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No.2 from Eric Thiman's Preludes and Voluntaries, Book3 - Trio
This is No.2 from his Preludes and Voluntaries, Book 3.
Rather in the style of Rheinberger's Trios and typically remarkable for its modulations - reaching G flat major and D flat major before returning to the tonic of F major.
Played on Hauptwerk sample set of St. Mary le Bow. Thumbnail is of the composer at the console of The City Temple organ.
Eric Thiman was born in 1900 in Ashford, Kent, and spent his life in or around London.
Though largely self-taught, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists at twenty-one, and a Doctor of Music of London University at twenty-seven - at the time the youngest person ever to achieve that qualification.
From 1931 he was Professor of Harmony at the Royal Academy of Music and was appointed Dean of the Music Faculty at London University in 1956. He was warmly respected and a gifted and patient teacher.
He was organist of The Park Chapel in Crouch End, North London for thirty years and then for twenty years at The City Temple, Holborn Viaduct (known as the Cathedral of the Free Churches) where his outstanding gifts, especially for improvisation on hymn tunes, were much admired. With Sir William McKie, Thiman drew up the specification for the new Walker Organ at the City Temple, inaugurated when the rebuilt City Temple opened, in the presence of the Queen Mother in 1958. Both churches had thriving choirs and the City Temple Choir made recordings.
For over forty years he was the organist, and occasional conductor, of the annual festivals of the Free Church Choir Union, mostly at Alexandra Palace.
He was also active as a conductor, working with his own string orchestra, with the Elysian Concert Society and with Purley Choral Society.
He was an examiner for the Royal College of Organists and the Associated Board, and a frequent adjudicator at music festivals.
He published over thirteen hundred compositions, and was particularly known as the foremost composer of his time for the non-conformist churches.
There are many anthems, organ pieces, piano pieces, solo songs, works for choir and orchestra - both sacred and secular - hymns, canticles and educational music. Very few, if any, of his contemporaries published as many pieces.
Under the name of Eric Harding he published a number of lighter songs in both patriotic and ‘Ivor-Novello-esque’ styles.
When Thiman died in 1975 he was still working as teacher, organist, composer and conductor.
He was married to Madeline, a musician and singer, for forty-seven years. They had no children.
Eric Thiman and the Royal Academy of Music
From 1931 until his death, Thiman was Professor of Harmony at the Royal Academy of Music. In view of this long relationship, his widow, Madeline, stipulated in her will (drawn up in 1981) that the royalties from his publications should benefit the Academy. A fund was set up to help talented students in need of financial support. An organ prize was also established by Madeline in 1978 to be awarded annually in Thiman’s name. (Both awards are at the Academy’s discretion).
I have recorded the entire Opus of Eric Thiman's organ music, a 6 CD set and 150 pieces in all. Available direct from me, £30 including UK postage. Email bramwellbourne@gmail.com
Played on Houptwerk sample set of St. Mary le Bow
Thumbnail is of the composer at the console of The City Temple Organ
Rather in the style of Rheinberger's Trios and typically remarkable for its modulations - reaching G flat major and D flat major before returning to the tonic of F major.
Played on Hauptwerk sample set of St. Mary le Bow. Thumbnail is of the composer at the console of The City Temple organ.
Eric Thiman was born in 1900 in Ashford, Kent, and spent his life in or around London.
Though largely self-taught, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists at twenty-one, and a Doctor of Music of London University at twenty-seven - at the time the youngest person ever to achieve that qualification.
From 1931 he was Professor of Harmony at the Royal Academy of Music and was appointed Dean of the Music Faculty at London University in 1956. He was warmly respected and a gifted and patient teacher.
He was organist of The Park Chapel in Crouch End, North London for thirty years and then for twenty years at The City Temple, Holborn Viaduct (known as the Cathedral of the Free Churches) where his outstanding gifts, especially for improvisation on hymn tunes, were much admired. With Sir William McKie, Thiman drew up the specification for the new Walker Organ at the City Temple, inaugurated when the rebuilt City Temple opened, in the presence of the Queen Mother in 1958. Both churches had thriving choirs and the City Temple Choir made recordings.
