Two Chant Meditations for Organ
Organ Solo - Sheet Music

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SKU: C5.6042

Composed by Kevin Waters. Mendelssohn-style pieces. Marian. Eucharistic. Published by CanticaNOVA Publications (C5.6042).

From his collection, A Gregorian Sampler, Fr. Waters offers two meditations on chant melodies: Ave Maria and Ave verum corpus. The first he suggests as an Offertory for a Marian Feast, the second as a Communion for Ordinary Sundays. In an organ style reminiscent of Felix Mendelssohn, Fr. Waters treats the the chant melodies freely, organizing his settings as fantasias or rhapsodies. His consonant harmonies and appropriate variations in rhythm give the pieces both comfortability and interest. Although not difficult to play, these meditations are by no means simplistic; the composer has skillfully interwoven melodic fragments into both homophonic and polyphonic textures. Indications are given for a two-manual instrument with pedal. The pedal part is relatively easy.