An organ concerto is a piece of music, an instrumental

concerto A concerto (; plural ''concertos'', or ''concerti'' from the Italian plural) is, from the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble. The typi ...

for a

pipe organ The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a keyboard. Because each pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ''ranks ...

soloist with an orchestra. The form first evolved in the 18th century, when composers including

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread a ...

George Frideric Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque music, Baroque composer well known for his opera#Baroque era, operas, oratorios, anthems, concerto grosso, concerti grossi, ...

and

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

wrote organ concertos with small orchestras, and with solo parts which rarely call for the organ pedal board. During the Classical period the organ concerto became popular in many places, especially in

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(whether called there a concerto, pastorella, or sonata), reaching a position of being almost an integral part of the church music tradition of ''jubilus'' character. From the

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fewer works are known. Finally, there are some 20th- and 21st-century examples, of which the concerto by

Francis Poulenc Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (; 7 January 189930 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among the best-kno ...

has entered the basic repertoire, and is quite frequently played. The organ concerto form is not usually taken to include orchestral works such as

organ symphonies An organ symphony is a piece for solo pipe organ in various movements. It is a symphonic genre, not so much in musical form (in which it is more similar to the organ sonata or suite), but in imitating orchestral tone color, texture, and symphoni ...

that call for an organ used as an extra orchestral section, examples of which include the Third Symphony of

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano C ...

Gustav Holst Gustav Theodore Holst (born Gustavus Theodore von Holst; 21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934) was an English composer, arranger and teacher. Best known for his orchestral suite ''The Planets'', he composed many other works across a range ...

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The Planets ''The Planets'', Op. 32, is a seven- movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1917. In the last movement the orchestra is joined by a wordless female chorus. Each movement of the suite is name ...

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Also sprach Zarathustra ', Op. 30 (, ''Thus Spoke Zarathustra'' or ''Thus Spake Zarathustra'') is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical 1883–1885 novel ''Thus Spoke Zarathustra''.list of Handel's concertos. Many alternatives exist, so it is difficult to precisely number his organ concertos, however it is generally accepted that he wrote 16: #HWV 289 – Op. 4 No. 1 in G minor: ''larghetto, allegro, adagio, andante'' #HWV 290 – Op. 4 No. 2 in B-flat major: ''tempo ordinario, allegro, adagio, allegro ma non troppo'' #HWV 291 – Op. 4 No. 3 in G minor: ''adagio, allegro, adagio, allegro'' #HWV 292 – Op. 4 No. 4 in F major: ''allegro, andante, adagio, allegro'' #HWV 293 – Op. 4 No. 5 in F major: ''larghetto, allegro, alla siciliana, presto'' #HWV 294 – Op. 4 No. 6 in B-flat major: ''andante, allegro, larghetto, allegro moderato'' #HWV 306 – Op. 7 No. 1 in B-flat major: ''andante, allegro, largo, adagio, allegro'' #HWV 307 – Op. 7 No. 2 in A major: ''overture, tempo ordinario, tempo ordinario II, allegro'' #HWV 308 – Op. 7 No. 3 in B-flat major: ''allegro, fuga, spiritoso, minuets 1 & 2'' #HWV 309 – Op. 7 No. 4 in D minor: ''adagio, allegro, adagio, allegro'' #HWV 310 – Op. 7 No. 5 in G minor: ''allegro ma non troppo, adagio, andante, minuet, gavotte'' #HWV 311 – Op. 7 No. 6 in B-flat major: ''pomposo, adagio, tempo ordinario'' #HWV 295a – F major (No. 13): ''largo, allegro, larghetto, allegro'' #:HWV 295b – second version: ''larghetto, allegro, larghetto, allegro'' #HWV 296a – A major (No. 14) : ''largo e staccato, organo ad libitum: fuga – allegro, andante, grave, allegro'' #:HWV 296b – second version, ''Pasticcio Konzert'': ''andante, adagio, grave, andante allegro, a tempo ordinario'' #HWV 304 – D minor (No. 15) : ''andante, organo ad libitum: adagio – fuga, allegro'' #HWV 305a – F major (No. 16) : ''concerto, allegro, andante, andante allegro'' #:HWV 305b – second version: ''overture, allegro, andante, andante allegro'' ;Organ concertos arranged from Concerti Grossi, Op.6: #HWV 297 – D minor, after HWV 328: ''overture, air, allegro, allegro, allegro moderato'' #HWV 298 – G major, after HWV 319: ''a tempo giusto, allegro, adagio, allegro, allegro'' #HWV 299 – D major, after HWV 323 : ''larghetto e staccato, allegro, presto, largo, allegro, minuet un poco larghetto'' #HWV 300 – G minor, after HWV 324 : ''largo e affettuoso, a tempo giusto, musette larghetto, allegro, allegro''

