This four-volume anthology contains a sparkling selection of pieces and represents all the major composers of the period. It includes pieces in all the main genres, with Cornet and Trumpet Voluntaries, Echo Voluntaries, fugal works with slow introductions, and Full Voluntaries; as such, the collection offers a wide range of attractive music suitable for both church and recital use.Each volume contains an extended Introduction, with information on instruments of the period, registration, ornamentation, and notes on the composers. An important feature of the collection is an editorial realization of the cadenzas which occur at key points in some of the pieces; these complete the works and demonstrate how they would have been performed at the time.With extended historical information and a wonderful array of pieces carefully edited from original sources, this is a major collection that will be of interest to organists of all abilities. IntroductionWilliam Goodwin: Voluntary in D, 12 Voluntaries for the Organ or Harpsichord, No. 8George Frederick Handel: Voluntary in C major, 12 Voluntaries and Fugues for the Organ or Harpsichord, No. 2George Berg: Voluntary in G minor, Op. 8 No. 16George Green: Voluntary in Eb major, 6 Voluntarys for the Organ, Pianoforte or Harpsichord, No. 1Thomas Sanders Dupius: Voluntary in C major, 9 Voluntaries for the Organ, Set 1 No. 1Starling Goodwin: Voluntary in G major, 12 Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord, Book 2 No. 1Henry Heron: Voluntary in A minor, Op. 1 No. 5Jonas Blewitt: Voluntary in D, Op. 4 No. 2John Marsh: Voluntary in C major, 18 Voluntaries for the Organ, No. 1Starling Goodwin: Voluntary in G major, 12 Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord, Book 2 No. 6Jonas Blewitt: Voluntary in G minor, Op. 2 No. 8Francis Linley: Voluntary in C major, Op. 6 No. 1John Garth: Voluntary in Eb major, Op. 3 No. 4George Frederick Handel: Voluntary in D major, 12 Voluntaries and Fugues for the Organ or Harpsichord, No. 10Charles Burney: Concert Piece in B minor, 6 Concert Pieces, No. 4William Boyce: Voluntary in C major, 10 Voluntaries for the Organ or Harpsichord, No. 6Jacob Kirkman: Voluntary in Eb major, Op. 9 No. 4Editorial Notes and Sources Forces or Category Organ Difficulty Very easy
