general information

composition date
1992
duration
8 min
editor
Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas
Opus
6

type

Solo (excluding voice) (Organ)

detailed formation

organ

information about the creation

date
July 29, 1992

Royaume-Uni, Cambridge, Ely Cathedral

interpreters

Thomas Adès, Charles Armstrong, James Martin (orgue)

Program note

Based on the story of the Pied Piper, Under Hamelin Hill is an exuberant invention for chamber organ: the Preambulum a right-hand moto perpetuo over punchy, teasing rhythms for the left hand; the Fuga a surprise as two further players, drawn by the piping, come on to join the first players; the Arietta a long, descending sigh over mysterious rumbles.



Andrew Porter.

Part titles

1. Preambulum
2. Fuga a tre voce, con alcune licenze
3. Arietta


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