Organ book by jean langlais 19071991 solo part sheet music. The jean langlais website focuses on the french classical music composer jean langlais 19071991. In addition to being organist of the church of st clothilde, paris, from 194587, he toured the world as an organ performer, even though he was blind from birth. Jean langlais,organist at st clotilde this week, in the midst of preparing bach organ music for the sunday night vespers, ill be playing three pieces by blind organist jean langlais 19071991. In 1945 he became the successor to cesar franck and charles tournemire at the prestigious organ tribune of sainteclotilde in paris. Jean langlais program notes, by michaels music service. Jean langlais, blind organist another year of insanity. This is the flutes piece from jean langlaiss organ book, an energetic manuals only piece that i play frequently.
After a brief biography, it shows his works catalog, a selection of recordings including cds, dvds and even microsillons, publications about him, coming events concerts, conferences and a special 2007. Jean langlais at pytheas contemporary, modern, new, nonpop. Religious and sensual, selfish yet humble, a loyal friend with a competitive streak, langlais 19071991 was a complex and sometimes contradictory personality who was one of the glories of 20thcentury french music. Blind from the age of two, jean langlais was a composer, organist, and influential teacher who studied at the institution des jeunes. Solo organ sheet music book by jean langlais 19071991. Diptyque symphonique sacre for organ and orchestra, first publication. This is an incomplete list of compositions by jean langlais. Jean langlais werd geboren in een klein dorp in bretagne. For the voluntary before mass, organist martin black plays prelude, pastoral song and flutes from jean langlais organ book. Lush and sonorous flutes and responsive swell pedal was just what i needed for this composition. This is the flutes piece from jean langlaiss organ book, an energetic manualsonly piece that i play frequently. Organ book from jean langlais buy now in stretta sheet music shop.
See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Jean langlais was one of frances foremost composers more than 300 works and performers of the organ. Organ book by jean langlais 19071991 solo part sheet. I wanted to play this prelude from organ book by jean langlais but it needed some frenchsounding stops. Organ book ten pieces sheet music january 15, 1957 by jean langlais author 3. Scores and sheet music of jean langlais langlais jean. Langlais was a prolific composer, composing 254 works with opus numbers. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of jean langlais death in 2011, carus publishes for the first time an arrangement for cello and piano or organ found in the composers archives of the first movement of jean langlais symphonie concertante pour violoncelle et orchestre written in 1936 and published by carus in 1999. Jean langlais composed 2 short organ pieces, adoration and prelude dans le style ancien, to be published in the organ book zeitggenossische orgelmusik im gottedienst organ music for church service vol. Trois oraisons, 1 voice or unison chorus, organ and flute or violin 1973.
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