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===Norway===
===Norway===
* [[Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Princess Märtha Louise]] and [[Ari Behn]] on 24 May 2002 at [[Nidaros Cathedral]]<ref>[http://www.kongehuset.no/c28617/artikkel/vis.html?tid=28747 The wedding of Princess Märtha Louise]</ref>
* [[Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Princess Märtha Louise]] and [[Ari Behn]] on 24 May 2002 at [[Nidaros Cathedral]]<ref>[http://www.kongehuset.no/c28617/artikkel/vis.html?tid=28747 The wedding of Princess Märtha Louise]</ref>


==Renditions of the work==
===Video clips===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xmHT6ovroM Performed] by J. V. Clegg
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIhgutjHOmU Performed] by [[Marie-Claire Alain]] at [[Abbaye-aux-Hommes|St. Etienne de Caen]]
* [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=J8vz1D_L_OE Performed] by Ch. M. Widor at the [[Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris]]
===Audio clips===
* ''[http://www.allypallyorgan.org.uk/recordings/2.mp3 Conclusion of the Third Movement]'' played by [[Marcel Dupré]] on the [[Alexandra Palace]] organ, 7 March 1930 (direct link to MP3 file).


==References==
==References==
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* {{IMSLP2|id=Symphonie No.5 in F Minor, Op.42 No.1 (Widor, Charles-Marie)|cname=Symphony for Organ No. 5 in F minor}}
* {{IMSLP2|id=Symphonie No.5 in F Minor, Op.42 No.1 (Widor, Charles-Marie)|cname=Symphony for Organ No. 5 in F minor}}
* ''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/musicfeature/pip/ntvyr/ Soul Music]'' - [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] programme in March 2006
* ''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/musicfeature/pip/ntvyr/ Soul Music]'' - [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] programme in March 2006
* ''[http://www.allypallyorgan.org.uk/recordings/2.mp3 Conclusion of the Third Movement]'' played by [[Marcel Dupré]] on the [[Alexandra Palace]] organ, 7 March 1930 (direct link to MP3 file).

===Video clips===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIhgutjHOmU Performed] by [[Marie-Claire Alain]] at [[Abbaye-aux-Hommes|St. Etienne de Caen]]
* [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=J8vz1D_L_OE Performed] by Ch. M. Widor at the [[Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris]]


[[Category:Compositions by Charles-Marie Widor]]
[[Category:Compositions by Charles-Marie Widor]]

Revision as of 13:49, 12 January 2013

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:

  1. Allegro vivace
  2. Allegro cantabile
  3. Andantino quasi allegretto
  4. Adagio
  5. Toccata

Final movement

The fifth movement is often referred to as just Widor's Toccata because it is his most famous piece. It lasts around six minutes. Its fame in part comes from its use as recessional music at wedding ceremonies. The melody of the composition is based upon an arrangement of arpeggios which form phrases, initially in F, moving in fifths through to C major, G major, etc. Each bar consists of one phrase. The melody is complemented by syncopated chords, forming an accented rhythm. The phrases are contextualised by a descending bassline beginning with the 7th tone of each phrase key. For example, where the phrase consists of an arpeggio in C major, the bassline begins with a B flat.

Usage at Royal weddings

Denmark

England

Norway


Renditions of the work

Video clips

Audio clips

References

  1. ^ Musik skal der til
  2. ^ a b Vielsen
  3. ^ "Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)". Retrieved 2008-12-04.
  4. ^ The wedding of Princess Märtha Louise