The Oxford Book of Funeral and Memorial Music for Organ is a collection of practical repertoire for organists playing at funerals, memorial services, and services of thanksgiving. Covering a broad range of music for players of intermediate ability, it includes a mixture of established repertoire, attractive new arrangements of well-known works, and newly commissioned pieces. - 28 mostly reflective pieces, spanning the eighteenth century to the present day - Compositions by Attwood, J. S. Bach, Brahms, Parry, Vierne, and Whitlock plus commissions from Robert Gower and Rebecca Groom te Velde - Arrangements of well-known works by J. S. Bach, Dvořák, Elgar, Fauré, Ravel, Satie, Schubert, and St:olzel plus movements from Brahms's Deutsche Requiem, Handel's Messiah, and Mendelssohn's Elijah - Appropriate voluntaries for the church organist, suitable for many liturgical occasions throughout the year Edited by Julian Elloway CONTENTS A Grand Dirge, Attwood Chorale Prelude on 'Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf' BWV 617, J.S. Bach Chorale Prelude on 'Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier' (Canon at the 5th) BWV 633, J.S. Bach Chorale Prelude on 'Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin' BWV 616, J.S. Bach Chorale Prelude on 'Nun danket alle Gott' BWV 657, J.S. Bach Sonatina from Cantata Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit ('Actus Tragicus') BWV 106, J.S. Bach Sinfonia from Cantata Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe BWV 156, J.S. Bach Ave Maria, J.S. Bach/Gounod O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen (O how blessed are you, the righteous) Op. 122 No. 6, Brahms How lovely are thy dwellings from Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45, Brahms Nimrod from Variations on an Original Theme ('Enigma Variations'), Op. 36, Elgar Pavane, Op. 50, Fauré Desiderium (A Spiritual Quadlibet: Steal away; Deep river; Swing low, sweet chariot), Gower Largo from Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), Op. 95, Dvořák I know that my Redeemer liveth from Messiah, HWV 56, Handel Ombra mai fu from Serse, HWV 40, Handel O rest in the Lord from Elijah, Op. 70, Mendelssohn For the Little Organ Book, Parry Chorale Prelude on 'Eventide', Parry Pavane pour une infante défunte, Ravel Gymnopédie No. 1, Satie Adagio from String Quintet D956, Schubert Andante con moto from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor ('Death and the Maiden') D. 810, Schubert Bist du bei mir from Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725), St:olzel Contemplation on 'On Eagle's Wings' (Michael Joncas), te Velde Prelude on 'Crimond', te Velde Berceuse (sur les paroles classiques) No. 19 from 24 Pièces en style libre, Op. 31, Vierne Folk Tune (No. 2 from Five Short Pieces), Whitlock