St. Paul's Cathedral Wills Fanfare in D. Christopher Herrick
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- Опубликовано: 29 янв 2008
- Arthur Wills, at the time of his retirement in 1990, had been Director of Music at Ely Cathedral for 32 years.
Christopher Herrick recorded Dr. Wills' majestic fanfare in 1969, on the V/107/136 Schmidt/Willis/Mander (well it wasn't Mander until a few years later -- his rebuild was completed in 1977). 
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Wow, I say again breathtaking that 32' pedal reed Growls!!!!!
Fantastic, absolutely fantastic! Brilliant archive recording!!
Guys....relax...this work is superb...Arthur Wills is a friend of mine and was organist at ELY for 32 years prior to retirement in 1990. He is a consumate Anglican musician....this piece is a masterpiece....listen to that TUBA grown in the Dome Organ....WOW! Go Arthur, Go Chris....well done indeed. Blessings, John
This LP is still one of my favourites!
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life.
This is a recording from the late 1960s, before the West End Royal Trumpets were added to the organ. The ensemble you are listening to here is the Dome section, specifically the trompette militaire 8' and tubas 16', 8' and 4', (which are not horizontal), and the Dome Pedal 32's, which are horizontally positoned and fire directly into the Dome space from NE Dome Gallery. The 32's are: 32' Contra Bombarde, 32' Contra Posuane, 32' Contra Violone, and 32' Double Open Wood.
A very interesting comment. It means that you are hearing the organ as built by Father Willis, and restored (it suffered severe damage in WW II) by his grandson Henry Willis III. At that time the very ornate five-manual console (with carvings since sadly lost) was literally inside the organ case on the north side of the Quire. Father Willis added the Dome section; his grandson and Mander Organs greatly enlarged it to its present form.
The nickname of 'big guns' for an organ's longest and loudest stops would seem, at least for St Pauls, to be accurate in terms of size and placement. One hopes that the contra bombardes are securely anchored - the prospect of one leaving the security of its windchest and joining the assembled faithful beneath is a terrifying image.
This was played at my "big" cousins wedding , took place on a saturday morning , and you can imagine how impresive it sounded with the sunlight coming in through the stained glass windows :D
Great mr. Herrick...and all the reeds section
@Imhof44 For God's sake this is BRILLIANT!!! from a great composer when you know what you are talking about!!
It's a tremendous effect: the horizontal fanfare trumpets are high above the Cathedral floor and speak at a very large amount of air pressure against the full resources of the main, front pipe organ. Besides being somewhat stereophonic, there is all of the reverberation scattering around in the room in a majestic mix of vibrant sound!
The horizontal Royal Trumpets weren't installed at the time of this recording though.
Absolutely agree - I love that suite 'The Fenlands'.
Brilliant
That Bombard growls!!!
He's using the Dome section, underpinned by the 32' Contra Bombarde and 32' Contra Violone, and topped by the Trompette Militaire. Interestingly, both these 32' stops are placed 'en chamade' on the Quarter Dome gallery floor, hence their impressive penetration into the Dome space. The organ has just been cleaned, with three brand new Tuba stops in the Dome (16/8/4 feet). Two Celebrity Recitals will be held in October 2008 to mark the restoration (Thomas Trotter and Olivier Latry).
The bombard makes the whole pedal part, the held note at 0:44 is so spectacular, wish my instrument was half or even a quarter as good as this
Almost as shattering as the 32ft bombarde on the Harrison in Coventry Cathedral.
@a55b47 - actually, the main organ is split in two (obviously), the Choir organ is behind the stalls on the South side IIRC, there's the Dome division (in the North-East and South-East quarter-domes, below the main dome), there's the West-end reed division, and there are some flue pipes on the South side of the Nave, at clerestory level... NPOR suggests this being a 16ft Pedal Subbass and an 8/4/2 Diapason chorus with a 4-rank mixture.
Ah yes, the infamous Royal Trumpets! Ironically, not exactly beloved by the "Queen" in whose honour and presence these powerful pipes were first demonstrated at a special Silver Jubilee service in, I think, 1977. Her Majesty was neither entertained or thrilled by the unexpected, megadecibel fanfare as she entered through the west end doors. HRH Prince Philip's reaction and response will remain known only to God and the Dean.
