Symphony for Organ No. 5 (Widor)
- Symphony for Organ No. 5 (Widor)
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.
tructure
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
* Antony Armstrong-Jones and Princess Margaret on May 6 1960 at Westminster Abbey
External links
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* " [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/musicfeature/pip/ntvyr/ Soul Music] " - Radio 4 programme in March 2006
Video clips
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvPgKecORl8 Performed] by Marie-Claire Alain
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKejfYzB3ak Performed] by Frederick Hohmann at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Newark, New Jersey)
Audio clips
* [http://217.199.178.161:8080/ramgen/wedding/sample11.rm The full majestic six minutes]
* [http://www.theclassicalshop.net/mp3samples/CH/CHAN241-1134T01D01.wma Performed] by Ian Tracey
* [http://www.theclassicalshop.net/mp3samples/AR/AR4720907T01D01.wma Performed] by Arturo Sacchetti
* [http://www.theclassicalshop.net/mp3samples/GM/GM730505T01D01.wma Performed] by Colin Walsh at Lincoln Cathedral in September 2005
* [http://www.theclassicalshop.net/mp3samples/GM/GM714401T01D01.wma Performed] by Jeremy Filsell at the All Hallows Church in Gospel Oak, London
* [http://www.theclassicalshop.net/mp3samples/GM/GM712207T01D01.wma Performed] by John Dexter at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
* [http://www.theclassicalshop.net/mp3samples/CH/CHAN651810T01D01.wma Performed] by Michael Austin at Birmingham Town Hall
* [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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