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[The following videos were provided for the music in this morning’s Service of the Word.] Organ Prelude “Humoresque L’organo primativo” (Toccatina for Flute) Composed by Pietro Alessandro Yon, inspired by a folk-made organ encountered in a museum. Hymn Come to us, creative Spirit Words by David Mowbray. Tune: ANGEL VOICES composed by Edwin George Monk. Hymn...
The following videos may not have appeared in this morning’s service. Prelude Improvisation on “O Valiant Hearts” Tune SUPREME SACRIFICE composed by Charles Harris. Improvisation on the piano by Adrian Boynton. Introit Justorum Animae Words from the Book of Wisdom 3:1-3. Opus 38, a motet composed by Charles Villiers Stanford. Hymn O God our help...
Good evening, everyone. Today, as you know, is All Saints Day, and tomorrow, 2 November is the Commemoration of All Souls. All Souls Day is an occasion to contemplate mortality and grief, resurrection and hope. In the context of the present pandemic, it provides an important opportunity to celebrate the lives of all who have died...
Prelude Improvisation on SINE NOMINE Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams, improvisation by Adrian Boynton. Choir Introit Holy is the true light Words from the Salisbury Diurnal by G.H. Palmer. Composed by William Harris. Hymn For all the saints who from their labours rest Words by William Walsham How. Tune: SINE NOMINE composed by Ralph Vaugham Williams....
Good evening, everyone. Music to end the day opens with a reflective Folk Tune by Cecil Armstrong Gibbs. The name of Armstrong Gibbs may not be familiar, but he was one of the most prolific English composers of the twentieth century (taught by Vaughan Williams), with a vast portfolio of songs and instrumental works. Armstrong Gibbs’s...
Organ Prelude O for the wings of a dove From the cantata “Hear my prayer” composed by Felix Mendelssohn. Introit Locus iste a Deo factus A sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner. Hymn Alleluia, sing to Jesus Words by W. Chatterton Dix. Tune: HYFRYDOL by Rowland Hugh Pritchard. Choral response Ubi Caritas Composed by Ola Gjeilo. Hymn...
Led by Revd Tim Norwood The video recording for this service can be viewed (on YouTube) by following this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k6zhjT2iJQ Because it is quite a lengthy recording (over an hour) it may, depending on your network, take a little while to get to it. The Order of Service is available as a PDF file here:...
Prelude Andante from Sonata no 6 in D minor From opus 65 six Organ Sonatas composed by Felix Mendelssohn. Introit How beauteous are their feet Words by Isaac Watts. Tune: VENICE composed by William Amps. Hymn Let All the World in Every Corner Sing Words by George Herbert. Tune: LUCKINGTON by Basil Harwood. Kyrie Eleison Collegium Regale...
‘Music to end the day’ begins tonight with a charming and sprightly Prelude in C, one of the ‘Eight Short Preludes and Fugues’ formerly attributed to J.S. Bach, but now thought more likely to be the work of his finest pupil, Johann Krebs. Krebs was a brilliant performer, second only to Bach, but he found it...
[Please note that not all this music was used in today’s online service due to time constraints.] Prelude Organ prelude in E minor 4th movement of Kleine Präludien und Intermezzi, opus 9 composed by Hermann Schröder. Short introit Holy Ground Composed by Chris Beatty. Sung by the Choir of Christ the Cornerstone. Hymn The king of love...
Good evening, friends. As I’m sure you know, the great Italian film composer Ennio Morricone died recently at the age of 91. One of his best-known scores was created for the 1986 film ‘The Mission’, with Robert de Niro and Jeremy Irons. ‘Gabriel’s Oboe’ is the film’s main theme. It is most prominently used when Jesuit...
Organ Prelude Air and variation in the English style from six pieces in various styles for the organ composed by Eric Harding Thiman. Introit As water to the thirsty Words by Timothy Dudley-Smith. Melody: OASIS by T Brian Coleman. Hymn For the fruits of all creation Words by Fred Pratt Green. Melody: EAST ACKLAM by Francis Jackson....
Good evening everyone Domenico Scarlatti was born in1685, the same year as Bach and Handel. In many ways he was the most radical of the three composers, creating a new sound and texture which look beyond the mature baroque to the new classical era of Haydn and Mozart. His Sonata in E minor is one of...
Prelude Flute Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034, composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed by Abigail Burrows (flute) and Adrian Boynton (piano). Short Choral Introit Sing Joyfully unto God our strength Based on Psalm 81:1-4. Composed by William Byrd. Performed by the choir of Milton Keynes City Church directed by Adrian Boynton. Hymn Angel-voices ever singing Composed...
Dear Friends Our ‘music to end the day’ begins tonight with the tranquil ‘Tierce en Taille’ in G by Jean François Dandrieu, the gifted French harpsichordist and organist who gave his first public performance at the age of 5 for King Louis XIV! ‘Tierce en Taille’ refers to a particular organ registration, common in French baroque...
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