The Oxford Book of Organ Music by Black Composers

The Oxford Book of Organ Music by Black Composers

£29.95

Doxology, Regina Harris Baiocchi
Toccata No. 1: from Three Toccatas, Ayo Bankole
Impromptu No. 1 in F Major: from Three Impromptus, Op. 78, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Three Short Pieces for Organ, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word, William B. Cooper
The Good Shepherd, Air on a Child’s Flute, William B. Cooper
Spiritual: from Spiritual Set, Noel DaCosta
His Song: from In the Bottoms, Nathaniel Dett arr. Williams
Chorale Prelude on ‘Das Neugeborne Kindelein’, Roger Dickerson
Fantasia: from Organ Suite, Kevin George
Prelude: from Suite for Organ, Adolphus C. Hailstork
Elegy for the Time of Change, Robert A. Harris
Oh! What a Beautiful City!: From Four Spiritual Preludes, David Hurd
Prélude Religieux, Edmund Jenkins
Two Meditations, Ulysses Kay
Processional: from Nuptial Suite, Betty Jackson King
Prism, Zenobia Powell Perry
Adoration, Florence B. Price
Retrospection, Florence B. Price
Finale: from Sonata No. 1, Florence B. Price
Voluntary on ‘Holy Manna’, Ralph Simpson
Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jericho, Fela Sowande
Prayer (An Offertory): from Two Pieces for Organ, George Walker
GATHER, Errollyn Wallen
Spiritual Fantasy, Lucius R. Weathersby
Pools of Living Water, Trevor Weston
Dance Tryptic (Three Petite Dances), Sharon J. Willis
Spiritual: from the Deep South (Suite for Organ), John W. Work, III

Edited by Anthony Williams

Due to be published in May 2026

SKU: 9780193573192 Category:

Description

The Oxford Book of Organ Music by Black Composers celebrates the rich legacy of Black composers from the nineteenth century to the present day. The anthology brings together historical works, contemporary compositions, and newly commissioned pieces, offering a wide stylistic range for liturgical, concert, and educational settings. Highlighting music that has often been overlooked, the collection provides representation across time and places the repertoire in its historical context. It is an essential resource for organists and a compelling introduction to a body of organ music that both enriches and diversifies the instrument’s repertoire.

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Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)
Composer

Baiocchi R.H., Bankole A., Coleridge-Taylor S., Cooper W.B., DaCosta N., Dett N., Dickerson R., George K., Hailstork A., Harris R.A., Hurd D., Jenkins E., Kay U., King B.J., Perry Z.P., Price F.B., Simpson R., Sowande F., Walker G., Wallen E., Weathersby L.R., Weston T., Willis S.J., Work III J.W.