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Anthology of 18th-century English Organ Music, Volume 3 Patrick, David A graded anthology Forces or Organ 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. Introduction James Introduction and Fugue in Eb major, 6 Fuges [sic] with Introductory Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord Starling Voluntary in C major, 12 Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord, Book 1 No. 3 Jonas Voluntary in Bb major, Op. 4 No. 12 James Voluntary in D, Op. 146 No. 5 Thomas Sanders Voluntary in G minor, 9 Voluntaries for the Organ, Set 2 No. 2 Robert Voluntary in C minor, Op. 5 No. 8 John Voluntary in D major, 12 Voluntaries for the Organ or Harpsichord, No. 5 Francis Voluntary in G major, Op. 6 No. 4 John Piece in F major, A Second Set of Select Pieces for the Organ, No. 11 William Voluntary in D minor, 12 Voluntaries for the Organ or Harpsichord, No. 10 George Voluntary in G major, Op. 8 No. 13 John Volu