Music for Organ and Other Instruments

Robert Train Adams

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  Fanfares for an Easter Day
  Fantasy Variations
  Music for a Christmas Eve
  Noel Nouvelet
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Christmas Toccata

Duration: 3 minutes 50 seconds
Instrumentation: organ, piano
Description: A bright, fun romp with recurring hints of the refrain from Angels We Have heard on High. In ABA form, with a slower, softer middle section primarily featuring piano, with a short organ pedal solo, surrounded by the bright, up-tempo A section.

During the A section, the opening material is repeated up a half step. The move to the B section continues the half-step rise, as does the return to the A material. This upward succession is supported harmonically by a flat VII, rather than a more standard cadence. This linear succesion ultimately moves from the original D major up to G major, only to quickly return to the E major of the middle section.

The organ solo of the B section is written in the left hand staff, but may be done by pedal, if desired. Both organ and piano parts have their challenges.

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Fanfares for an Easter Day

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Instrumentation: 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, optional timpani, organ
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Fantasy Variations

Duration: 12'30"
Instrumentation: cello, organ
Description: Six variations on the hymn tune Bunessan (often used with the hymn Morning Has Broken)

Ritornello
First Commentary
alla Toccata
with sweet singing
Second Commentary
Finale

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Music for a Christmas Eve

Duration: 5 minutes
Instrumentation: organ, string quartet
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Variations on Noel Nouvelet

Duration: 3 minutes
Instrumentation: organ, piano
Description: This is a transcription of my earlier variation set for flute and piano. While the derivation is quite clear, this work incorporates changes to make it more idiomatic for this ensemble. The organ and piano share the former piano part, while taking turns with an expanded flute part.

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