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

There is no clearly named "organ concerto" (i.e., for organ and orchestral ensemble) by Bach, but several

cantata A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir. The meaning of ...

movements contain extensive

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organ parts. Versions of six of these cantata movements had a later incarnation in the two

harpsichord concertos A harpsichord concerto is a piece of music for an orchestra with the harpsichord in a solo role (though for another sense, see below). Sometimes these works are played on the modern piano (see '' piano concerto''). For a period in the late 18th ce ...

BWV

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and 1053. Cantata 35 contains two instrumental

Sinfonia Sinfonia (; plural ''sinfonie'') is the Italian word for symphony, from the Latin ''symphonia'', in turn derived from Ancient Greek συμφωνία ''symphōnia'' (agreement or concord of sound), from the prefix σύν (together) and ϕωνή (sou ...

s with organ solo, the first of which agrees with the fragmentary keyboard concerto BWV 1059. A recording of a reconstruction of this as an organ concerto was made by

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. Bach's admiration for

and the Italian style led to several transcriptions of instrumental concertos for solo organ, without an orchestra:

Gregor Joseph Werner (1693–1766)

The Austrian composer Gregor Joseph Werner wrote a concerto in B-flat major for organ, 2 chalumeaux and string orchestra, dated 1753: ''Allegro'' – ''Largo'' – ''Tempo di menuet'' (manuscript: Országos Széchényi Könyvtár, Budapest: Ms.mus III.305; RISM: 530003636), as well as other concertos for organ and string or chamber orchestra. Besides these he wrote a pastorella in D major for organ and string orchestra: ''Andante'' – ''Larghetto'' – ''Allegro''.

Johann Adolf Hasse (1699–1783)

The German composer

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wrote six concertos for organ (or harpsichord) and orchestra, published in London ca 1743.

Michel Corrette (1707–1795)

The French organist-composer

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wrote six concertos. *Concerto No. 1 in G major: ''allegro, aria I, aria II, allegro'' *Concerto No. 2 in A major: ''allegro, adagio, allegro'' *Concerto No. 3 in D major: ''adagio, aria, andante, adagio, allegro'' *Concerto No. 4 in C major: ''allegro, aria, allegro'' *Concerto No. 5 in F major: ''allegro, aria, allegro'' *Concerto No. 6 in D minor: ''allegro, andante, presto''

Marianus Königsperger (1708–1769)

The German composer Marianus Königsperger wrote six concertos and two pastorellas for organ and string orchestra, with two trumpets or horns ''ad libitum'', Op. 18 (''Certamen musicum complectens VI. concerta communia et II. pastoritia'', Augustae-Vindelicorum: sumptibus Joannis Jacobi Lotteri Haeredum, 1754).

Georg von Reutter (1708–1772)

The Austrian composer Georg von Reutter wrote a concerto in F major for organ (or harpsichord) and string orchestra.

Thomas Arne (1710–1778)

The English composer

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composed six concertos. *Concerto No. 1 in C major: ''largo ma con spirito, andante, allegro, minuetto'' *Concerto No. 2 in G major: ''allegro, lento, moderato, allegro, con spirito'' *Concerto No. 3 in A major: ''con spirito, con spirito, minuetto, moderato'' *Concerto No. 4 in B-flat major: ''con spirito, minuetto, giga moderato'' *Concerto No. 5 in G minor: ''largo, allegro con spirito, adagio, vivace'' *Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major: ''allegro, moderato, ad libitum, allegro, minuetto''

