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Like all types of instrumental concertos, an organ concerto is a piece of music for an pipe organ soloist with an orchestra. The form's heyday was in the 18th century, when composers such as George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi and Johann Sebastian Bach among others wrote organ concertos, with a small orchestra, and solo parts which rarely call for the organ pedal board. Although the organ concerto repertoire was hardly expanded during the Classical and Romantic periods, there are some 20th- and 21st-century examples, of which the concerto by Francis Poulenc has entered the repertoire, and is quite frequently played.

The organ concerto form is not usually taken to include orchestral works that call for an organ used as an extra orchestral section, examples of which include the Third Symphony of Camille Saint-Saëns, Gustav Holst's The Planets or Richard Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra.

Contents 1 List of organ concertos 1.1 G. F. Handel (1685-1759) 1.2 Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) 1.3 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) 1.4 Michel Corrette (1709-1793) 1.5 Thomas Arne (1710-1778) 1.6 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) 1.7 Antonio Soler (1729-1783) 1.8 20th century 2 References

[edit] List of organ concertos

[edit] G. F. Handel (1685-1759)

Handel wrote his organ concertos as interludes for his oratorios: he took the organ part himself while directing the orchestra. Many alternatives exist so, as often with this composer, it is difficult to count his works exactly. Some are arrangements of his earlier works, or of works by other composers. It is generally accepted that he wrote 16:

1. HWV 289 - op. 4 no. 1 in G minor: larghetto, allegro, adagio, andante
2. HWV 290 - op. 4 no. 2 in B flat major: tempo ordinario, allegro, adagio, allegro ma non troppo
3. HWV 291 - op. 4 no. 3 in G minor: adagio, allegro, adagio, allegro
4. HWV 292 - op. 4 no. 4 in F major: allegro, andante, adagio, allegro
5. HWV 293 - op. 4 no. 5 in F major: larghetto, allegro, alla siciliana, presto
6. HWV 294 - op. 4 no. 6 in B flat major: andante, allegro, larghetto, allegro moderato
7. HWV 306 - op. 7 no. 1 in B flat major: andante, allegro, largo, adagio, allegro
8. HWV 307 - op. 7 no. 2 in A major: overture, tempo ordinario, tempo ordinario II, allegro
9. HWV 308 - op. 7 no. 3 in B flat major: allegro, fuga, spiritoso, minuets 1 & 2
10. HWV 309 - op. 7 no. 4 in D minor: adagio, allegro, adagio, allegro
11. HWV 310 - op. 7 no. 5 in G minor: allegro ma non troppo, adagio, andante, minuet, gavotte
12. HWV 311 - op. 7 no. 6 in B flat major: pomposo, adagio, tempo ordinario
13. HWV 295a - F major (no. 13): largo, allegro, larghetto, allegro

    HWV 295b - second version: larghetto, allegro, larghetto, allegro

14. HWV 296a - A major (no. 14) : largo e staccato, andante, grave, allegro

    HWV 296b - second version, Pasticcio Konzert: andante, adagio, grave, andante allegro, a tempo ordinario

15. HWV 304 - D minor (no. 15) : andante, adagio, allegro
16. HWV 305a - F major (no. 16) : concerto, allegro, andante, andante allegro

    HWV 305b - second version: overture, allegro, andante, andante allegro

Concertos for organ solo:

1. HWV 297 - D minor, after HWV 328: overture, air, allegro, allegro, allegro moderato
2. HWV 298 - G major, after HWV 319: a tempo giusto, allegro, adagio, allegro, allegro
3. HWV 299 - D major, after HWV 323 : larghetto e staccato, allegro, presto, largo, allegro, minuet un poco larghetto
4. HWV 300 - G minor, after HWV 324 : largo e affettuoso, a tempo giusto, musette larghetto, allegro, allegro

[edit] Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

• A major The Nightingale for violin, organ and strings, RV335
• D minor for violin, organ and strings, RV541
• F major for violin, organ and strings, RV542 (allegro, lento, allegro)
• C major for violin, cello, organ and strings, RV554a
• C minor for violin, organ and strings, RV766
• F major for flute (flauto traverso), organ and strings, RV767

[edit] Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Bach did not write a concerto of his own for organ and orchestra, although it was his own instrument. But he admired Vivaldi, and transcribed solo reductions of several of his concertos. It is customary to call these transcriptions "Vivaldi-Bach" concertos. He also adapted several concertos by other composers for solo organ.

BWV	key	source	movements
BWV 592	G major	after Johann Ernst de Saxe-Weimar Transcription of a concerto for violin, strings and continuo	allegro, grave (E minor), presto
BWV 593	A minor	after Antonio Vivaldi Based on op. 3 no. 8 for 2 violins and basso continuo (RV 522)	allegro, adagio (D minor) senza pedale a due claviere, allegro
BWV 594	C major	after Antonio Vivaldi Based on op. 7 no. 5 for violin and basso continuo (RV 208)	allegro, adagio (A minor), recitativ, allegro - cadenza - allegro
BWV 595	C major	After Johann Ernst de Saxe-Weimar	Uses the first movement only.
BWV 596	D minor	after Vivaldi or W.F. Bach Based on op. 3 no. 11 - RV 565 by Vivaldi or op. XII by W.F. Bach	allegro - grave - fuga, largo e spiccato, finale allegro
BWV 597	E flat major	unknown composer	Gigue

[edit] Michel Corrette (1709-1793)

The French organist-composer Michel Corrette 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

[edit] Thomas Arne (1710-1778)

The English composer Thomas Arne 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

[edit] Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

The German composer C. P. E. Bach wrote examples, including the following.

• Concerto for organ and orchestra no. 4 in B flat major: con spirito, minuetto, giga
• Concerto for organ and orchestra no. 5 in G minor: largo, allegro con spirito, adagio, vivace
• Concerto for organ and orchestra no. 6 in B flat major: allegro moderato, minuetto - variations
• Concerto for organ, strings and basso continuo in G major: allegro di molto, largo, presto

[edit] Antonio Soler (1729-1783)

The Spanish composer Antonio Soler wrote six.

Six concertos for two organs:

• 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

[edit] 20th century

• Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
  • Kammermusik no. 7, concerto for organ and wind band, op. 46 no. 2 (1927)
  • Concerto for organ and orchestra (1963)
• Marcel Dupré (1886-1971): Concerto in E minor op. 31 (1931)
• Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): Concerto for organ in G minor (1938)
• Jean Langlais (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 (1910-1981):
  • Toccata Festiva, for organ and orchestra op. 36
• Charles Chaynes (b. 1925): Concerto for organ, strings, timpani and percussion after the Spiritual Canticle of St. John of the Cross (1973)
• Jean Guillou (b. 1930):
  • 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
• Thierry Escaich (b. 1965): Concerto for organ and orchestra
• Daniel E Gawthrop (b. 1949): Concerto for Organ and Orchestra (premiere 2004)

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