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British organ music

Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:04 pm
by HullandHellandHalifax
As a result of posting the Stainer organ method in the organ schools thread I thought it would be nice to post these pieces by Stainer. I played the first two last sunday and was pleasantly surprised, hope you all like them too. I don't have Book 1, can anyone fill the gap please.
best wishes
Brian
Stainer 6 Pieces for organ Book 2.pdf

Re: British organ music

Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:15 am
by rob
Since Big Bri has opened a Brit-thread I of course have to jump in immediately and support it!

Here's two Coleridge-Taylor albums from Sibley @ Eastman-Rochester that may have passed people by:
Coleridge-Taylor-Hull Organ Album vol 1.pdf
Coleridge-Taylor-Hull Organ Album vol 2.pdf
and also Elgar's two sonatas - the first in what I think is Brian's scan;
Elgar 1895 op28 Organ Sonata 1 g (Breitkopf).pdf
Elgar-Atkins 1930 op87a Organ Sonata 2 after the Severn Suite 1930.pdf

Re: British organ music

Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:05 am
by rob
Meant to post this RVW scan, amazingly courtesy of Microsoft!!!
Vaughan Williams Three Organ Preludes.pdf

Re: British organ music

Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:58 am
by fredbucket
rob wrote:Meant to post this RVW scan, amazingly courtesy of Microsoft!!!
Vaughan Williams Three Organ Preludes.pdf
Is this compatible with Windows 7?

Regards
Fred

Re: British organ music

Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:32 am
by HullandHellandHalifax
fredbucket wrote:
rob wrote:Meant to post this RVW scan, amazingly courtesy of Microsoft!!!
Vaughan Williams Three Organ Preludes.pdf
Is this compatible with Windows 7?

Regards
Fred
What sort of organ is that Fred??

Re: British organ music

Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:01 am
by fredbucket
HullandHellandHalifax wrote:What sort of organ is that Fred??
Its a seven manual organ that needs continual restarting and is prone to outside interference from rap musicians.

Regrds
Fred

Re: British organ music

Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:02 am
by HullandHellandHalifax
fredbucket wrote:
HullandHellandHalifax wrote:What sort of organ is that Fred??
Its a seven manual organ that needs continual restarting and is prone to outside interference from rap musicians.

Regrds
Fred
Yeah! I hate the modern trend in church services too.
regards
Brian

Re: British organ music

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:35 pm
by HullandHellandHalifax
Fly the flag Jason, here it is. Can't you tell Walton was a composer of film music, this piece must have been timed to the millisecond hence its length. Good piece and makes a change from the Elgar Pomp No.4 which is at least playable for us mortals unlike No.1 dished up by Lemare.
regards
Brian
Walton - McKie Orb and Sceptre Coronation March 1953 (arr. organ).pdf

Re: British organ music

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:11 am
by Op. XXXIX
HullandHellandHalifax wrote:Fly the flag Jason, here it is. Can't you tell Walton was a composer of film music, this piece must have been timed to the millisecond hence its length. Good piece and makes a change from the Elgar Pomp No.4 which is at least playable for us mortals unlike No.1 dished up by Lemare.
regards
Brian
Walton - McKie Orb and Sceptre Coronation March 1953 (arr. organ).pdf
But Lemare dished up a lot of great stuff. Difficult stuff.

Anecdote: Elgar was once asked what he thought about the flatted supertonic. He replied: 'I've never even heard of the flatted supertonic'. Funnily, the brass octave fanfares in the 1st P&C are on... you guessed it... the flatted supertonic.

Thanks so much for the organ transcription of the Walton! Do you know Robert Gower's recording of the Walton at Hereford Cathedral? (Priory 591) It's his own arrangement, slightly simplified from the McKie.

I'm flying the flag.

Re: British organ music

Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:00 pm
by HullandHellandHalifax
Here you are Jason, the superb Introduction and Passacaglia of Sir Walter Alcock written for the Three Choirs Festival of 1933 in Hereford where the composer gave the first performance at the young age of 72!
best wishes
Brian
Alcock Introduction and Passacaglia.pdf