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

The German composer

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wrote several concertos for keyboard instrument (organ as one possible option), including the following: *Concerto in G major for organ (or harpsichord), strings and basso continuo, dated 1755 (Helm 444; Wq. 34): ''Allegro di molto'' – ''Largo'' – ''Presto''. *Concerto in E-flat major for organ (or harpsichord), strings and basso continuo, with optional French horns, dated 1759 (Helm 446; Wq. 35): ''Allegro ma non troppo'' – ''Adagio sostenuto'' – ''Allegro assai''. *Concerto No. 4 in B-flat major for organ and orchestra: ''Con spirito'' – ''Minuetto'' – ''Giga''. *Concerto No. 5 in G minor for organ and orchestra: ''Largo'' – ''Allegro con spirito'' – ''Adagio'' – ''Vivace''. *Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major for organ and orchestra: ''Allegro moderato'' – ''Minuetto'' – ''Variations''.

Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715–1777)

The Austrian composer

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wrote several concertos for organ (or harpsichord) and string orchestra, of which six were published in London in 1761 and another set of six also in London by Welcker ca 1765.

Johann Georg Zechner (1716–1778)

The Austrian composer Johann Georg Zechner wrote at least four concertos for keyboard instrument and (string) orchestra; either one of them or another work in F major is recorded by Franz Haselböck and Capella Academica Wien, conducted by Eduard Melkus, as an organ concerto: ''Allegro'' – ''Adagio'' – ''Presto'' (Hänssler Classic CD 94.052).

Joseph Anton Xaver Auffmann (ca 1720–1773 or later)

The German composer Joseph Anton Xaver Auffmann wrote at least three concertos for organ and chamber orchestra, Op. 1 (''Triplex concentus organicus, seu III. concerti organici à octo instrumentis'', Augustæ-Vindelicorum: sumptibus Joannis Jacobi Lotteri Hæredum, 1754).

Antonio Soler (1729–1783)

The Spanish composer

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wrote six concertos for two organs (without other instruments): *Concerto No. 1 in C major: ''andante, minué'' *Concerto No. 2 in A minor: ''andante-allegro, tempo di minué'' *Concerto No. 3 in G: ''andantino, minué'' *Concerto No. 4 in F: ''afectuoso, andante non largo, minué'' *Concerto No. 5 in A: ''cantabile, minué'' *Concerto No. 6 in D: ''allegro-andante-allegro-andante, minué''

František Xaver Brixi (1732–1771)

The Czech composer

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wrote at least six concertos for organ (or harpsichord) and chamber orchestra, e.g.: * Concerto in D major for organ and chamber orchestra (two horns, two violins and bass): ''Allegro moderato'' – ''Adagio'' – ''Allegro'' (manuscript: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Bonn: Ec 252.5; RISM 450.064.567). * Concerto in D major for organ and chamber orchestra (two trumpets, two oboes, strings, bass, timpani): ''Allegro molto'' – ''Andante molto'' – ''Allegro molto'' (manuscript: Konvent minoritů v Praze, Prague: 16; RISM 551.000.016).

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)

The Austrian composer

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wrote at least three concertos for organ: * Concerto Hob. XVIII:1 in C major for organ (or harpsichord) and orchestra, dated tentatively 1756. * Concerto Hob. XVIII:2 in D major for organ (or harpsichord) and orchestra, composed no later than 1767. * Concerto Hob. XVIII:6 in F major for violin and organ (or harpsichord) with string orchestra, composed no later than 1766. Besides these, several of his keyboard concertos are performed with organ. There are also works attributed him, dubiously or spuriously: * Concerto Hob. ''deest'' in C major for organ and chamber orchestra (2 trumpets, 2 violins, basso continuo), composed no later than 1790–1810: ''Andante'' – ''Presto'' (manuscript: Slovenské národné múzeum – Hudobné múzeum, Bratislava: MUS XII 42; RISM 570.000.177).

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736–1809)

The Austrian composer

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wrote a concerto in B-flat major for organ and string orchestra, dated 1762, and published as volume 1 in ''Musica rinata'' series (Budapest: Zenemükiadó, 1964).

