As many of the laity and even lay monastics could not read, they substituted 150 repetitions of the our father pater noster in latin for the psalms, sometimes using a cord with. Stanley richard barrick hoskins organists lindsay metzger soprano music at saint chrysostom,s a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of jehan alain program variations sur lucis creator mr. The church is a member of the american baptist churches, u. Out of love for the truth and from desire to elucidate it, the reverend father martin luther, master of arts and sacred theology, and ordinary lecturer. The prelude, adagio et choral varie sur le theme du veni creator, op 4 is an imposing tryptych with plainsong at its heart.
All 6 recordings 1 naxos 4 s scores 3 p parts 1 choral cistercien, ja 51. The riverside church is an interdenominational, interracial, international, open, welcoming, and affirming church and congregation. Born into a family of musicians, he learned the organ from his father and a host of other teachers, becoming a composer at 18, and composing until the outbreak of the second world war 10 years later. Elvis presley, neil young, paul anka, tom jones, matt monro, engelbert, the cascades, don mclean duration. Known as the first lady of the organ, marieclaire alain was a strikingly mature, creative and intuitive artist. Messe modale en septuor alain, jehan 3 mouvements alain, jehan v. Mar 01, 20 the worldfamous french organist marieclaire alain died february 26th, 20 at the age of 86 plays litanies by her brother jehan alain 19111940 on the great organ of the hofkirche in luzern.
Jehan alain born saintgermainenlaye, paris, 3 february, 1911. Down ampney vaughan williams responses mcwilliam psalm 1 1st lesson ezekiel 36. Alain 2 danses a agni yavishta variations sur lucis creator grave climat 1933 messiaen lascension langlais trois paraphrases gregoriennes, 19331934 vingtquatre pieces pour harmonium ou orgue, 1933 1939 lesur in paradisum alain 1ere fantaisie 1934 vierne messe basse pour les defunts alain le jardin suspendu suite intermezzo. B natural, so that alain is represented by the pitches adaaf, the principal theme of both the prelude and the fugue. Beyond litanies alain weekend edinburgh society of.
Your music, life and deeply personal musings have been, and always will be an. The fugue, one of the finest in the 20thcentury organ repertoire. Jehan alains father was a noted organist and organbuilder. Prelude, adagio, et choral varie sur le theme du veni, creator, op. Optimized firmware for reprap 3d printers based on arduino platform. Lisa hummel is playing the hauptwerk organ of joerg glebe in a live concert on the 28th of march 2015, using the sample set of the the organ in rotterdam.
Litanies, ja 119 alain, jehan since this work was first published after 1923 with the prescribed notice, it is unlikely that this work is public domain in the usa. The service for the lords day september 3, 2017 11. Grey maggiano, assistant priest sunday march 2 epiphany 8 10am choral eucharist aria alain psalm 99 stonex te deum in b flat stanford 129 194, 7, 123, 460. An earlier edition of the litanies was issued in 1938 by the same publisher. The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. Mauricedurufle190211986preludeandfugue onthenamealain. The worldfamous french organist marieclaire alain died february 26th, 20 at the age of 86 plays litanies by her brother jehan alain. Christianity a liturgical prayer consisting of a series of petitions recited by a leader alternating with. Litanies and trois danses for organ by jehan alain. His composing spanned a little over a decade, from 1929 to his battlefield death in. Added the 10302015 variations on lucis creator alain jehan organ solo 3 pdf. When stephen farr played jehan alain s litanies in a concert in montreal, a critic there wrote that the music had been played too fast. Aug, 20 loek jehee plays durufles prelude et fugue sur le nom dalain, op.
The double fugue is one of the finest examples of contrapuntal writing in the 20thcentury organ repertoire. Much of the work is english, especially the earlier examples but local and interstate manufacturers are also represented. Variations on lucis creator, ja 27 alain, jehan collections 2 collections by or with. Posthum 1964 maurice durufle prelude, adagio et choral varie sur le theme du veni creator, op. Litanies began as an organ piece called phantasmagorie from which alain drew some material for the later work which he originally called supplications. Alain becomes adaaf, the principal theme for both the prelude and fugue. Mauricedurufle 190211986 preludeandfugueonthenamealain. Jehan alain, fodd 3 februari 1911 i saintgermainenlaye, frankrike, dod 20 juni 1940 i petitpuy, var en fransk kompositor och organist.
Litanies, perhaps his best known composition is prefaced with these words. The publication date is 1942, two years after alain s death. Contextualizing the music of jehan alain scholarly publishing. Alain festival sunday, october 30, 2011 twothirty in the afternoon roger d. Among his contemporaries messiaen, daniellesur, poulenc. Saint peter canisius, a doctor of the church, who is credited with adding to the hail mary the sentence holy mary, mother of god, pray for us sinners, was an ardent advocate of the. St georges cathedral contains a wealth of stained glass windows dating from the nineteenth to the twentyfirst century. Creative commons attribution noncommercial share alike 3.
