timothyguntrip

Most of us are probably familiar with his famous Tuba Tune and the Epiphany carol 'Eastern Sages, Monarchs Three', which have enjoyed enduring popularity. Amongst my organ music collection, I have the following: Prelude, Pastorale and Fugue Sonata in D minor (very lengthy - 50 pages!) Prelude and Fugue in G minor Introduction and Passacaglia in A minor Fugue Trilogy on E.G.B. Procession (in one of the Oxford Albums) As far as I can tell, only one of the above has ever been recorded (the Fugue Trilogy, at St Mary Redcliffe by a previous member of this board). It is a shame, as there is certainly more than enough music to fill a couple of discs. Have any other board members experience of playing any of the above, or others of Lang's works? They seem nicely written, and on the whole technically approachable. Kind regards Tim

I'd definitely like to see Southwark included.

I really like the Elgar - the choirs I've introduced it to have also rather enjoyed it too!

Bumping up an old thread, this could match the description:

For me, the Fanfare by Alec Wyton is one of the most striking pieces in this genre (written for the State Trumpet stop at St John the Divine - and heard here on that very instrument).

Here is one not far from me in East Sussex - All Saints, Danehill. Lovely Bodley case on the rood screen. http://npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=D01928

Very similar to this instrument: http://www.npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=D06483

Found it here - first volume. http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Organist's_Quarterly_Journal_(Various)

I've got a Fugue in D minor somewhere at home by him. I printed it out from an organ collection of some type from IMSLP quite some time ago, but I forget which. It must have looked interesting enough on paper for me to print out, but I've certainly never played it. I'm sure I can dig it out for you should you be interested (I think there is another piece with it also).

Many thanks for investigating this, Paul. I will contact them regarding this. It would seem that the Introduction and Fugue was published by OUP: http://www.worldcat.org/title/introduction-and-fugue-in-e-minor-for-organ/oclc/9513026&referer=brief_results Tim

Many thanks, Paul - much appreciated! Tim

Here is an example!

This may have been brought up before, but can anyone assist me in hunting down where I could buy a copy of this piece? I'm not sure, but I think it was in an album of some sort, although I don't know which. It seems pretty elusive - and seems to only have been recorded once - by Paul Morgan at Exeter. It would be a pleasant addition to the repertoire! Best regards Tim

The YouTube link is indeed a different piece - I have the scores to both but have played neither! There is also Epinikion: Song of Triumph, recorded at Ripon by Graham Barber - alongside the piece above also.

I've recently bought a few of these scores from the 'Copperwheat collection', as it were. Thankfully I've managed to remove much of the tape from them! I recently noticed some scores I bought secondhand quite sometime ago in southern France bore the name 'Elie Carail' at the top - a quick google search round that he was a priest and organist in that region at the time. There are quite a few others in my collection but none famous! I recently pointed out to a colleague that his copy of a work by Leonce de Saint Martin was autographed by the composer - something he had failed to notice!

http://www.npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=N17316 This one for example!

I've played this one a few times over the last couple of years - a fine instrument. There's also this one: http://www.npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=D08066 Tim

In my last month as organist to a hospital chapel near Tunbridge Wells, I did a bit of clearing up in the organ loft and found a volume by Simper amongst a pile of music underneath one of the tiered choir stalls up there. It had probably sat down there for about 40 years (judging by dates written on the music). I left it there but next time I am back there I will have a look in it to see if this piece in contained therein. The British library might be worth a try in the meantime. Tim

Martin, I believe that most of these pieces were republished in 'An Organ Miscellany'. I will need to check but I'm pretty sure I have the Tambling book too. Will check for you. Tim

Claudia Grinnell (currently OS at Salisbury) to be Assistant Organist at Winchester.

Also with sadness to report that a former contributor to these pages, Lee Blick (as he was known here) passed away in late March following an illness. Vox

Marcus Wibberley to St.George's Beckenham.

Where can I get the Choveaux piece from, Martin?

A few more which might fit the description (if perhaps slightly off the beaten track): Augustin Barié - Adagio from Symphony, Op.5 Charles Callahan - Prelude on 'Union Seminary' (Listen here) John Ireland - Elegiac Romance Léonce de Saint Martin - Aria (II) or Prière (IV) from Symphonie-Dominicale Eugène Reuchsel - Recueillement et Béatitude from Six Pièces de Concert Henri Mulet - In Paradisum from Esquisses Byzantines All the above are available to listen to on Spotify. As for Guilmant, there are some lovely slow movements in the 6th, 7th and 8th Sonatas (particularly the second movement of the last) which are often overlooked. Tim

The Adagio from the Suite by Jean Berveiller is pretty sensuous. Tim