Works for Organ

Organ Volumes

From 1999–2016, Carson Cooman’s organ music was published primarily by Leupold Editions. Many works are available collected in volumes.

Organ Music, Vol. I is available.
Organ Music, Vol. II is available. (ERRATA LIST – important)
Organ Music, Vol. III is the pedagogical work A Hiker’s Gear
Organ Music, Vol. IV is the pedagogical work The Transportation Age
Organ Music, Vol. V is available. (ERRATA LIST)
Organ Music, Vol. VI is available. (ERRATA LIST)
Organ Music, Vol. VII is available.
Organ Music, Vol. VIII (“Piccoli fiori musicali”) is available.
Organ Music, Vol. IX is available. (ERRATA LIST)
Organ Music, Vol. X is available.

Other works and volumes (and all publications released since 2016) are available from various publishers. Specific publication information is listed on the page for each work.

Many organ publications from after 2016 are available from Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

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Op. 1118	Tambourin (2015) for Organ	2 min.
	Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: for Paul Fritts on his birthday Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Cambridgeport Collection"
Op. 224	Tarantella Demente (2000) for Organ Duet (four hands, four feet)	1.25 min.
	Dedication: for the Harvard Organ Society Halloween Concert
Op. 759	Te Deum (2008) for 2-part Chorus and Organ	5 min.
	Text from the Book of Common Prayer (in English) Convivium Singers; Alexander Norman, conductor Dedication: for David Ashley White Commission: Commissioned by the Association of Anglican Musicians Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc.
Op. 330	Tenebrae Canticle (2001) for Organ	4.25 min.
	Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: for Tom and Lois Dykstra Commission: Commissioned by Rochester Christian Reformed Church Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 1"
Op. 1508	Terzetto (2023) for Organ (manuals only) or Piano	2.75 min.
	Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: for Erik Simmons Publisher: SMP Press
Op. 1211	The Cloak with the Stars (2017) for Organ	7 min.
	Carson Cooman, organ Dedication: for Andreas Willscher Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "St. Francis Organbook"
Op. 959	The Evening Choir (2012) for SATB Chorus, SATB Soloists, Organ	11 min.
	Text by Jones Very Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor Dedication: in memoriam Peter J. Gomes (1942–2011) Commission: Commissioned by The Memorial Church, Harvard University Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.
Op. 1313	The Forest for the Trees (2018) for Organ	9 min.
	Dedication: for Forrest Eimold Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.
Op. 1089	The Guest House (2014) for SATB Chorus and Organ	3.5 min.
	Text by Rumi (trans. Coleman Barks) and the Bible (Matthew 25:35c, 40) Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor Dedication: for the installation of the Rev. Lucy A. Forster-Smith, The Memorial Church, Harvard University, October 12, 2014 Commission: Commissioned by The Memorial Church, Harvard University Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.
Op. 686	The Kingdom of Justice (2006) for Cantata for SATB Chorus, Soprano and Baritone Soloists, Trumpet, and Organ	11 min.
	Text adapted from the Bible by Matthew F. Burt from Micah 6:8 from Isaiah 58:6-9 from Jeremiah 31:31, 33 from James 2:5, Matthew 6:19-21, and Revelation 21:1, 3 Dawn Farry, soprano; Andrew Chung, baritone; Christopher Wilhite, trumpet; Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Choir, San Jose, California; Michael Burroughs, conductor Dedication: for Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, San Jose, California, in honor of Edna Pope Commission: Commissioned by Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, San Jose, California Publisher: St. James Music Press
Op. 1330	The Lighthouses (2019) for Organ	8.5 min.
	Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: for Klaus Geitner Commission: Commissioned for the 12th Sendlinger Orgelnacht, Munich-Sendling, Germany Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Spire and The Lighthouses"
Op. 737	The Litany of Light (2007) for SATB Chorus, Baritone and Soprano Soloists, Brass Quintet, Timpani, and Organ	13 min.
	Text by Elizabeth Kirschner Meditation Memory’s Torch The Swift Seasons The Sounds of Highest Praise Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor Dedication: in celebration of its 75th anniversary (1932-2007) and dedicated to the Harvard University Choir, Edward Elwyn Jones, Gund University Organist and Choirmaster Commission: Commissioned by The Memorial Church, Harvard University Publisher: Musik Fabrik
Op. 843	The Name Above All Names (2009) for SATB Chorus and Organ	3 min.
