AGO Service Playing Certificate Repertoire
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Three repertoire pieces are required--one from each group listed below. During the exam they are not played as a group of three, but separately in the beginning, middle, and conclusion. Click here to see the full Service Playing Certificate requirements.
Group A
Prepare and perform one work (and only one) from this group.
| Composer | Dates | Works |
|---|---|---|
| Johann Sebastian Bach | 1685-1750 | Any chorale prelude from the Orgelbüchlein |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | 1685-1750 | Any fugue by Bach, including the fugues from Eight Short Preludes and Fugues |
| Dieterich Buxtehude | 1637-1707 | Any of Chorale Preludes with pedal |
Group B
Prepare and perform one work (and only one) from this group.
| Composer | Dates | Works |
|---|---|---|
| Felix Mendelssohn | 1809-1847 | A single movement from any work by Felix Mendelssohn, other than the hymn-like
opening sections of Sonatas 5 and 6 |
| Louis Vierne | 1870-1937 | Any movement with indicated pedal from Vingt-quatre Pièces en style libre |
| Marcel Dupré | 1886-1971 | Any one of the Eleven Versets from Dans la Gloire des Invalides |
| Max Reger | 1873-1916 | Any piece from 30 Kleine Choralvorspiele, op. 135a |
Group C
Prepare and perform one work (and only one) from this group.
| Composer | Dates | Works |
|---|---|---|
| Hermann Schroeder | 1904-1984 | Any one of the ''Six Chorales (Sechs Orgelchoräle),'' Op. 11 |
| Jean Langlais | 1907-1991 | Any movement from the Organ Book |
| Gerald Near | 1942- | Any piece from Saint Augustine’s Organbook |
| Ernst Bloch | 1880-1959 | Any one of the Six Preludes |
| Wayne L. Wold | 1954- | Trio on People Look East from Light One Candle |
