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Rachel Laurin (1961-2023) was a Canadian organist and composer. Her compositions span over 104 opus numbers, many of which include multiple pieces. In addition to composing, she also operated as a recording artist and recitalist, and lecturer.

She was Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Center starting in 1989. Among other awards, in 2020 she was awarded the Distinguished Composer Award by the American Guild of Organists.

Rachel Laurin passed away on August 13, 2023 at St-Vincent Hospital in Ottawa. Her passing is a great loss to the Canadian musical community.^[1]

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Works

Organ works by Rachel Laurin
Op.	Title	Incipit	Notes	Published	Ref.
6 no.1	Suite Breve			Europart-Music, 1988	^[2]
6 no.2	Suite Breve			Europart-Music, 1988	^[2]
7	Sonate en Fa	Scherzo Intermezzo			^[2]
13	Hommage a Lucien Daveluy				^[2]
16	Scenes vosgiennes			Europart-Music, 1989	^[2]
24	Prélude				^[2]
26	Variations sur un Noël Lorrain			Europart-Music, 1995	^[2]
30	Quatre Pelerinages en Lorraine	1. Procession 2. Invoation 3. Fileuse 4. Marche pour la Paix		Europart-Music, 1996	^[2]
31	Trois Pieces	Prelude et Fugue in Si Mineur $<< \relative d' { \time 3/4 \key b \minor d16 fis b d fis, cis' d ais } \\ \relative b, { b8 b' ais b16 fis } >>$ $\relative d' { \time 2/4 \key b \minor r4 d16 e fis fis, b b' ais b }$ Toccata et Fugue in Sol Mineur $\relative d { \clef bass \key g \major r16 d e fis g b, c d g, }$ $\relative d'' { \key g \major \time 6/8 r4 r8 d8 g, d' e g, e' fis g, fis' }$ Chaconne et Fugue in Mi Mineur $\relative b, { \time 3/4 \key g \major \clef bass \partial 4 b4 e2 cis4 d2 b4 }$ $\relative b { \time 3/4 \key g \major \partial 8 b8 e cis' b d, cis a' }$		Wayne Leupold Editions, 2012	^[2]
36	Symphonie No. 1	Prelude Scherzo Aria Toccata		Wayne Leupold Editions, 2008	^[2]
37	Acclamations				^[2]
38	Etude Heroïque	$<< \relative a'' { \key g \major r8. <a b>16 <g c e>4 } \\ \relative e { e4~8. dis'16 } \\ \relative a' { \key g \major r8. <a b>16 <g c e>4 } >>$		Wayne Leupold Editions, 2012	^[2]
41	Petite Suite sur un Motet de Gerald Bales			Te Deum Laudamus v.2 RCCO Music Publications, 2005	^[2]
43	Douze courtes Pieces	Cantilene Toccatine Intermezzo Fugue "Bouclee" Moto Perpetuo Trumpet Tune Invocation Fugue "Circulaire" Choral et Variations Rondo Fugue "Carée" Fugue "Triangulaire"		Wayne Leupold Editions, 2006 (vol.1) 2010 (vol.2)	^[2]
44	Introduction and Passacaglia, on a Theme by Raymond Daveluy	Introduction $<< \relative bes { r4 <bes d g bes> r <g bes cis e> }\\ \relative d, { \clef bass \key bes \major d2 d'' } >>$ Passacaglia $\relative g, { \clef bass \key bes \major \time 3/4 r4 r g des'2 c4 f2 e4 }$		Wayne Leupold Editions, 2011	^[2]
45	Prélude et Fugue en Fa Mineur	Prelude Fugue	Winner, Holtkamp-AGO Composition Award 2008	Hinshaw Music, 2008	^[2]
47	Partita on "Nun danket"		For organ, piano, or keyboard	Wayne Leupold Editions, 2009	^[2]
50	Épilogue	$\relative g { \time 9/8 \key c \minor g8 <g' g'> <ees ees'> <f f'> <g g'> <aes aes'> <g g'> <aes aes'> <bes bes'> }$	Winner, Marilyn Mason New Organ Music Composition Competition 2009	Wayne Leupold Editions, 2014	^[2]
53	Royal Canadian Fanfare		(Douze courtes Pièces, Vol.2)	Wayne Leupold Editions, 2012	^[2]
54	Trois Bagatelles	Perpetuum mobile Meditation Dance and variations	Organ or harmonium		^[2]
55	Symphonie no.2				^[2]
56	Greensboro Suite			Wayne Leupold Editions, 2011	^[2]
58	Sept Pieces	Fuga comica Divertimento Fuga seriosa Prelude Soliloquy		Wayne Leupold Editions, 2012	^[2]
61	Berceuse a Pierre				^[2]
62	Fantaisie et Fugue sur le Psaume Genevois 47		Duo d'orgue		^[2]
63	Suite in D Major for Don Menzies				^[2]
64	Douze courtes Pieces, vol.3			Wayne Leupold Editions, 2014	^[2]
66	Etude-Caprice "Le Rire de Belzebuth"	$<< \relative g'' { \time 3/4 \key bes \major r8 g16 <g fis> <g f>8 g,16 <g fis> <g f>8 } \\ \relative g' { \time 3/4 \key bes \major r8 g16 <g fis> <g f>8 d16 <d cis> <d c>8 } >>$		Wayne Leupold Editions, 2016	^[2]
68	Douce courtes pieces v.4			Wayne Leupold Editions, 2016	^[2]
69	Poeme Symphonique pour le Temps de l'Avent		On the hymn "creator Alme Siderum" and the Kyrie from Mass XVIII	Wayne Leupold Editions, 2017	^[2]
72	Etude Symphonique pour Pedale Solo	$\relative f { \time 6/8 \clef bass \key bes \major \partial 8 f8 d4 f8 bes4 c8 d4.~4 }$	Variations sur "That Good Old Baylor Line"	Wayne Leupold Editions, 2016	^[2]
73	Fantaisie et Fugue en Ré Majeur	Fantaisie Fugue			^[2]
74	Aria et Fugue pour Aaron	Aria Fugue			^[2]
75	Douze courtes Pieces	Three impressions of Kingsfold Prélude en canon Berceuse Cloches - Three inventions A "timburine" for Tim A jazzy jig for Janet A friendly fency for Frances (Homage to Orlando Gibbons - Three evocations Pastorale sur "Puer natus" Maestoso nobile Caprice sur "Qui regis Israel" - Three visions			^[2]
77	Humoresque		Hommage a Marcel Dupré		^[2]
78	Finale		Example	Wayne Leupold Editions, 2018	^[2]
79	Piece de Concert No.1				^[2]
86	Piece de Concert No.2		Hommage a Buxtehude		^[2]
91	Sonate pour orgue No.1	Allegro agitato Berceuse mariale Carilion-Toccata: Allegro leggiero			^[2]
92	Ten little Sketches for Ten little Fingers	The March of the Pretty Princess The Butterfly The Clown with a Big Nose The Snake's Arabesqu Turn off the Phone! The Jig of the Bells The Woodpecker's Fugue Licorice Twists The Angels' Rondoletto The Joyfu Sparrow	Do-Organ (Orgelkit)		^[2]
93	Petite Triptyque	Prélude Légende du Vent Toccatina			^[2]
94	Concert Piece No.3		Mr. Mistoffelees Overture		^[2]
95	Fantasia quasi scherzo				^[2]
96	Concert Piece no.4		Sweelinck Variations		^[2]
97	Concert Piece no.5		Tone Poem in Honour of S. Benedict on "Gaudeamus" and "Laeta Dies"		^[2]
98	Etude-Esquisse no.2		Bagatelle burlesque (Hommage a Beethoven)		^[2]
99	Cantabile a Deux		Organ duet (two organists one organ)		^[2]
100	Thirteen Easy Pieces	Tic Tac Toe A Crow on the Snow The Frog and the Bug Eevning Prayer The Train L Lievre et la Tortue The Clock The Fiddler A Spooky Shadow... The Rabbits Waltz Canadian Landscape The sleeping Cat The dancing Mice			^[2]
102	Concert Piece no.6		Fantasy and Fugue on a Swedish Folk Song		^[2]
103	Concert Piece no.7		Toccata for a Great Space		^[2]