	Text from the Bible: Philippians 2:5-11 Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor Dedication: for Christopher Uehlein Commission: Commissioned by the Episcopal Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, Massachusetts Publisher: Sacred Music Press (forthcoming 2018)
Op. 777	The Oda-Burns Mass (2008) for SATB Chorus, Violin, Percussion, Organ	7.5 min.
	Text from the Book of Common Prayer (Rite II) Kyrie Gloria Sanctus Agnus Dei Choir of Christ Episcopal Church, Portola Valley, California; Matthew F. Burt, conductor Dedication: in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the ordination of John Oda-Burns to the Christian ministry Commission: Commissioned by Christ Episcopal Church, Portola Valley and Woodside, California
Op. 1316	The Remembering Earth (2018) for SATB Chorus and Organ	4.5 min.
	Text by Elizabeth Kirschner Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor Dedication: for the Memorial Church at Harvard University, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I Commission: Commissioned by The Memorial Church, Harvard University Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.
Op. 1101	The Rose of Sharon (2014) for Mezzo-Soprano and Organ	6 min.
	Text from the Bible: Song of Songs 2:1–8, 10–13, 16a Dedication: for Tracelyn Gesteland and Wyatt Smith Commission: Commissioned by Tracelyn Gesteland and Wyatt Smith
Op. 1341	The Shores of Light (2019) for Soprano and Organ	11 min.
	Textless (vocalise) Dedication: for Ketti Jane Muschler and Thomas Sheehan Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.
Op. 780	The Sky Can Still Remember (2008) for SSAA Chorus and Organ	3.5 min.
	Text by Phillips Brooks Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont; Dawn O. Willis, conductor Dedication: for Dawn Willis and the Bella Voce Women’s Chorus of Vermont Commission: Commissioned by the Bella Voce Women’s Chorus of Vermont Publisher: Amber Waves Music Publishing
Op. 562	The Transportation Age (2004) for Organ and Opt. Narrator	6 min.
	An Automobile An Airplane A Bus A Bicycle A Subway Dedication: for Christina and Jacob Burley Commission: Commissioned by Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.
Op. 1295	The True Glory (2018) for SATB Chorus and Organ	2.25 min.
	Text by Francis Drake Harvard Choral Fellows; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor Dedication: in celebration of Lawrence S. Bacow as the 29th president of Harvard University Commission: Commissioned by The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Op. 381	The Way, the Truth, the Life (2002) for SATB Chorus and Organ	3 min.
	Text by W. H. Auden Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London; Rupert Gough, conductor Dedication: in celebration and thanks for the ministry of Rev. Dr. Titus L. Presler as rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1991-2002 Commission: Commissioned by St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Op. 746	There Is Much in the World (2007) for 2-part Treble Chorus and Keyboard	1.75 min.
	Text by the composer St. James Singers Dedication: for Gwyneth Walker Commission: Commissioned by St. James Music Press Publisher: St. James Music Press
Op. 219	Therefore Let Us Keep the Feast (2000) for Contrabassoon and Organ	4 min.
	Dedication: for Jeanne Coonan and Robert Ferris Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
Op. 1470	Third Transparency (2022) for Organ	5 min.
	Carson Cooman, organ Dedication: for Douglas Wagner at 70 Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Three Transparencies"
Op. 214	This Life-Long Gift of Praise (2000) for Organ	4.25 min.
	Dedication: for Paul and Ruth on the occasion of their wedding Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing in "A Carson Cooman Organ Album"
Op. 1230	Three Autumn Sketches after a Watercolor by Maria Willscher (2017) for Organ	16 min.
	Herbststimmung (Autumn Mood) Herbstfarben (Autumn Colors) Sonnenuntergang (Sunset) Carson Cooman, organ Dedication: for Hans-Peter Bähr Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.
Op. 170	Three Chorale Preludes (1999) for Organ	5.25 min.
	Nun danket (in memory of William Albright) Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (for Carol Doran) Wie schön leuchtet (for Charles Ore) Commission: Commissioned by the Ecumenical Millennium Celebration Council Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 1"
Op. 1293	Three Christmas Intonations (2018) for Trumpet and Organ	3 min.
	Adeste fideles O du fröhliche Gloria (Engel auf den Feldern singen / Hört der Engel helle Lieder) Dedication: for José Miguel Asensi (Palma de Mallorca) and Klaus Stehling (Dortmund) Commission: Commissioned by Klaus Stehling
Op. 1110	Three Enigmas (2015) for Organ (manuals only)	6 min.
	(Quarter note = 63) (Half note = 50) (Eighth note = 80) Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: in memoriam Peter Bares (1936–2014) Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Cambridgeport Collection"
Op. 1165	Three Pastorales on a German Carol (2016) for Organ	7 min.