Michael Haydn (1737–1806)

The Austrian composer

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wrote concerto MH 41 in C major for viola and organ (or harpsichord) with orchestra, dated 19 December 1761 (the year is uncertain).

Sir William Herschel (1738–1822)

The German-born English astronomer and composer Sir

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wrote at least two concertos for organ and orchestra: * Concerto no. 1 in G major for organ and orchestra, composed 1767: '' o title' – ''Andante assai'' – ''Allegro'' (manuscript: The British Library, London: MS Mus. 89; RISM 806.451.028). * Concerto o. 2?in D major for organ and string orchestra, composed 1767 (manuscript: The British Library, London).

Johann Baptist Waṅhal (1739–1813)

The Czech-born Austrian composer Johann Baptist Waṅhal wrote at least nine organ concertos, which are only known from the inventory of the composer's estate. Concerto Bryan F1 in F major for harpsichord or piano and orchestra, composed no later than 1786, is edited and published in 1973 as an organ concerto in ''Diletto musicale'' series.

Marian Paradeiser (1747–1775)

The Austrian composer Marian Paradeiser wrote a concertino for organ (or harpsichord), violin, violoncello and orchestra; a manuscript of this work is kept in the library of the

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in Melk, Austria.

Antonio Salieri (1750–1825)

Italian-born Austrian composer

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wrote an organ concerto in C major in 1773. Manuscript of this work is in the collections of the National Library of Austria. An edition, by J.S. Hettrick, in published in Vienna in 1981.

Karel Blažej Kopřiva (1756–1785)

The Czech composer Karel Blažej Kopřiva wrote at least eight concertos for organ and orchestra, but only the one in E-flat major for organ and chamber orchestra, with movements ''Allegro moderato'' – ''Adagio'' – ''Allegro di giusto'', is known to have survived.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

The Austrian composer

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wrote seventeen Church Sonatas, in eight of which the organ has an ''obbligato'' solo part: * No. 7 K. 224 (241a) in F major for organ, two violins, cello and bass (basso continuo), dated 1776 * No. 8 K. 225 (241b) in A major for organ, two violins, cello and bass (basso continuo), dated 1776 * No. 10 K. 244 in F major for organ, two violins, cello and bass (basso continuo), dated April 1776 * No. 11 K. 245 in D major for organ, two violins, cello and bass (basso continuo), dated April 1776 * No. 12 K. 263 in C major for organ, two trumpets, two violins, cello and bass (basso continuo), dated December 1776 * No. 15 K. 328 (317c) in C major for organ, two violins, cello and bass, dated 1779 * No. 16 K. 329 (317a) in C major for organ, two oboes, two horns, two trumpets, two violins, timpani, cello and bass (basso continuo), dated March 1779 * No. 17 K. 336 (336d) in C major for organ, two violins, cello and bass (basso continuo), dated 1780

Balthasar Anton Pfeyll (18th century)

A Central-European composer Balthasar Anton Pfeyll (Balthasarus Antonius Pfeyll) composed at least one concerto in D major for organ and chamber orchestra (two horns, strings, bass): ''Allegro'' nd other movements?(manuscript: Kloster Einsiedeln, Musikbibliothek, Einsiedeln: 18,19 (Ms.1837); RISM 400012780).

Matteo Andruzzi (fl. 1785)

The Italian composer Matteo Andruzzi wrote at least one concerto in C major for organ and orchestra (manuscript: Škofijski arhiv, Koper: GA XXI/17; RISM 540.200.227).

Skitner

An unrecognised Central-European composer called Skitner wrote at last one concerto in D major for organ and chamber orchestra, dated before 1802: ''Allegro (assai)'' – ''Allegro assai'' (manuscript at the Landesbibliothek Coburg: Ms Mus 374/1.52; RISM 450.107.181; another manuscript: Národní knihovna České republiky, Prague: no sigla; RISM 552.000.678).

Matthew Camidge (1764–1844)

The English composer Matthew Camidge wrote six concertos (suites), Op. 13, for solo organ, published in London tentatively in 1815, with a note that "The author in this work has endeavoured to imitate the particular style of music which has been so long admired namely that of Handel & Corelli".

Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839–1901)

The Liechtenstein-born German composer

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wrote two concertos for organ and orchestra: * No. 1 in F major, Op. 137 * No. 2 in G minor, Op. 177Josef Gabriel Rheinberger: Organ Concerto No. 2 in G minor
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Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)

Félix-Alexandre Guilmant

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wrote two of his organ sonatas in two version

one as a symphony for organ and orchestra: *Sonata No. 1 in D minor / Symphonie No. 1 in D minor for organ and orchestra: ''Introduction et Allegro / Pastorale (Andante quasi allegretto) / Final (Allegro assai)'' *Sonata No. 8 in A major / Symphonie No. 2 in A major for organ and orchestra: ''Introduction et Allegro risoluto / Adagio con affetto / Scherzo: Allegro vivace / Andante sostenuto / Intermède et Allegro con brio

Marco Enrico Bossi (1861–1925)

* Concerto in A minor, Op. 100, for organ, string orchestra, 4 horns and timpani (Bossi wrote this concerto in two versions, the first in B-flat minor with a different orchestration but with the same opus number) * Konzertstück in C minor, Op. 130, for organ and orchestra * Fantasia Sinfonica, Op. 147, for organ and orchestra

20th and 21st centuries

Horatio Parker Horatio William Parker (September 15, 1863 – December 18, 1919) was an American composer, organist and teacher. He was a central figure in musical life in New Haven, Connecticut in the late 19th century, and is best remembered as the undergradu ...

(1863–1919) ** Organ Concerto in E-flat minor, Op. 55 (1902) *

Joseph Jongen Joseph Marie Alphonse Nicolas Jongen (14 December 1873 – 12 July 1953) was a Belgian organist, composer, and music educator. Biography Jongen was born in Liège, where his parents had moved from Flanders. On the strength of an amazing precocity ...

(1873–1953) ** Symphonie concertante for organ and orchestra, Op. 81 (1926) *

Marcel Dupré Marcel Jean-Jules Dupré () (3 May 1886 – 30 May 1971) was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue. Biography Born in Rouen into a wealthy musical family, Marcel Dupré was a child prodigy. His father Aimable Albert Dupré was titular o ...

(1886–1971) ** Concerto in E minor, Op. 31 (1931) *

Hans Gál Hans Gál OBE (5 August 1890 – 3 October 1987) was an Austrian composer, pedagogue, musicologist, and author, who emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1938. Life Gál was born to a Jewish family in the small village of Brunn am Gebirge, Low ...

(1890–1987) ** Concertino for organ and string orchestra, Op. 55 (1954) *

Hendrik Andriessen Hendrik Franciscus Andriessen (17 September 1892 – 12 April 1981) was a Dutch composer and organist. He is remembered most of all for his improvisation at the organ and for the renewal of Catholic liturgical music in the Netherlands. Andrie ...

(1892–1981) ** Concerto for organ and orchestra (1950) *

Paul Hindemith Paul Hindemith (; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major advocate of the ''Ne ...

(1895–1963) ** ''Kammermusik'' No. 7, concerto for organ and wind band, Op. 46 no. 2 (1927) ** Concerto for organ and orchestra (1963) *

Howard Hanson Howard Harold Hanson (October 28, 1896 – February 26, 1981)''The New York Times'' – Obituaries. Harold C. Schonberg. February 28, 1981 p. 1011/ref> was an American composer, conductor, educator, music theorist, and champion of American class ...

(1896–1981) ** Organ Concerto (1923) *

(1899–1963) ** Concerto for organ in G minor (1938) *

Jón Leifs Jón Leifs (born Jón Þorleifsson on 1 May 1899 – 30 July 1968) was an Icelandic composer, pianist, and conductor. Life Jón Leifs was born ''Jón Þorleifsson,'' at the farm Sólheimar, then in the Húnavatnssýsla, northwestern Iceland. H ...

(1899–1968) ** Organ concerto, Op. 7 (1930) *

Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (, ; November 14, 1900December 2, 1990) was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later a conductor of his own and other American music. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as "the Dean of American Com ...

