This is a new printing on sturdy acid-free paper. 12 pages. The famous composer of piano music wrote the first storm piece for organ published in the United States. Playing this piece will result in a realistic depiction of a thunder storm! The French are fond of using an improvised storm for organ dedications and for the Midnight Mass for Christmas — The Thunder Storm fits this perfectly. We include a capsule biography and article on Ryder and the music. Highest quality guaranteed. Size of music is 9.5" X 12.5". $10.00.

T P Ryder (1836-1887) composed dozens of works for piano and a few works for organ, this earliest American thunder storm piece being the most famous. He was known for playing the largest organ in America at the time, the IV/70 Hook, Op 148 (1853), at Tremont Temple in Boston, Massachusetts. Moderately easy.