@a55b47 You are right about the Dome Organ and the West End Royal Trumpet all being part of one organ. In my recordings they are all listed as part of the same organ. According to the notes on the recordings, the Royal Trumpets were added "to flood the nave with sound"! By the way, I hear that a Shakespearean scholar, upon seeing a group of professional ladies of the street, called them "a flourish of strumpets!"
Another late reply! St Paul's Cathedral organ has ten divisions in four locations: (1) in cases on both sides of the Quire, north and south, (2) in the Dome, centrally north, and (3) at the west end on the south side and the chamade Royal Trumpets centrally over the main entrance. There is an appreciable time delay (two or three seconds?) between the console in the quire and the distant west-end chamade (16', 8' and 4') Royal Trumpets. US readers will know the similar situation with the 'State Trumpet' at St John-the-Divine, NYC. There are two five-manual consoles, the original one centrally in an elevated gallery on the south side of the Quire, and at floor-level, a mobile one usually played from under the Dome. There is also a small, only two manuals, but astonishingly effective, mobile organ the "Father Willis on Wheels".
The words of Johann Bach " The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul".
@Dolphindream15 Yes it's in the American Chapel behind the High Alter. The binding of the book is gold and the names are in gold leaf on parchment. It is secured in a glass case. It was designed to last for ever.
@TheOwlBerlin - it's mainly H&H, yes, but it incorporates quite a lot from the previous Hill organ, plus (it's said) some work by Schreider, of an earlier date.
Splendid. Where is his music published I wonder?
Good question. Google provides no answers. It's possible the folks at Ely Cathedral might be able to help. They have a website.
where can I find the score?
Well done! Sounds like a chorus of lawnmowers.
@steelersfanhawaii hopefully when he has layover in DC on a weekend, he can still play liturgies as a guest organist
Hey a55b47,
I think he used the Contra Bombarde, or both 32' reeds.
Well, they've got the main organ in the choir, the so-called Dome Organ, & a few reed stops in the west end of the nave. But I think there's only one console, with everything playable from that. And there are a couple of much smaller instruments: one in the crypt, as I recall, & a portative. There may be one more, but I'll have to check my records.
A very late reply, but for the record, and for those who don't know St Paul's, the organ has ten divisions in four locations: (1) in cases on both sides of the quire, north and south, (2) in the Dome, centrally north, and (3) at the west end on the south side and the chamade trumpets centrally over the main entrance. There is an appreciable time delay (two or three seconds?) between the console in the quire and the distant west-end chamade (16', 8' and 4') Royal Trumpets. US readers will know the similar situation with the 'State Trumpet' at St John-the-Divine, NYC.
I should have added that there are two five-manual consoles, the original one centrally in an elevated gallery on the south side of the Quire, and at floor-level, a mobile one usually played from under the Dome. There is also a small, only two manuals, but astonishingly effective, mobile organ the "Father Willis on Wheels".
@a55b47 if he left to become an airline pilot, surely he is flying jumbo jets, he probably training (or already qualified) for A380. I hope he is a captain by now :)
It's damn impressive, isn't it? I don't know whether he's using the 32' Contra Bombarde in the Dome Organ or the 32' Contra Posaune in the Chancel Organ. Either way, it's put go good effect.
I'm pretty sure that's the Horizontal Contre-Bombarde 32'. Either that or it could be both.
interessante...
Agree absolutely. A world class organist like Whitely, koopman, preston, neary, etc should all be earning above the 100k per annum mark. They are just as qualified as any university professors and thats about what their on in the UK and Ireland. Of course the church should not have to bear the cost, the state should as a matter of national cultural importance.
@Imhof44 never heard a soft fanfare....
There was no Mander at St Paul in 1969.
I prefer The Westminster Abbey pipe organ !!!
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Actually, it was a Greek -Ktesibios- who invented the Hydraulis (predecessor to the organ) and it was by no means an accident. Do some research before posting whatever comes to your head guys, cheers
@Imhof44 I Love organs, I love this organ but I agree this piece is not nice at all.
Wow - there's just no accounting for tastes is there. I for one adore this majestic fanfare! Sends shivers up my spine!
I don't like it, it lacks of armony
There is no truer saying about people's tastes in music and everything else for that matter: 'One man's meat is another man's poison' ! I for one adore this majestic fanfare!