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For organists who prefer to play manuals without pedals, this extensive collection provides a wealth of works. Highlights include J. S. Bach's Partite Diverse, "O Gott, du frommer Gott!";Best's Prelude on a Choraleby Thomas Tallis; Buxtehude's Fugue in C; the charming Four Pieces for Flute Clocks,written by Haydn for his era's popular musical clocks; Mozart's "Fantasie de Salon," based on four themes from The Magic Flute;and Pachelbel's beloved Canon in D.Other featured composers include Elgar, Dupré, Beethoven, Frescobaldi, Handel, Liszt, Couperin, and Franck. An informative selection of Notes on the Music provides background for each pieceSmith, Rollin is the author of 'Treasury of Organ Music for Manuals Only 46 Works by Bach, Mozart, Franck, Saint-Saens and Others', published 2004 under ISBN 9780486435824 and ISBN 0486435822.
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