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(1995) Little Organ Mass (Roman)

for Organ (one or two manuals with optional Pedal)

Little Organ Mass (Roman) Cover
Duration
8'30" / 10 pages / print
Technical Demand:
Easy to Moderate

Description:

Composed for the rededication of a one manual 19th-century instrument (1881 E. & G.G. Hook, op. 1047) in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston. In recognition of the organs's new site — the Cathedral's Chapel of the Blessed Sacrement — the thematic material is derived from chants appointed for the Feast of Corpus Christi: Lauda Sion (I. Introit, V. Postlude), Pange lingua (II. Offertory, IV. Communion), and Te Deum (III. Elevation).


Commision:

Leo Abbot, "in memory of the Rev. Msgr. Francis J. lally"


First performance:
1995 Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston / Leo Abbott, organist


"…The Gregorian phrases are beautifully organic to the supple texture of these pieces, reminiscent of Duruflé." —The Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians



Publisher:
ECS Publishing Buy Here



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