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The following is a list of organ composers. As well as citing the most regarded composers of music for the pipe organ , this list includes important anonymous and early music sources, as well as composers from under-researched regions and countries.
Performers of 20th century popular organ music include William Rowland who composed "Piano Rags"; George Wright (1920–1998) and Virgil Fox (1912–1980), who bridged both the classical and religious areas of music.
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The following is a list of notable organists from the past and present who perform organ literature . Living organists. Australia. David Drury (born 1961) Douglas Lawrence (born 1943) Graeme Morton. Christopher Wrench (born 1958) Austria. Martin Haselböck (born 1954) Brett Leighton (born 1955) Matthias Maierhofer (born 1979)
Many composers, therefore, are equally known for their performance talents, some historical examples being Johann Sebastian Bach, Dieterich Buxtehude, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt, César Franck, Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles-Marie Widor, Louis Vierne, Marcel Dupré and Maurice Duruflé, as well as improvisers such as Charles Tournemire, Pierre Co...
Hope-Jones 16 ft open wood pipes prior to removal from All Saints' Church, Upper Norwood. Robert Hope-Jones (9 February 1859 – 13 September 1914) was an English musician who is considered to be the inventor of the theatre organ in the early 20th century. He thought that a pipe organ should be able to imitate the instruments of an orchestra ...
Mention organ music, and many people will think of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was far from the only composer writing for this instrument, so who else makes our list of the greatest composers of organ music? Keep reading.
McGriff bought his first Hammond B-3 organ in 1956, spent six months learning the instrument, then studied at New York's Juilliard School. He also studied privately with Milt Buckner, Jimmy Smith, and Sonny Gatewood. He was influenced by the energy and dynamics of organist Buckner and the diplomatic aplomb of Count Basie, and by local organists ...
