| 作曲者 | Byron Adams |
| タイトル | Variations and Fugue on a Christmas Carol |
| 出版社 | E.C. Schirmer |
| 楽器編成 | Organ Solo |
| 品番 | CDECS8764 |
| 難易度 | 中上級 |
| 出版番号 | ECS 8764 |
This score is based on the old British Carol "I saw three ships." There are seven variations preceding the fugue. After the theme has been stated, the first two variations extend the theme; the third variation introduces the pedals. The next three variations are in the style of Baroque genres: the fourth variation is a noël written as an homage to Daquin; the fifth variation is a figured chorale, in which the chorale Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her makes its first appearance; and the sixth is a Handelian rigaudon. The seventh variation is a “carillion” in which Von Himmel hoch reappears. After a dramatic, dissonant chord, the score concludes with a chorale fugue during which Von Himmel hoch appears in the pedal.
I SAW THREE SHIPS
VOM HIMMEL HOCH