Hymn Uploaded by: Aarnoud Composer: Jenkins, Karl Organ: Laurenskerk - Main Organ - 1973 Marcussen & Son Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 425
Organ Symphony No. 2 (2017) Uploaded by: Hoofdwerk Composer: Cooman, Carson Organ: Laurenskerk - Main Organ - 1973 Marcussen & Son Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 157
Reflection on King's Weston Uploaded by: Hoofdwerk Composer: Lasky, David Organ: Laurenskerk - Main Organ - 1973 Marcussen & Son Software: Hauptwerk VII Views: 49
Versi per organo (2003) Uploaded by: CarsonCooman Composer: Ferrari, Carlotta Organ: Laurenskerk - Main Organ - 1973 Marcussen & Son Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 303
Ciacona canonica Uploaded by: orgelmeister68 Composer: Schröder, Hermann Organ: Laurenskerk - Main Organ - 1973 Marcussen & Son Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 451
I had only been playing organ for a few months when I found a long list of organ composers online. I saw Joseph Ahrens at the top of the list, so I looked up some recordings of his music. The opening of the Introitus immediately resonated with me and inspired me to learn the entire mass. Ahrens's use of early styles of counterpoint and chant in his liturgical music drew me to a deep appreciation for his music.
Ahrens expresses the words of the Kyrie through rhythm and melodic contour. The opening melody could easily be sung to the words "Kyrie, Kyrie, Kyrie eleison."