At age, jehan was already his fathers assistant, and he joined the conservatoire in paris in 1928, soon beginning to compose in earnest. Hans far, albert alain, var sjalv organist och kompositor. When, in its distress, the christian soul can find no more words to implore the mercy of god, it. Yhtenaistetty jehan alain 2 ranskalainen saveltaja jehan alain 19111940 loi lyhyen elamansa aikana savellyksia, joista varsin monia erityisesti uruille savellettyja on levytetty ja esitetty vilkkaasti. Organ recitals june 2017 tickets all funds directly support the maintenance of the organ. Prayers with beads like the rosary may have begun as a practice by the laity to imitate the christian monasticism of the liturgy of the hours, during the course of which the monks prayed the 150 psalms daily. The plainsong phrase which opens the music is repeated continually, propelled by a locomotive rhythm to an ecstatic climax. Jun 17, 2018 jehan alain 19111940 was a promising young composer with an original voice in organ composition.
A free file archiver for extremely high compression. Litanies jehan alain 191140 prelude, adagio et choral varie maurice durufle sur le theme du veni creator op 4 190286. The work, capturing the endearing qualities of his late friend, incorporates a doublefugue and makes reference to alains litanies. Born to a family of musicians in 1911 his sister is the renowned organist marieclaire alain the precocious jehan alain was forging a pungently distinctive personal style from the musical upheavals of the young century while still a student at the paris conservatoire, with dupre for organ and the skeptical dukas for composition.
Apr 04, 2015 lisa hummel is playing the hauptwerk organ of joerg glebe in a live concert on the 28th of march 2015, using the sample set of the the organ in rotterdam. Trinity episcopal cathedral the cathedral church of the diocese of southeast florida march 2014 the very rev. Alainin teosluettelo ei ole erityisen hankala tapaus, mutta sen johdonmukainen kaytto on koodien tasolla ollut epaselvaa. Jehan alain 19111940 was a promising young composer with an original voice in organ composition. Jehan was looking for music with magical power and litanies is intended to be spellbinding, wrote the composers sister marieclaire, herself a renowned organist. When, in its distress, the christian soul can find no more words to implore the mercy. Litanies 1937 in religious ritual, a litany is a prayer or series of prayers with a prominent repetitive element. Litanies august 1937, ja 119 jehan alain 19111940 prelude et fugue sur le nom dalain, op. French organist and composer jehan alain 19111940 was one of the first to bring.
He learned to play the organ at home on an organ that his father had built. Dendrinos chapel interlochen center for the arts interlochen, mi. Marieclaire alain plays litanies by jehan alain youtube. Mar 18, 2016 elvis presley, neil young, paul anka, tom jones, matt monro, engelbert, the cascades, don mclean duration. The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. Maurice durufle het n musikale eerbewys aan jehan alain geskryf met sy werk prelude et fugue sur le nom da.
Maurice durufle prelude et fugue sur le nom dalain op. The doublefugue is a feat of 20th century neoclassic counterpoint and is perhaps the finest example of such a. In 1569, the papal bull consueverunt romani pontifices by the dominican pope pius v officially established the devotion to the rosary in the catholic church. Douglas wm mccaleb, dean matthew steynor, director of music the rev. In the mid1930s, his organ works came to be published and recognized, particularly the still seminal litanies 1937. Six french organs and the registration indications in l. Ewing ewing anthem loquebantur variis linguis tallis.
Mass in the phrygian mode denver mass robert lehman sunday after psalm 37. His career was cut tragically short when he was killed in action in wwii. Spanning four centuries of music, from baroque masterpieces by the likes of couperin and grigny, through cornerstones of the french organ repertoire by widor, vierne and messiaen, to two discs of works by her brother jehan, this collection is testament to her vast and. He also quotes the theme of alains most famous organ work, in the closing section of litanies the prelude. In the closing bars of the prelude, durufle quotes the primary theme shown below from litanies, perhaps alains most popular work for organ. Jehan alain simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. His most famous organ pieces are trois danses three dances and a brilliant piece called litanies.
The worldfamous french organist marieclaire alain died february 26th, 20 at the age of 86 plays litanies by her brother jehan alain 19111940 on the great organ of the hofkirche in luzern. A place for people to gather in worship and prayer either with spoken words, in silence, or in sacred music. Litanies definition of litanies by the free dictionary. Sy vader, albert alain 18801971 was n orrelis, komponis en orrelbouer wat gestudeer het saam met alexandre guilmant en louis vierne. When stephen farr played jehan alains litanies in a concert in montreal, a critic there wrote that the music had been played too fast.
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