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Organ Music
Author(s): Francis Cameron and Gordon Reynolds

Source: The Musical Times, Vol. 105, No. 1455 (May, 1964), p. 380
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often
often quite
quite
humorous
humorous
rhythm.rhythm.
Both piecesBoth
are pieces ar
Organ Music published
published by Oxford,
by Oxford,
10s 6d each.
10s 6d each.
By the time this appears in print the name of C. H. Trevor has edited two more volumes of
Augustinus Franz Kropfreiter will be familiar Seasonal Chorale Preludes, this time with pedals
through his contribution to the London Bruckner (Oxford, 7s each). These provide a good cross-
Festival, and it is very likely that his fellow organists section of styles, all within a compass of moderate
in this country will look out for some of his music difficulty, from the pungent openness of Pachelbel
to play for themselves. There is, for example, to the tortuous chromatics of Herzogenberg. J. S.
Dreifaltigkeits - Triptychon (Doblinger / Universal, Bach appears only once (Erbarm' dich mein), so this
1ls 6d) which dates from 1959 and gives a fair taste makes a useful supplement of his predecessors,
of his highly chromatic style. The andante Christe, contemporaries and successors. Students will find
aller Welt trost is the most immediately attractive; the speed indications helpful and the registration
and a certain massive strength is to be found in its suggestions at any rate respectable (no doubt the
flanking movements which depict the other persons editor has in mind the inhibiting un-balance of most
of the Blessed Trinity. small English organs).
Easter has come and gone with its busy round of Four Voluntaries by Robert Groves (Elkin, 4s)
exaltation after the penances of the previous weeks, contain only one piece of any real character, a
so now is the time to make notes for next year. Postlude. The other three are maddeningly
Evan Copley's Toccata on the chorale Lasst uns predictable.
erfreuen (Gray/Novello, 12s) looks deceptively Among the organ music sent by the World
simple on paper, but the quavers move at mimim Library of Sacred Music, Ohio, are Two Preludes
98 in a 3+3+2 rhythm so that deft counting and on Well-Known Christmas Carols by Raymond
agile fingers are called for. Then Norris Stephens Schroyens. That on 'Adeste Fideles' pokes the tune
has done out a three-stave version with registration into an entertaining piece of Brandenburg which
of Stainer's Crucifixion (Schirmer/Chappell, 36s). Bach forgot to write. The other ('See how this tiny
This could be quite useful to the inexperienced Child lies here') is also full of humour, and quite
player, though the price seems more suited to one spoilt by a bit of forced canon at the end.
who will be well paid for his labours. GORDON REYNOLDS
More oratorio comes from Vincent Knight who
has transcribed six excerpts from Mendelssohn's Choir Music
Hymn of Praise (Ashdown, 6s). Other arrangements
are to be had from Paxton at 2s 6d a time. There is The Church Music Society's latest reprint is again
generally not much call for Grieg's Ich liebe dich oruseful and interesting. Edited by C. F. Simkins, the
MacDowell's To a wild rose, but it is useful to know Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis of the 'First Service' of
where they are available in case they are wanted at aJohn Shepherd, for ATTB, is a commendable example
wedding. On a more ambitious scale is Bach's of florid Elizabethan counterpoint, unrestricted as
Christ doth end in triumph; the final chorale from the Dr Fellowes noticed 'by any slavish rules of a
Christmas Oratorio arranged for three trumpets single note to a syllable' (Oxford 2s).
and organ by Frank Campbell-Watson (Gray/ Some interesting underlying of words in the
Novello, 16s). Very suitable for a joyous occasion.
treble verse parts, in contrast to the more austere
Finally, some items from one of Bach's musical SSATB chorus parts, characterizes the content of
forebears: Johann Pachelbel, whose name is Teach me, 0 Lord by the 17th-century John Hilton
probably better known than his compositions. (the younger). John Morehen's scholarly editing is
in evidence throughout (Oxford 2s). Sir Malcolm
Hanns Hibsch has edited 32 Fugues on the Magnificat
(Miller/Novello, 19s). These simple and attractiveSargent's editing of O admirabile commercium
versets could be very welcome as interludes or (SSATB) by Palestrina (Oxford Is 3d) provides
short voluntaries, and are in any case a useful everything from expression marks to indications for
addition to the repertory for manuals only. breathing. Even though one may be conscious of
FRANCIS CAMERON pages heavily laden with such instructions, nothing
can detract from the beauty of a typical example of
this composer at his best, for this is vocal music
*
through and through.
New to the Early Spanish Choral Music Series
from Chappell is O quam gloriosum by Juan de
Esquivel (Is 3d). One is reminded by this reasonably
florid example of Vittoria's better-known setting of
Two works by William Mathias provide worth- these words, for the entire layout is so strongly
while study for recitalists. Partita is dedicated to reminiscent. My vote goes to Vittoria for the greater
Allan Wicks, who commissioned it and gave the interest.
first performance in 1962. The three movements LIONEL DAKERS
develop naturally within a short space of time and

achieve a sense of completeness. The texture looks
orchestral, but trial at the console proves this to be
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I think these are two important newcomers to CUNDICK, ROBERT-Divertimento for organ. ISCOM 19. 6s
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10s 6d, set of 4 string parts 6s, set of wind, percussion etc,
visions of strings and wind are likely to prove 12s a
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