Errata

Errors in the publication of this composer's works are tracked on Errors:Rachel Laurin. Please keep About Errors: pages in mind and verify using citations.

References

↑ www.rachellaurin.com, accessed 8 February, 2023.
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 ^2.18 ^2.19 ^2.20 ^2.21 ^2.22 ^2.23 ^2.24 ^2.25 ^2.26 ^2.27 ^2.28 ^2.29 ^2.30 ^2.31 ^2.32 ^2.33 ^2.34 ^2.35 ^2.36 ^2.37 ^2.38 ^2.39 ^2.40 ^2.41 ^2.42 ^2.43 ^2.44 ^2.45 ^2.46 ^2.47 ^2.48 ^2.49 Laurin, Rachel. "Oeuvres pour orgue." www.rachellaurin.com, accessed 18 August, 2023. Archived on ftp.williamrehwinkel.net and wayback machine.

[1] www.rachellaurin.com, accessed 8 February, 2023.

[webs-2] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 ^2.18 ^2.19 ^2.20 ^2.21 ^2.22 ^2.23 ^2.24 ^2.25 ^2.26 ^2.27 ^2.28 ^2.29 ^2.30 ^2.31 ^2.32 ^2.33 ^2.34 ^2.35 ^2.36 ^2.37 ^2.38 ^2.39 ^2.40 ^2.41 ^2.42 ^2.43 ^2.44 ^2.45 ^2.46 ^2.47 ^2.48 ^2.49 Laurin, Rachel. "Oeuvres pour orgue." www.rachellaurin.com, accessed 18 August, 2023. Archived on ftp.williamrehwinkel.net and wayback machine.

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+She was Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Center starting in 1989. Among other awards, in 2020 she was awarded the ''Distinguished Composer Award'' by the [[American Guild of Organists]].
+<blockquote> Rachel Laurin passed away on August 13, 2023 at St-Vincent Hospital in Ottawa. Her passing is a great loss to the Canadian musical community.<ref>[https://www.rachellaurin.com www.rachellaurin.com], accessed 8 February, 2023.</ref></blockquote>
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