Western tradition have contributed to the organ repertoire, France and Germany in particular have produced exceptionally large amounts of organ music.
"Befiehl du deine Wege", Variations for cello and organ "Hinunter ist der Sonne Schein", Chorale suite for cello and organ; Percy Grainger. The Nightingale; Sofia Gubaidulina. In Croce; René Guillou. Adagio "Hommage à J.S. Bach" Max Gulbins Vier kleine Stücke, op. 14 for cello and organ
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The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, is a composition for organ by, according to the oldest sources, German composer Johann Sebastian Bach and is one of the most widely recognisable works in the organ repertoire. [1] Although the date of its origin is unknown, scholars have suggested between 1704 and the 1740s (if by Bach). [2]