FINALE

Unlike the entry procession, there is nothing particular to consider for the finale. You can exit to gentle music or a wall of sound! There is no time deadline, so length is almost irrelevant.

The very traditional Mendelssohn is still appropriate and never sounds dated (if played crisply on a decent, responsive pipe organ): it seems to say everything that a joyful finale should say.

Here are some suggestions of pieces that work well on most organs: -

 

 
Bach / Ernst Concerto 1 ( i or iii ) in G BWV592
Bach Dorian Toccata BWV538
Bach Prelude in G major BWV541
Bach Toccata in D minor BWV 565
Charpentier Trumpet Tune (Eurovision)
Clarke Trumpet Voluntary in D
Grieg Wedding Day At Troldhaugen
Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel Coro from Water Music
Handel Finale from Fireworks Music
Handel Hornpipe from Water Music
Handel March from Occasional Overture
Handel March from Scipio
Ireland Alla Marcia
Mathias Processional
Mendelssohn Wedding March (Midsummer Night's Dream)
Purcell Trumpet Tune
Saint-Saens Wedding March from Organ Symphony
Verdi Grand march (Aida)
Vierne Carillon de Longpont
Vierne Finale from 1st Symphony
Vivaldi / Bach Concerto in A minor ( i or iii ) BWV593
Widor Toccata from 5th Symphony