Johann Strauss II’s chitchatty Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka transcribed for the pipe organ by James Kennerley.

This transcription was created to maximize the resources of the Kotzschmar Memorial Organ in Portland, Maine, including the multiple manuals, orchestral stops, percussion sounds, and the Pedal Divide feature. This version is intended for a three-manual instrument. I have deliberately left stop indications to a bare minimum, instead preferring to illustrate the salient orchestral timbres from the full score, with an understanding that the most successful registration schemes will vary widely from instrument to instrument.

Watch a performance of this transcription by James, performed on the Kotzschmar Memorial Organ in Portland, Maine: https://youtu.be/spmLMdlrqVs