(1900–1990) ** Symphony for Organ and Orchestra (1924) *

Flor Peeters Franciscus Florentinus Peeters, Baron Peeters (4 July 1903 – 4 July 1986) was a Belgian composer, organist and academic teacher. He was director of the Conservatorium in Antwerp, Belgium, and organist at Mechelen Cathedral from 1923 to his deat ...

(1903–1986) ** Concerto for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 52 *

Normand Lockwood Normand Lockwood (March 19, 1906 – March 9, 2002) was an American composer born in New York, New York. He studied composition at the University of Michigan from 1921–1924, and then traveled to Rome and studied composition under Ottorino Resp ...

(1906–2002) ** Concerto for Organ and Brasses *

Jean Langlais Jean François-Hyacinthe Langlais III (15 February 1907 – 8 May 1991) was a French composer of modern classical music, organist, and improviser. He described himself as "" ("Breton, of Catholic faith"). Biography Langlais was born in L ...

(1907–1991) ** Concerto no. 1 for organ or harpsichord and orchestra (1949) ** Concerto no. 2 for organ and string orchestra (1961) ** Concerto no. 3 ''Réaction'' for organ, string orchestra and timpani (1971) *

Samuel Barber Samuel Osmond Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator, and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century. The music critic Donal Henahan said, "Proba ...

(1910–1981): ** ''Toccata festiva'' for organ and orchestra, Op. 36 * (1919–1983) ** Concerto no. 5 for organ, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani and string orchestra (1978) (manuscript: Interkulturelles Forschungsprojekt Deutsche Musikkultur im östlichen Europa, Bonn; RISM 458.000.010) *

Sir Malcolm Arnold Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006) was an English composer. His works feature music in many genres, including a cycle of nine symphonies, numerous concertos, concert works, chamber music, choral music and music ...

(1921–2006) ** Concerto for organ, trumpets (3), timpani and strings * Arthur Butterworth (1923–2014) ** Concerto for organ, string orchestra and percussion, Op. 33 (1973) *

Revol Bunin Revol Samuilovich Bunin (russian: Ре́воль Саму́илович Бу́нин; 6 April 1924, in Moscow – 3 July 1976, in Moscow) was a Russian composer. Early life and education Bunin's father, Samuil Markovich, was a bolshevik, a membe ...

(1924–1976) ** Concerto in G minor for organ and chamber orchestra, Op. 33 (1961) *

Boris Tchaikovsky Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky (russian: Бори́с Алекса́ндрович Чайко́вский; 10 September 1925 – 7 February 1996), PAU, was a Soviet and Russian composer, born in Moscow, whose oeuvre includes orchestral works, cha ...

(1925–1996) ** Six etudes for organ and string orchestra (1976) * Charles Chaynes (1925–2016) ** Concerto for organ, strings, timpani and percussion after the Spiritual Canticle of St. John of the Cross (1973) *

Kenneth Leighton Kenneth Leighton (2 October 1929 – 24 August 1988) was a British composer and pianist. His compositions include church and choral music, pieces for piano, organ, cello, oboe and other instruments, chamber music, concertos, ...

(1929–1988) ** Organ Concerto (for organ, strings and timpani), Op. 58 (1970) * Petr Eben (1929–2007) ** Organ Concerto No. 1 (1954) ** Organ Concerto No. 2 (1988) *

William Mathias William James Mathias CBE (1 November 1934 – 29 July 1992) was a Welsh composer noted for choral works. Biography Mathias was born in Whitland, Carmarthenshire. A child prodigy, he started playing the piano at the age of three and began co ...

(1934-1992) ** Organ Concerto Op. 91 (1983) *

Jean Guillou Jean Victor Arthur Guillou (18 April 1930 – 26 January 2019) was a French composer, organist, pianist, and pedagogue. Titular Organist at Saint Eustache in Paris, from 1963 to 2015, he was widely known as a composer of instrumental and vocal ...

