Justadad Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 If you were going to learn one new piece for Easter, what would it be, and why? J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest paul@trinitymusic.karoo.co.uk Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 If you were going to learn one new piece for Easter, what would it be, and why? J Assuming that this is a request for our advice to your son, the piece I would suggest he finds and learns is Chorale and Fugue by Marcel Dupre, published by UMP. The Choral is very fine (only mp), quite dark and highly palatable. The Fugue is a sort of dance based on the Easter Alleluia; it's a splendid piece in every way, thrilling, jubilant etc.. If you want something English, I suggest he need look no further than Howells' Sarabande for the Morning of Easter from 'Six Pieces' (Novello). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clark Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Incantation pour un Jour Saint by Langlais. It includes all many of the major themes from the Vigil Mass - Lumen Christe, Kyrie Eleison and the Litany of the Saints. Hope you enjoy it! Regards Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfdg Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Tournemire Victimae Paschali- because its a farily ubiquitous easter piece and i haven't learnt it yet. I need to learn some Langlais at some point as well, as Peter recommends; trying to get to grips with the Te Deum atm (amongst a load of pieces by other composers) simply because his 100th birthday is not far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusingMuso Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 If you were going to learn one new piece for Easter, what would it be, and why? J ======================= There's Jiri Ropek's "Victimae Paschali" variations....well worth getting to know. MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidb Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Gordan Slaters toccata on easter hymn was popular a few years ago when i first got passed a copy by my then organ teacher. Never have learnt it but might do for this year. I think novello also published a book of 6 hymn tune preludes etc - its part of their series (there is a fantastic christmas one on Divinium Mysterium in another book) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJJ Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Victimae Paschali Laudes from 3 Plainsong Settings by Jacobus Kloppers (S. African composer/academic now living and teaching in Canada). It's a really effective piece - quite astringent - 'heard it at the end of a Radio 3 Choral Evensong from S. Africa some years ago - contacted the composer and he very kindly sent me a copy and a CD of his own performance from a Canadian Radio broadcast. AJJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Lane Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 If you were going to learn one new piece for Easter, what would it be, and why? J How about Haec Dies from Paule Piédelièvre's 'Suite grégorienne' or Et Ressurexit by Kenneth Leighton. Both pieces I've always meant to learn, but my tastes always were weird! Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giwro Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Hmmm... Maybe guys named Jonathan all have weird tastes - I've certgainly been accused of that before! I'd have a go at Charles Quef's Postlude for Easter (Toccata, uses O Filii for the c.f.) http://evensongmusic.net/audio/Quef/12-1.mp3 Cheerio, - Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfdg Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 But I also have that same first name, and wouldn't think my suggestion of Tournemire is exactly a weird taste (although that would depend on your opinion of that particular piece). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octave_dolce Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 There's Jiri Ropek's "Victimae Paschali" variations....well worth getting to know. I have just heard a recording of this piece and absolutely love it. Not sure if it's beyond my ability, though. How difficult is it? What kinds of technique does it require? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cynic Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 I have just heard a recording of this piece and absolutely love it. Not sure if it's beyond my ability, though.How difficult is it? What kinds of technique does it require? It would be a bit easier than the Dupre Variations on a Noel, so around Grade 8 Associated Board. I've just recorded it (at Liverpool Met) and although fiddly in places it's not a very great strain. I completely agree with earlier posts that say what an excellent piece it is. Technique? Allow sufficient time to learn it slowly and there'd be nothing insuperable - no giant leaps, no frantic semiquaver pedal runs, no little finger trills; a few rather unmemorable quick RH patterns, that would be the biggest challenge IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbarber49 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 2 easier pieces: Guilmant's "Paraphrase on Judas Maccabeus" (Thine be the Glory") goes down very well with congregations, in my experience. The Peeters prelude on "Christ ist Erstanden" in the "Lent and Easter" book of chorale preludes is effective. Stephen Barber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Harvey Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Resurrection from Dupre's Symphonie Passion. Ideal for Easter Sunday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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