Funeral organist

A wide variety of music is possible and suitable for a funeral, but with little time to plan you may just want to select from the list below.

I am planning to get all of these embedded as playable links shortly.

J.S. Bach: Bist du bei mir BWV508
(If you are with me, I go with joy)

J.S Bach: Chorale Prelude on ‘Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier’ BWV731
(Dearest Jesus, we are here)

L. Boellmann: Priere a Notre-Dame from ‘Suite Gothique’
(Prayer to Our Lady)

J. Brahms:
Chorale Prelude on ‘Herzlich tut mich verlangen’ Op.122, No.10
Chorale Prelude on ‘O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen’ Op.122, No.6

W.H. Davies:
Solemn Melody

E. Elgar: Nimrod from Variations on an original theme ‘Enigma’, Op.36

G. Faure:
Elegie Op.24
Pie Jesu from ‘Requiem, Op.48’

E. Grieg:
Last Spring, Op.34, No.2

G.Handel:
I know that my redeemer liveth from ‘Messiah’
Minuet from ‘Berenice’
Ombra mai fu (Largo) from ‘Serse’

S. Karg-Elert:
Chorale Improvisation on ‘O God, thou faithful God’ Op.65, No.50
Chorale Improvisation on ‘O world, I e’en must leave thee’ Op.65, No.21

F. Mendelssohn:
Organ Sonata No.1 – Adagio
Organ Sonata No.3 – Andante tranquillo
Organ Sonata No.4 – Allegretto

C.H.H. Parry:
Chorale Prelude on ‘Eventide’
Elegy for April 7. 1913

E. Satie:
Gymnopedie No.1
Gymnopedie No.3

C.V. Stanford:
Organ Sonata No.2 ‘Eroica’ (2nd movement)

H.Sumsion:
Elegy