"Litany" from Cortège, Intermezzo, and Litany on the Joseph-Hymnus (2017)

Carson Cooman (b. 1982) is an American composer with a catalog of hundreds of works in many forms—from solo instrumental pieces to operas, and from orchestral works to hymn tunes. As an active concert organist, Cooman specializes in the performance of contemporary music. Over 300 new compositions by more than 100 international composers have been written for him, and his organ performances can be heard on a number of CD releases and more than 7,500 recordings available online (representing the work of more than 800 composers).

Litany is the third movement of the 'Cortège, Intermezzo, and Litany on the Joseph-Hymnus', which is based on the “Joseph-Hymnus” theme (which is used in Andreas Willscher’s own extensive Fantasie über den Joseph-Hymnus). The three movements may be played together or separately. In “Litany,” the theme is treated in a bright and extroverted manner, moving back and forth between the hands and alternating with a jubilant, triadic harmonization.