(1930–2019): ** Invention for organ and orchestra (concerto no. 1), Op. 7 ** ''Concerto héroïque'' for organ and orchestra (concerto no. 2), Op. 10 ** Concerto No. 3 for organ and string orchestra, Op. 14 ** Concerto No. 4 for organ and orchestra, Op. 31 ** Concerto No. 5 ''Roi Arthur'' for organ and string quintet, Op. 35 ** ''Concerto 2000'' for organ and orchestra, Op. 62 ** Concerto No. 6 for organ and orchestra (triple woodwind, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, percussion, strings), Op. 68 ** Concerto No. 7 for organ and orchestra, Op. 70 *

Terry Riley Terrence Mitchell "Terry" Riley (born June 24, 1935) is an American composer and performing musician best known as a pioneer of the minimalist school of composition. Influenced by jazz and Indian classical music, his music became notable for it ...

(born 1935) **'' At the Royal Majestic'' (2013) * Andrew Carter (born 1939) ** Concerto in C major for organ and orchestra (2005) *

Stephen Paulus Stephen Paulus (August 24, 1949 – October 19, 2014) was an American Grammy Award winning composer, best known for his operas and choral music. His style is essentially tonal, and melodic and romantic by nature. His best-known piece is his 1 ...

(1949–2014) ** Concerto for organ, chorus and orchestra ** Concerto for organ, strings and percussion (1992) ** Grand concerto for organ and orchestra (2004) ** Double concerto for piano and organ with strings and percussion (c. 2010) *

Kalevi Aho Kalevi Ensio Aho (born 9 March 1949) is a Finnish composer. Early years Aho began his interest in music at the age of ten, when he discovered a mandolin in his home and began to teach himself how to play it. He soon was taken under the tutelag ...

(born 1949) ** Symphony for organ and symphony orchestra (1993) * Daniel E Gawthrop (born 1949) ** Concerto for organ and orchestra (premiered 2004) * Christopher Rouse (born 1949) **

Organ Concerto An organ concerto is a piece of music, an instrumental concerto for a pipe organ soloist with an orchestra. The form first evolved in the 18th century, when composers including Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach w ...

(2014) *

Michael Gandolfi Michael James Gandolfi (born July 5, 1956) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. He chairs the composition department at the New England Conservatory of Music (NEC). Gandolfi was born in Melrose, Massachusetts. He taught h ...

(born 1956): ** ''Ascending Light'' for organ and orchestra (2015) *

Thierry Escaich Thierry Joseph-Louis Escaich (born 8 May 1965) is a French organist and composer. Life Born in Nogent-sur-Marne, Escaich studied organ, improvisation and composition at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP), where he won eight First Prizes an ...

(born 1965) ** Concerto no. 1 for organ and orchestra (1995) ** Concerto no. 2 for organ, string orchestra and percussions (2006) * Eric Sessler (born 1969) ** Organ Concerto (2006) * Leonid Karev (born 1969) ** ''Mots Interrompus'' for organ and orchestra (2007) * Eugenio Maria Fagiani (born 1972) ** Concerto for organ and string orchestra, Op. 98 (2009) *

Frederik Magle Frederik Reesen Magle (; born 17 April 1977) is a Danish composer, concert organist, and pianist. He writes contemporary classical music as well as fusion of classical music and other genres. His compositions include orchestral works, cantatas, ...

(born 1977) ** Concerto for organ and orchestra "The Infinite Second" (1994) *Valentin Villard (born 1985) ** Concerto for organ and string orchestra, Op. 46 (2009) *

Nico Muhly Nico Asher Muhly (; born August 26, 1981) is an American contemporary classical music composer and arranger who has worked and recorded with both classical and pop musicians. A prolific composer, he has composed for many notable symphony orchestras ...

(born 1981) ** Register (2017)

References

Sources

*Bouquet-Boyer, Marie-Thérèse. ''Vivaldi et le concerto''. Paris: Éditions des Presses Universitaires de France, coll. «Que sais-je ?», 1985. *Satorius, Richard H. ''Bibliography of Concertos for Organ and Orchestra''. Evanston (IL), The Instrumentalist Co., 1961. *"Dossier concertos orgue et orchestre" in ''Orgues Nouvelles'' No. 5, été 2009. Lyon, June 2009.

External links

"Pipe organs are popping up in concert halls nationwide. Now—what to play on them?"
by Michael Barone, '' Pipedreams'' (2004/2005). {{Authority control Lists of compositions by instrumentation