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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvPgKecORl8 Performed] by [[Marie-Claire Alain]] |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKejfYzB3ak Performed] by Frederick Hohmann at the [[Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Newark, New Jersey)]] |
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKejfYzB3ak Performed] by Frederick Hohmann at the [[Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Newark, New Jersey)]] |
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* [http://217.199.178.161:8080/ramgen/wedding/sample11.rm The full majestic six minutes] |
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* [http://www.theclassicalshop.net/mp3samples/CH/CHAN241-1134T01D01.wma Performed] by [[Ian Tracey (organist)|Ian Tracey]] |
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* [http://www.theclassicalshop.net/mp3samples/AR/AR4720907T01D01.wma Performed] by [[Arturo Sacchetti]] |
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* [http://www.theclassicalshop.net/mp3samples/GM/GM730505T01D01.wma Performed] by Colin Walsh at [[Lincoln Cathedral]] in September 2005 |
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* [http://www.theclassicalshop.net/mp3samples/GM/GM714401T01D01.wma Performed] by [[Jeremy Filsell]] at the All Hallows Church in [[Gospel Oak]], London |
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* [http://www.theclassicalshop.net/mp3samples/GM/GM712207T01D01.wma Performed] by John Dexter at [[St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin]] |
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* [http://www.theclassicalshop.net/mp3samples/CH/CHAN651810T01D01.wma Performed] by Michael Austin at [[Birmingham Town Hall]] |
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* [http://www.theclassicalshop.net/mp3samples/DO/DOY04601T01D01.wma Arrangement] by [[Philip Sparke]] for the [[Black Dyke Band]] conducted by James Wtson and performed November 1995 |
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Revision as of 20:11, 4 March 2009
The Symphony for Organ No. 5 in f Minor (Op. 42, no. 1) was composed by Charles-Marie Widor in 1879. It lasts for about thirty-five minutes.
Structure
The piece has five movements:
- Allegro vivace
- Allegro cantabile
- Andantino quasi allegretto
- Adagio
- Toccata
Final movement
The fifth movement is the Toccata in F major, which is a well-known organ piece, used for recessional music at wedding ceremonies. It is known as Widor's Toccata. It lasts around six minutes.
Usage at weddings
- Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones on June 19 1999 at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine Worsley on 8 June 1961 at York Minster[1]
- Antony Armstrong-Jones and Princess Margaret on May 6 1960 at Westminster Abbey
References
- ^ "Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)". Retrieved 2008-12-04.
External links
- Free scores by Symphony for Organ No. 5 in f Minor at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Soul Music - Radio 4 programme in March 2006
Video clips
- Performed by Marie-Claire Alain
- Performed by Frederick Hohmann at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Newark, New Jersey)
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