Organ Works
This page provides an overview of the published organ solo works by Frederick Frahm.
Firehead Organ works
Firehead Organ Works, a collective established by Frahm and Welsh Composer Huw Morgan in 2015, represents the bulk of the composer's catalog with more than 200 titles available.
Works include:
solo and multi-movement works
chamber music
chorale preludes
Also available from this publisher are major works including Ezra (cycle for organ in 15 parts), John the Baptist (oratorio for choir, soli, and two organs), and Rowan Tree (cycle of anthems for organ and voices especially intended for Holy Week)
To see scores and hear recordings, consult the composer's pages at Firehead Organ Works
Musik Fabrik
Musik Fabrik of Paris publishes 8 works that include solo pieces and chamber music. Titles include Adoro te Devote (for flute and organ), Catechism (a large solo work in 4 movements), the First Fantasy for Organ, Fiestas de Santa Fe (six pieces), Indian Earth (for organ and woodwind trio), Nooksack River Psalms (manualiter), Three American Scenes, and Tsi Bi dahi (ShipRock).
Another significant work published by Musik Fabrik is "Spaces of Night," a song cycle for mezzo-soprano, strings, and organ, featuring texts by Stephen Crane. Notably, the composer also created a transcription of this work with an organ solo accompaniment.
See sample pages below
Scores are primarily availble through SheetMusicPlus
Zimbel Press
Zimbel Press, distributed by Subito Music, publishes 11 works that include solo pieces, music for organ and bells, and the concerto for organ. Titles include Archangels (for organ and trumpet), As of Fire, Celestial Fire and At the Cry of the First Bird (for organ and bells — from Gallery Music, vol. 1), Three Chapels (manualiter), Concerto no. 1 (organ and strings), Two Pieces (Epithalamion and Pray Without Ceasing), Three Fantasies (nos. 2, 3, 4), Three Voluntaries (manualiter), and a chorale prelude on "Wachet Auf" (from Zimbelstern, vo. 1).
A key aspect of two works in this catalog is the close relationship between the organ concerto and the three organ fantasies. The concerto is essentially an orchestrated expansion of the primarily manualiter (without pedals) fantasies into a larger, more elaborate work. Although the solo organ pieces can be performed independently, when played consecutively, they form the musical content of the concerto.
See sample pages below
Scores are primarily availble through the Subito Music Store
Augsburg fortress press
Augsburg Fortress Press is an early publisher of the composer's organ music, which includes many hymn settings for liturgical use. However, the two volumes of Faith Alive: Hymn Improvisations for Worship (books 1 & 2) comprising 19 chorale preludes in a variety of styles, are the more substantial compositions. The "Liebster Jesu," "Picardy," and "Schmücke dich" settings from the first book are well known, as are the "Consolation," "Here I Am," and "Song 13" settings from the second.
Separately, in 2011, Frahm collaborated with Joseph Z. Pettit to co-edit Friedrich Wilhelm Markull's (1816-1867) Twenty-Four Chorale Preludes (opus 123). While this collection's structure draws from the late Baroque and Classical eras, its musical language firmly belongs to the early German Romantic period.
See sample pages on the publisher website: