Funeral Music for manuals

£16.99

25 best-loved pieces for funerals

Ave Maria [Franz Schubert]
Nimrod from ‘Enigma’ Variations [Edward Elgar]
Pie Jesu from ‘Requiem’ [Gabriel Fauré]
Sheep May Safely Graze [Johann Sebastian Bach]
Prière à Notre Dame from ‘Suite Gothique’ [Leon Boëllmann]
Laudate Dominum from ‘Solemn Vespers’ [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]
Panis Angelicus [César Franck]
How lovely are thy dwellings from ‘Requiem’ [Johannes Brahms]
Prelude In C [Johann Sebastian Bach]
The Swan from ‘Carnival of the Animals’ [Camille Saint-Saëns]
Largo from Symphony no. 9 ‘From the New World’ [Antonín Dvořák]
Cantique de Jean Racine [Gabriel Fauré]
Ave verum corpus [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]
Gymnopédie No. 1 [Erik Satie]
Rêverie [Leon Boëllmann]
Adagio from ‘Pathétique’ Sonata [Ludwig van Beethoven]
Pavane [Gabriel Fauré]
Largo from ‘Serse’ [George Frideric Handel]
Träumerei [Robert Schumann]
Air from Suite No. 3 [Johann Sebastian Bach]
Rêverie [Pjotr Iljitsj Tchaikovsky]
Miserere [Gregorio Allegri]
To a Wild Rose [Edward MacDowell]
Meditation from ‘Thaïs’ [Jules Massenet]
Solemn Melody [Henry Walford Davies]

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Description

Funeral Music for Manuals offers a solemn and respectful selection of music for use during funeral services. Featuring 25 well-known and beloved classical pieces, this book is the perfect accompaniment for any organist looking to provide a meaningful and comforting atmosphere for mourners.

Each piece has been carefully selected for manuals and evoke a sense of reflection, reverence, and tranquillity. From Schubert’s ‘Ave Maria’ to Mozart’s ‘Ave Verum Corpus’, the pieces range in style and complexity to provide a varied and moving musical experience.

This book is an essential resource for any organist who wants to provide a fitting tribute to the life of a loved one. Whether used during the service or as part of a prelude or postlude, Funeral Music for Manuals is a valuable addition to any organist’s library.

Additional information

Publisher

Kevin Mayhew
Composer

Allegri G., Bach J.S., Beethoven L. van, Boellmann L., Brahms J., Dvorak A., Elgar E., Faure G., Franck C., Handel G.F., Macdowell E., Massenet J., Mozart W.A., Satie E., Schubert F.P., Schumann R., Tchaikovsky P.I., Walford-Davies H.