Symphony for Organ No. 5

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 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
• Antony Armstrong-Jones and Princess Margaret on May 6 1960 at Westminster Abbey

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)

Audio clips

• The full majestic six minutes
• Performed by Ian Tracey
• Performed by Arturo Sacchetti
• Performed by Colin Walsh at Lincoln Cathedral in September 2005
• Performed by Jeremy Filsell at the All Hallows Church in Gospel Oak, London
• Performed by John Dexter at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
• Performed by Michael Austin at Birmingham Town Hall
• Arrangement by Philip Sparke for the Black Dyke Band conducted by James Wtson and performed November 1995