Comments on: Where can I find good gothic pipe organ music?

By: Malcolm D

Malcolm D — Sat, 30 May 2009 05:33:57 +0000

What is "Gothic" pipe organ music? Isn't all pipe organ music kind of Gothic? Your best bet is Bach – perhaps a collection by E. Power Biggs.

By: Doctor John

Doctor John — Sat, 30 May 2009 05:33:57 +0000

Boellman….Suite Gothique

By: i. jones

i. jones — Sat, 30 May 2009 05:33:57 +0000

Oh, god this question is great …

My favorite and best source for organ music is (can you believe it?)

… "The Gothic Catalog" http://www.gothic-catalog.com/Default.asp

Also check out:
http://www.organsociety.org/
and
http://www.pipeorgancds.com/

By: Kalibasa

Kalibasa — Sat, 30 May 2009 05:33:55 +0000

Bach is probably your best bet. His "Toccata and fugue in d minor" is extremely famous and sounds very gothic, probably what you're looking for. I would think almost anything for organ written in a minor key will sound this way.

You should stick to the Baroque period (1600-1750); pianos weren't invented yet, so music was specifically written with either organ or harpsichord/clavichord in mind. Of course many of these pieces are now played on piano, but still, you're much more likely to find organ from then. Plus Baroque *generally* sounds more "gothic"- thicker and more complex.

If you don't mind that the organ doesn't stand alone in this piece, Albinoni's "Adagio for Organ and Strings" is beautiful- maybe not quite as gothic but definitely dark and gorgeous