Tony Price
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Our organist gave us the Georges Mac-Master Toccata in A last Sunday. I have to confess that I'd never heard of it, but am very pleased to have made its acquaintance. Whilst my abilities on the instrument are not nearly as competent as our organist's I fully intend to learn it. It has shades of Dubois, and is a little easier than some of the mainstream 'big' French toccatas. Worth a look, maybe?
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Perhaps consider: Simple Mass Lotti, Missa Octavi Toni Lassus and the very much more recent Missa Brevis from Nicholas Wilton? All Latin.
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Dave, how lovely to see the George Malcolm Christmas Mass being used - a delightful work!
Happy Christmas to all here from me, and may Percy Fletcher ring 'em out for you all in 2014!
Tony
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Very sad news indeed - I only saw/heard him once, at St. Paul's Church in Cheam some years ago - I remember him most for the infectious and thoroughly approachable way he made himself avalable to the audience after the recital as well as the way he communicated his music-making to those present throughout the event and, by doing so,completely involving them in the music. Lots of smiles in the huge audience, but a wonderfully absorbing introduction to the instrument for many of those present.
May he rest in peace.
Tony
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Very many thanks to you both for the most helpful pointers. Very much appreciated indeed.I'm most grateful to you.
Tony
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I wonder if anyone has a copy of this motet they would be kind enough to share with me?
It was originally (?) published by Cary as No. 109 in their Motets Ancient and Modern series. i have tried Banks Music Publications (who hold a large part of the Cary archive), and also Richard and Barbara at Allegro Music both without success.
I'd really appreciate it if someone were able to send me a copy of the work that they might have lurking somewhere.
With grateful thanks in hopeful anticipation,
Tony
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A good resource for some the music of the period (if it's not sadly gathering dust in the corner of a music cupboard in the organ loft already!) is:
http://www.bardon-mu...ang=en&curr=gbp
Like much of the music of that period, many of the compositions are easy on the ear, approachable for the average organist, tuneful, and popular (my opinion) with congregations and audiences. The sort of music that many academics might treat as very much 'second class' but actually encourage average day-to-day congregations to engage with the instrument.
As an amateur parish organist, an accompanist and never a recitalist, with a love of the music of the late Victorian/Edwardian period, there is much to commend it. Yes, there is a huge amount from the period that might disappoint, but finding the gems is so satisfying. Stainer's short 'Song of Praise' comes to mind......... as does Faulkes's Prelude on Ein feste Burg (at, perhaps, the opposite end of the difficulty scale).
Don't be put off by the mechanical synthetic sound examples that are offered by Bordun Music - indeed, congratulate them for making the effort to offer them as a taster; then play them as you find them - warmly!
Tony
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Old Hundreth arr. RVW, O taste and see RVW,Crimond Grant/ Baird Ross, God Save the Queen arr. Elgar (just to be different!). Played out with the Introduction, Andante, Scherzo and Fugue extracted from Pearce's Fantasia on the National Anthem.
Aslo included Lead us heav'nly Father, lead us Mannheim, which like All people that on earth do dwell is helpfully Trinitarian!
Tony
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Taking the organ I play as an example,12 ranks have been extended and duplexed to give 23 stops. The result, a much more useful instrument. I believe Reg Cobb was behind the voicing, and I believe he was one of that small band of builders/voicers that knew what they were doing.
Is this the same Reg Cobb that was associated with F.H. Browne for very many years?
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I was CRB checked as 'Choir Leader' 'suitable' for working with both children and vulnerable adults back in 2005.
The resultant documentation from these checks is always only valid on the day the documentation is provided/ produced. I haven't been asked to confirm my 'suitability' since!!
Tony
Coming back to the point, I was wondering how CRB checks are implemented with other members, particularly in a choir that mixes adults and children. The legal position would seem to be that only the choir leaders and anyone that works specificaly with the children need CRB checks. However I am aware of churches where all adult choir members are asked to complete a CRB check. What's your experience?
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I have to say (from a purely personal point of view, and in my opinion) that much of the more intimate understanding between choir and conductor is not pure arm waving skills and technique but much more about the understanding that develops over time between a choir and the conductor. I have only ever sung under one conductor that made me 'feel' he was watching me sing every second I was working for him, and that was Harry Bramma - most uncomfortabel, and very attentive, I was!!
As a non-conductor (and wholly untrained pianist-turned-organist) that has directed my choir for a large number of years, Harry's unspoken lesson has served me well: never, ever, allow those singing to lose the feeling your are watching them personally,and........ if you do it is either because 'you' are not sufficiently familiar with the music, of that 'they' have not been rehearsed well enough.
Tony
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I wonder if the new url associated with the Forum might be made clearer here http://www.mander-organs.com/leader.html, which is the page arrived at from 'DISCUSSION' on the side-panel on the main Mander home Page? The 'current / ongoing discussion' link isn't (on my monitor, at least) terribly obvious.
It took me a little while to find things again, as I had 'tidied' up my emails!
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having fun!
His postponed 28th May 2011 recital on the newly Mander-restored 1935 Walker instrument at Sacred Heart, Wimbledon is now scheduled for 8pm 16th March 2012.
Tony
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My quest has now been finally concluded. My thanks to those who assisted.
The archivist at Notre Dame, Liverpool has confirmed that the hymn Beautiful Angel was set twice by a Sister, or Sisters, of the Order - it was apparently the norm for Sisters of the Order to publish music and words anonymously, even written words not associated with music.
The first (and the one I was wanted to trace), was published in 1888 by Rockliff Brothers Ltd., Liverpool in a hymn book entitled ‘Convent Hymns and Music used by the Pupils of the Sisters of Notre Dame’ (hymn number 28).