	(Adagio molto) (Allegretto leggiero) (Lento tranquillissimo) Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: for Andreas Willscher, St. Joseph, Hamburg-Wandsbek Publisher: Strube Verlag in "Zwei Orgelwerke"
Op. 1079	Three Renaissance Dances (2014) for Keyboard	6 min.
	Pavane Tordion Allemande Matthew McConnell, harpsichord Dedication: for Matthew McConnell Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.
Op. 1232	Three Sound-Poems after Paintings by Andreas Willscher (2017) for Organ	11 min.
	Sonnenfeld (Sun Field) Gebet des Hl. Franziskus (Prayer of St. Francis) Laetare (Rejoice) Dedication: for Philip Hartmann and the art-loving community of the Pauluskirche, Ulm, Germany Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.
Op. 1208	Three St. Francis Legends (2017) for Organ	12 min.
	St. Francis Divests Himself of All Worldly Wealth (Chorale) St. Francis and the Sermon to the Birds (Passacaglia) St. Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio (Rondino) Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: for Andreas Willscher Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "St. Francis Organbook"
Op. 117	Three Voluntaries (1999) for Organ	7 min.
	(Slow) (Joyful) (Moderate) Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: for Peggy Krewson and First Congregational Church, Nantucket, Mass. Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 1"
Op. 212	Tide of Angels (2000) for SATB Chorus and Organ	2.25 min.
	Text by Richard Leach Dedication: for the choir of First Congregational United Church of Christ, Fairport, New York Publisher: Fred Bock Music Company
Op. 1035	Tiento (2013) for Organ (manuals only)	3 min.
	Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: for Lois Regestein Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Four Tientos"
Op. 1292	Tiento de batalla (2018) for Organ (opt. pedal)	4.5 min.
	Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: for Klaus Stehling Commission: Commissioned by Klaus Stehling Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Four Tientos"
Op. 1261	Tiento de falsas (2018) for Organ	5 min.
	Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: for Wolfgang Lindner Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Four Tientos"
Op. 1334	Tiento mixolítico (2019) for Organ	4+ min.
	Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: for Klaus Stehling and in memory of Robert Earl Behrman (1972–2019) Commission: Commissioned by Klaus Stehling Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Four Tientos"
Op. 921	Toccata Festiva (2011) for Organ	6.5 min.
	(also known as Toccata Electraca) Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: for Karen Electra Christianson Commission: Commissioned by Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 9"
Op. 1269	Toccata in A (2018) for Organ	2.75 min.
	Carson Cooman, organ Dedication: for Garrett F. Martin Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Toccatas and Flourishes"
Op. 1270	Toccata in C (2018) for Organ	2.25 min.
	Carson Cooman, organ Dedication: for Thomas Åberg (on the 40th) Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Toccatas and Flourishes"
Op. 1299	Toccata in E (2018) for Organ	3 min.
	Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: for Jackson Borges Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Franklin Collection"
Op. 211	Toccata on “Lasst uns erfreuen” (2000, rev. 2017) for Organ	3 min.
	Dedication: for Felix Bräuer
Op. 635	Toccata on a Yoruba Hymn (2005) for Organ	2 min.
	Dedication: for Godwin Sadoh Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "The Organist’s Companion (September 2012 issue)"
Op. 1063	Toccata sequenziale sopra “ut re mi fa” (2014) for Keyboard	5 min.
	Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: for Allan Winkler Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.
Op. 741	Toccata-Fantasy on a Medieval Welsh Carol (2007) for Organ	6.25 min.
	Harry Lyn Huff, organ Dedication: for Edward Elwyn Jones and Amanda Forsythe Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 6"
Op. 1076	Toccata-Rondo (2014) for Organ	3.5 min.
	Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: for Kris Rizzotto Publisher: Goodmusic Publishing Ltd. in "Four Pieces for Organ"
Op. 1184	Toccata, Aria, and Finale (2017) for Organ	12 min.
	Toccata Aria Finale Erik Simmons, organ Dedication: in memory of Dorothy Virginia Garman Blankenship Laurie for St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Roanoke, Virginia Commission: Commissioned in memory of Dorothy Virginia Garman Blankenship Laurie for St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Roanoke, Virginia Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.
Op. 708	Toccata: Homage to Buxtehude (2007) for Organ	5 min.
	Dedication: for Joan DeVee Dixon Commission: Commissioned by Joan DeVee Dixon Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 6"