Why hymn tunes have names.
There is a wonderful hymn sung at Easter to the tune of O Come All Ye Faithful. I don't know of any church that sings it now since the tune Adeste Fideles has become so tightly tied to O Come. Singing the text to O Come at Easter would confuse people and for that reason, it has been abandoned.
To make it possible for musicians to keep track of which words to sing to which tune, the tunes have names and also are often listed with their poetic meter. For more on this visit hymnary.org and search out your favorite hymns and see what tunes to which they may be sung.
New music for organ
25 Introductions & Verses on Familiar Hymn Tunes for Organ by Richard Van Auken
Following his previous three books, this collection of 25 more are right in line, giving you impressive introductions, a verse setand then a modulation to the glorious last verse. Available printed and shipped OR as a download, both books are on the left under both the PRINTED and lower DOWNLOADS section…see NEW.
On the right is a link to a hymnary.org that lets you search the tune names in Richard's book for all the texts that you may sing to them.
Here's a free sample, an unreleased setting that will appear in the next book: Come Ye Faithful, Raise The Strain to the great Arthur Sullivan tune, St. KEVIN. DOWNLOAD
Organ Music with optional MIDI Registrations
Baroque Grandeur has the special distinction of being playable, beautiful music with added MIDI registrations. Often the best way to learn about MIDI is to use it, and this is a good book for that purpose. Contains GM (General MIDI) PR as well as MX registrations. On sale for $5.
Learn how to play and operate your Rodgers Organ from the experts at Frog Music Press. Frog Music Press publishes books about how to understand and play Rodgers Organs and MIDI modules, music for Rodgers Organs with registrations and music that uses the MIDI modules to expand the voices and sounds of a Rodgers Organ as well as music on disk and USB Drive that plays the MIDI Modules and Organs.
--------Our Rodgers Organ Instruction Books take up where Rodgers owner's manuals stop and are based upon our experience teaching people how to use their new Rodgers organs and MIDI modules. They cover almost all Rodgers Organs and all MIDI modules marketed by Rodgers for the last 15 years. Unique in the industry, they do not tell you how to do things, but show you how to do them with music examples, giving you more music to play and ways to make it sound its best.
MIDI makes it possible for you to record and listen to yourself as well as take a Sunday off when you like. Need to play a hard anthem and direct at the same time? Record the orgna part. Expand the sounds you can play using midi modules with orchestral stops or more organ stops from Rodgers and other manufacturers, including Hauptwerk Organs.
Frog Music Also Publishes:
Helpful Links for Organists
Organ Education
Roland Classic Blog
Can't find a substitute?
Used Organ
Noel Jones speaking with workshop attendees.
Please report inactive links here.
This site is currently under construction, links added daily.
Our hardworking staff cranking out our digital editions!