The second tune was again published by Rockliff Brothers Ltd. in 1905, and in another hymn book, ‘The Notre Dame Hymn Tune Book’ (hymn number 108).
Sunday the 2nd October 2011 being the feast of The Holy Guardian Angels, I shall be introducing the hymn as a quiet Anthem + Descant with the choir I oversee.
Kind regards to all,
Tony
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Many thanks to all who replied, and to all who looked for me to no avail.
My quest is now successfully concluded.
Tony
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Many thanks for the words and suggestions so far. It has become clear that the words were also set to another tune, so I don't know if the suggestions that it might be found in the hymn books named are to the tune I am looking for or not!?
Thanks to David for his early posting suggesting he'd be kind enough to transcribe it for me - that is very much appreciated, and if all else fails, I'll be sure to take you up on your kind offer.
In the meantime, I hope someone will still be able to provide a scan.
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I wonder if anyone here has access to the harmony edition of a hymn I am trying to find, and would be happy to PM me a copy?
The words start “Guardian Angel from Heaven so bright….”, and it was I hymn I remember singing at primary school back in the 1960’s. It seems to have been published in the Notre Dame Hymnal at the turn of the last century. There are a number of YouTube recordings, including
:Many thanks to anyone who is able to assist me in my quest.
Tony
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Many thanks to all for the helpful replies. Having looked at the options available to us and those suggested, and the cost of some of them, we are likely to move ahead with a quantity of Magazine Files housed library fashion on the new shelving and labelled appropriately. This is not only durably cost-effective, but it also allows very easy acces to the music when required. My librarian/archivist drew the line at using old cereal boxes, though I was rather taken with the idea!
Kind regards to all,
Tony
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With a Choir that has been running for many years, and with over 40 members, we have built up a huge archive of music. This is currently housed in three odd, but large, cupboards and four four-drawer filing cabinets. All are at the back of the large (seats 60+) choir gallery, and all are completely stuffed full of music!
I have been offered the funding to have some purpose-built storage cupboards made, to be more in keeping with the church and more practical to use, and have approached three manufacturers to have plans and costings established.
My main difficulty is not the shells of the new storage cupboards, but how to file the music within them. I found Musicity.com in the USA, and have ordered their "Sampler 6 Pack" of storage boxes, which include three sizes of Octavo box. However, at a whopping £47 including shipping for just these six boxes, I feel this route will eventually turn out to be a step too far in terms of final cost, given the number of boxes we will likely need.
Does anyone here know of a UK-based manufacturer who may be able to help with practical storage solutions for a large archive of sheet music sets? Or has anyone any useful suggestions as to how best to approach the 'problem'?
Many thanks in advance for any useful thoughts that might help resolve a rather nice problem to have!
Tony
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Greetings all!
I'm running Sibelius 3 which is quite old now, but does everything I want and the files are always compatible with previous or later versions; however, most people don't have Sibelius and I would like to be able to occasionally send scores converted to pdf documents.
There's the option in Sibelius to save scores as 'graphics' but when I try this I get an error message saying that I don't have the correct Adobe software. I've got the free 'Adobe Reader' but need something which will create files in this format but don't really want to pay a lot for software to do something which I wouldn't get much use.
I'm sure I've seen a thread on here before about this but can't find it at present.
Does anyone know of a free bit of software to create pdf documents?
Regards,
DT
David - I'm happy to recommend Cute PDF, which is free, and without advertising - once downloaded it appears (as does Adobe) as a 'printer' when you go to print, and has worked tirelessly for me for a number of years:
http://www.cutepdf.com/products/cutepdf/writer.asp
HTH,
Tony
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With apologies, but I couldn't find a more appropriate thread in which to make this request.......
An old friend is a Parish Priest with a Baldwin electronic instrument that is in need of attention. I have looked online and cannot find anything or anyone helpful. I'm sure I have read on these august pages somewhere of a specialist in such things, and wonder if anyone is able to offer (PM if appropriate) anything that might assist me/him in anyway? The instrument is located in Bexleyheath, in S.E. London. I hope nobody will be offended at my asking.
With grateful thanks, Tony
Stainer - The Crucifixion
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Unusually, perhaps, for a Roman Catholic choir, we have sung The Crucifixion half a dozen times over the last ten years or so. On each occasion it has attracted a nearly-full church to hear it, and every time it has resulted in a lot of comment about how moving the work is (a commendation for the composer more than the choir and soloists I think). The choir sings from it's liturgical position up in the west gallery rather than concert-style at the front of the church I produce a little programme for those attending, and ask that they wait for the music in silence, join in the hymns, and, afterwards, offer no 'applause' whatsoever; stay a while in the church, and leave in silence. The lights are dimmed enough to read the words of the hymns, and no more. During the work I arrange the projection of a series of appropriate images (artists' representations of the Passion, Stations of the Cross etc.) onto a screen at the front of the church to illustrate the words. Each time I have done this, the absolute, complete and utter silence at the end has been as moving as the music (both for me, and for those attending).
I am lucky to have a sensitive organist who is an excellent accompanist to the choir (something, in my experience, that is huge good fortune in amateur circles). However the accompaniment might be approached on a particular instrument, it is the 'ability to accompany' that so often makes or breaks a performance; something that those of you (most of you?!) who move in higher circles than I often, understandably perhaps, take for granted. Stainer's genius (my opinion) was in writing so much approachable music that falls both within the abilities of the amateur parish choir and the appeal of those who listen to his music. His Bb Mag and Nunc is another excellent example.... I am Alpha and Omega.......
As an aside, having Stainer's The Daughter of Jairus in the repertoire and St. Mary Magdalen on the way, I would encourage people in amateur positions to look at Stainer's music beyond The Crucifixion. (Gideon? Not published, but perhaps..... one day!!)
Tony