Composition: 3 Chorals for Organ (Franck, César)
| Title | Trois chorals pour orgue |
| Alternative title | Three Chorals for Organ |
| Creators | César Franck (composer) |
| Opus | CFF 105-107 |
| Instrumentation | organ |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1890 |
| First published | 1892 |
| Dedication | # à M. Eugène Gigout # à M. Auguste Durand # à Mademoiselle Augusta Mary Anne Holmès |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Chorales |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Choral in E major, FWV 38 | — | — | — |
| 2. Choral in B minor, FWV 39 | — | — | — |
| 3. Choral in A minor, FWV 40 | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Jacques Durand |
| view | Complete | piano | Blanche Selva |
| view | Choral in B minor, FWV 39 (No.2) | flute, English horn, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Toby Miller |
| view | Chorale in A minor, FWV 40 (No.3) | horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba | Toby Miller |
| view | Chorale in A minor, FWV 40 (No.3) | 2 pianos | Henri Duparc |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view 1. Choral in E major · view 2. Choral in B minor · view 3. Choral in A minor · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view 1. Choral in E major · view 2. Choral in B minor · view 3. Choral in A minor · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Holograph manuscript | 1890 | 1. Choral in E major · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2020 | 1. Choral in E major (beginning) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2009 | 3. Choral in A minor (excerpt) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
— | — | Complete Score · view Choral No.1 · view Choral No.2 · view Choral No.3 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Incomplete score (Nos. 1 and 2 only) · view |
| view | Choral in B minor, FWV 39 (No.2) | Arrangement for flute, English horn, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Score and notes · view Flute part · view English Horn part · view Clarinet part in A · view Horn part in F · view Bassoon part · view |
| view | Chorale in A minor, FWV 40 (No.3) | Arrangement for horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba |
Toby Miller | 2022 | Score and Notes · view Trumpet 1 in D · view Trumpet 2 in Bb and optional Cornet · view Horn in F · view Trombone · view Tuba · view |
| view | Chorale in A minor, FWV 40 (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | Chris Howerter (organ) | — | 1. Choral in E major · file | |
| view | Selections | Michael Schopen (organ) | — | 2. Choral in B minor · file | |
| view | Selections | Jacob Reed (organ) | — | 3. Choral in A minor · file | |
| view | Selections | Simon Preston (organ) | — | 2. Choral in B minor · file | |
| view | Selections | Jean Dubé (piano) | For Piano (Selva) | 3. Choral in A minor · file |
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