Easy to Intermediate
Five brief and colorful postludes based on Ite, missa est from the Kyriale.
I. Orbis factor
II. Lux et origo
III. De Angelis
IV. Cum jubilo
V. Cunctipotens Genitor Deus
From the Composer's Note: Plainly stated, the pieces in this collection are brief, loud, and French. While I am able to perform them on the modest one-manual, six and a half stop instrument at my disposal, when writing I had in my ear the sumptuous and fiery sound of a 19th-century French Romantic organ.
I wrote them to serve a particular purpose. At the monastery chapel where I played each Sunday, it was the custom for the congregation to remain seated for the postlude. (It is a doubtful custom; I believe “Let us go forth in the name of Christ” means let us go forth!) Given this situation, I preferred to keep the postlude brief. These pieces all last about a minute and a half, and are based on Gregorian melodies familiar to the community I served.
composed "in celebration of the re-dedication of the Monastery Chapel of the Society of St. John the Evangelist (1936–2011)"
Alte Schule Musikverlag / print Buy Here