Organ Solo
[solo organ]
PDF Sheet Music: fz Individual License
This fast-paced and exciting work has fanfares, melodies, and themes which intertwine in fugal patterns and are often presented in three-level polyphony.
Conceived as an original work for organ with the intention to invite the to organist dance on his pedal board, Clarion Festival Overture brings the instrument's richness to the fore. The work begins in 5/4, but doesn't stay there for long, soon switching to 6/4 and 4/4. Clarion Festival Overture also includes extended sections using the complex meters of 11/8 and 7/8. Tricky rhythms, syncopation, and off-beat accents will keep organist literally on his or her toes.
Clarion Festival Overture features robust themes and complex style -- a feast to the ear that audiences will enjoy right up to its heart-pounding finale.
"Composed for a friend and mentor, Michael Surratt, celebrating 25 years as Organist and Director of Music Ministries at the Union Church of Hinsdale, Illinois."
Instrumentation Required
Music by Daniel M. Reck.
