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CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROBLEM S OF TRANSCIBIH A OR(teE8TAL
ASCOMPAItNTS FOR THE ORGAN
The art of transcribing orchestral accompaniments for
organ is one of the most difficult problems which organists
must face. Although a few will become professional recit-
alists, most organists will at one time or other have a
church position and be required to play oratorios and other
large choral compositions which were originally scored for
orchestra. Several of the most popular of these works
(Handel's Messiah, Saint-Safns's Christmas Oratorio, t1aure's
Requiem) have already been arranged for organ, but the ma-
jority are available only in piano reductions. The main
body of the paper deals with this latter group of works,
for it is hare that the most urgent problems exist. However,
some of the or&n arrangements now available need considerable
revision because they try to imitate the whole orchestra
and are virtually impossible to play. Therefore, some pre-
liminary comments on already existing transcriptions seem
necessary.
Since Handel'ts Messiah is probably performed more often
than any other large choral work, two of the most popular
editions are discussed here ini some detail. The two editions1
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Anderson, David Zane. Transcribing Orchestral Accompaniments of Large Choral Works for the Organ, thesis, August 1966; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663647/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .