Reviews by CLowe
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An thoroughly excellent piece to excite both a recital audience and a congregation when used as an outgoing voluntary - all the thrills of Widor, but with a little less complexity. Diligent attention to clean and accurate fingering in rehearsal pays handsome dividends at performance time.
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When originally written, Ireland's earlier organ music was equally popular in the concert hall as it was in the average church organist’s introductory voluntary repertoire for weddings and other lighter services where music needs to be gentle on the ear. With the revival of interest in Romantic organ music, Ireland's music may well prove similarly popular once again. Beware in performance, however, as clear phrasing is important if things are not to sound muddy and uninteresting.
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This is a particularly valuable collection of varied harmonies for last verses of hymns for those who are not blessed with the gift of improvising variations. All are of moderate difficulty only, and the variations are not too distracting from the basic tunes (as are some by other composers).
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A good rousing postlude in typically bold and dignified Victorian style - as exemplified by most of Smart's organ writings. Of moderate difficulty only, this piece is good for the average organist showing off his 1880 Hill or Gray and Davison instrument at its best - that's what the music was written for! Happily, this type of music is coming back in fashion once more.
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These pieces, along with those in Set 1, are typical of Thiman - delightfully melodious and (mostly) easy on the ear for the listener, and very approachable for the player. Pieces range from easy to moderate difficulty only, and are thus highly suitable for those of only modest capabilities. In short, these are highly recommended short voluntaries for the average church or chapel organist.