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Martin's many compositions and arrangements for solo organ, and choirs, are published by Oxford University Press, Kevin Mayhew, Fagus Music, and Dr J.R. Butz.
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Latest publications:
William Boyce Organ Album -
23 pieces arranged for organ by Martin Setchell
23 pieces arranged for organ by Martin Setchell
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Boyce (1711-1779) began his musical career as a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral and went on to become Master of the King's Music. This collection is from his prolific output of symphonies and overtures, of dances, jigs, larghettos, gavottes, minuets etc that are melodic, appealing, varied in moods, and great fun to play!
Price: € 15,00 (56 pages) Catalogue no.: BU 3126 published by Dr. J. Butz MusikVerlag, Bonn, Sept 2024
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A small sample page to show the style of the music
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"A Chloris" arranged for organ
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The latest arrangement by Martin Setchell, this time of the hauntingly beautiful "A Chloris", by Reynaldo Hahn. Four pages of downloadable .pdf file, rated a moderate to easy 2 out of 5 score, this is a wonderful addition to any organist's repertoire. Check it out here.
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God Defend New Zealand
Martin's arrangement of the New Zealand national anthem is increasingly in demand and is now available through his website. At present, arrangements are available for symphony orchestra, brass band, brass quartet and two trumpets with organ (keyboard) All arrangements include an SATB harmonisation of the tune, with words in Maori and English. Contact Martin direct for further details.
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Hochzeitmarsch Extraordinaire!
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Freshly launched amid giggles galore: a wonderful new version of the Wedding March. Well, at least two of the well-known ones! Martin has come up with his own Wedding March Extraordinaire, now published by Butz in Bonn under the title Hochzeitsmarsch Extraordinaire for organ solo. See how many tunes you can spot in this parody which a bride may - or may not - want to use for the big day. Still a great deal of fun and makes a jolly surprise component for a recital. Available from Butz Music Publishers
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Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Selected and arranged by Martin Setchell This collection includes twelve popular and lesser-known pieces by Verdi arranged for organ, covering a variety of styles and moods, and serving both church and concert organists. 64 pages | 21.9 x 0.52 x 30.9 cm 978-0193526402 | Paperback | Published 12 December 2019 Buy from Amazon or Peters |
Available from Fagus-Music.com
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The SuitesMartin's two popular suites, The Three-Piece Suite and Pokarekare Ana Suite, are published by Fagus-Music. Originally published by Kevin Mayhew in albums of single pieces (Trumpet Tune, Scherzo and Toccata on Joy to the World), the Three Piece Suite is now reissued as a suite in slightly revised versions which incorporate various revisions and adjustments made in line with the composer’s current interpretation. The Pokarekare Ana Suite consists of five sparkling pieces on a traditional New Zealand melody so popular it has become known as the country’s ‘unofficial National Anthem’.
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Available from Fagus-Music.com
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Oxford University Press
Bach Transcriptions for Organ
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Purcell Organ Album
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Saint-Saëns Organ Album
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OUP have published a volume of Martin's arrangements of works by Henry Purcell. This volume brings together all those must-have pieces - the trumpet tunes, Rondeau from Abdelazer, and so on - and combines these with a wonderful selection of lesser-known pieces from across Purcell's work.
OUP have also published a volume of Martin's arrangements of works by Saint-Säens. It includes three movements from The Carnival of the Animals and two of the famous Organ Symphony no. 3, and several other pieces illustrating the range of Saint-Saëns' compositional style. Read more here
OUP have also published a volume of Martin's arrangements of works by Saint-Säens. It includes three movements from The Carnival of the Animals and two of the famous Organ Symphony no. 3, and several other pieces illustrating the range of Saint-Saëns' compositional style. Read more here
Kevin Mayhew Ltd
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Kevin Mayhew Ltd has published volumes of works by Bizet, Fauré and Sousa arranged by Martin for the organ.
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Martin has been a house composer and arranger of pieces for anthologies, both choral and organ, for Kevin Mayhew Ltd for many years. The full catalogue of these volumes can be found on the Mayhew website.
Other publications
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Paradisus Musicus by Melchior Franck
edited by Martin Setchell
This volume (no 6 in the series Recent Researches in the Music of the Baroque Era) is a scholarly edition of the the last collection of sacred music by Melchior Franck (c.1579-1639). It contains 66 motets for between 1 and 8 voices with basso continuo, the majority of which are duets. The texts are from the book of Isaiah; Franck selected what he considered the most comforting verses from each of the 66 chapters. Paradisus Musicus is published by Recent Researches, A-R Editions, Inc., in Wisconsin. A-R Editions, Inc. 8551 Research Way, Suite 180 Middleton, WI 53562 608-836-9000 |
The Organ's Prayer
Martin translated Mme Nicolle Morelle's latest book "La Prière de l'Orgue" (CN029) from French into English. The French text original version volume comes with an audio CD.
The English version (shown left) translated by Martin Setchell is currently available online as an eBook only. Click here to see the Kindle English translation on Amazon |
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