Organ Music for Ascension and Pentecost

The organ music suggested on this page is based on hymn tunes in both the forthcoming new edition of the Psalter Hymnal (PH) and the recently released Rejoice in the Lord (RL). All the tune names are listed in alphabetical order, followed by hymn title, composer, publisher, and a letter that will tell you whether the piece is easy, medium, or difficult (E, M, D). We worked by tune names rather than hymn titles, since different texts are sometimes sung to the same tune. In your hymnal you will find tune names both on the page with each hymn and in the tune index.

Abbreviations:
AMSI AMSI CF C. Fischer
AN Ars Nova JF J. Fischer
APH Augsburg Fl Flammer
Arv Arvon Gray H. W. Gray
BA Barenreiter Verlag Lorenz Lorenz
BP Broadman Press NORSK Norsk Musik-Forlag - Oslo
Conc Concordia Ox Oxford
Dt Ditson SMP Sacred Music Press
EP Edition, Peters SS Schott & Sohne
    ST & B Stainer & Bell
 
Tune Name
-Title of Collection E-M-D Composer Publisher
 
ASCENSION
 
DARWALL'S 148th
-A Joyful Noise E Jordan BP
-36 Short Preludes and Postludes
on Well-known Hymn Tunes,
set of 3
E-M Willan EP
-The Parish Organist, Fleischer, ed.,
part 1
E-M Miles Conc
-Six Hymn Preludes, book 1 M-D Whitlock Ox
-Ten Hymn Tune Voluntaries,
book 1
E Coleman ST & B
-Hymn Preludes for the Liturgical
Year, vol. II
M-D Peeters EP
 
DIADEMATA
-Sing and Rejoice, vol. 4 E Krapf SMP
-Hymn Preludes for the Pentecost
Season
M Held Conc
-A Little Christian Year E Wyton CF
 
DUKE STREET
-5 Festive Preludes on Easter
Hymns
M Bender Conc
-Preludes and Postludes, vol. 1 E Held APH
-A Joyful Noise E Jordan BP
-The Parish Organist, Fleischer,
ed., part 1
E Wienhorst Conc
-Toccatas!…ed. David Hegarty M-D Martin Lorenz
-Saint Cecelia Series M Mead Gray
 
LLANFAIR
-Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes E Karvonen Arv
-Sing and Rejoice, vol. 3 E Krapf SMP
-All Glory, Laud, and Honor
(Man.)
E Johnson APH
 
PENTECOST AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
 
GRAFENBERG
-Music for the Service E Krapf AP
 
MELITA
-Hymn Preludes for the Liturgical
Year, vol. 13
M Peeters EP
 
MORECAMBE
-Hymn Preludes for the Church E Young Fl
-Ten Hymn Preludes E-M Willan EP
 
VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS
-Chorale Preludes by Masters of
17th and 18th Centuries,
Buszin, ed.
M Pachelbel Conc
-Four Koraal Preludes E-M Dragt AN
-Hymn Preludes for the Pentecost
Season
E Held Conc
-Sing and Rejoice,
vol. 1
E Krapf SMP
-Ten Chorale Improvisations,
set 5
E Manz Conc
-Veni Creator Spiritus Partita M-D Nystedt NORSK
-Orgelchorale, a Collection E Scheidt BA
-The Church Organist's
Golden Treasury, vol. 2
D Bach Dt
-Ausgewahlte Werke M Scheidt EP
-Orgelchorale M Schroeder SS

Joan Ringerwole is professor of music at Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa, and a member of the Liturgical Committee of the Christian Reformed Church.

 

Reformed Worship 3 © March 1987, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. Used by permission.