For over forty years he was the organist, and occasional conductor, of the annual festivals of the Free Church Choir Union, mostly at Alexandra Palace.
He was also active as a conductor, working with his own string orchestra, with the Elysian Concert Society and with Purley Choral Society.
He was an examiner for the Royal College of Organists and the Associated Board, and a frequent adjudicator at music festivals.
He published over thirteen hundred compositions, and was particularly known as the foremost composer of his time for the non-conformist churches.
There are many anthems, organ pieces, piano pieces, solo songs, works for choir and orchestra - both sacred and secular - hymns, canticles and educational music. Very few, if any, of his contemporaries published as many pieces.
Under the name of Eric Harding he published a number of lighter songs in both patriotic and ‘Ivor-Novello-esque’ styles.
When Thiman died in 1975 he was still working as teacher, organist, composer and conductor.
He was married to Madeline, a musician and singer, for forty-seven years. They had no children.
Eric Thiman and the Royal Academy of Music
From 1931 until his death, Thiman was Professor of Harmony at the Royal Academy of Music. In view of this long relationship, his widow, Madeline, stipulated in her will (drawn up in 1981) that the royalties from his publications should benefit the Academy. A fund was set up to help talented students in need of financial support. An organ prize was also established by Madeline in 1978 to be awarded annually in Thiman’s name. (Both awards are at the Academy’s discretion).
I have recorded the entire Opus of Eric Thiman's organ music, a 6 CD set and 150 pieces in all. Available direct from me, £30 including UK postage. Email bramwellbourne@gmail.com
Played on Houptwerk sample set of St. Mary le Bow
Thumbnail is of the composer at the console of The City Temple Organ
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This is great!! What is the name of the piece?
@@michaelironstone thank you. Sarabande.
I enjoyed this immensely once again! Not only the great music and the impeccable performance, but also the instrument sound, registration, and then your informative summary. As reminder, when I think about “Vater unser im Himmelreich”, the 6th organ sonata by Mendelssohn deserves a special place, right next to Bach and Buxtehude. A sincere thank you to you!
@@salemsokiredor9225 thank you so much!
Wunderbar vorgetragen. 👏
Sehr schön vorgetragen. 👏
Sehr präzises Einfühlungsvermögen. Wundervoll!
Danke schon
L' organo è un Mascioni meccanico costruito di recente nella Chiesa di Gargliasco.
Just had to play this video again, the Friesach, Austria Hauptwerk makes this hymn stand alone. It reminds of warmth and right blend of spices to my ears for these Fall days. Congratulations on a growing number of subscribers. Happy Thanksgiving today.
Thank you! That's good. My very best wishes to you too as we enter the final month of 2024. Take care.
Didn't know this. Very interesting.
Thank you, Bramwell - I for one had never heard of this composer. This example is charmingly like a pleasant extemporisation - well suited to the typical English country church organ open diapason sound. Kind regards, Michael.
Thank you so much. 1:37 pm CST Nov. 25, 2024 "Dallas"
Clearly a hitherto unknown composer very well worth getting to know - and excellently played.
@@pauledwards4817 thank you.
Such joyous and honest sound.
thank you. It is indeed,
Why didn't we get to hear the complete set of variations?
Because I only played some of them!
@@bramwellbourne Which raises the obvious question: "Why did you only play some of them?" (What I'm curious to know is why, if you proposed putting your performance on UA-cam, you wouldn't think it an advantage to play the entire work.)
Beautifully played. One of my favorite chorale hymns. J.S. Bach's harmonizations of it are also exquisite, the final chorale of cantata BWV 12 especially.
Sounds quite dignified and effective without being technically difficult. ' The Village Organist' series deserves more recognition than it does. I possess six volumes from this, finding many useful items therein when one has limited time for private practise. Please continue to post more of these, Bramwell Bourne.
Sehr schön vorgetragen. 👏
Sehr schön, der Komponist ist mir nicht bekannt..😊
Sehr schön vorgetragen. 👏 und 👏 Liebe Grüße aus Castrop-Rauxel. Gerd 👏
Danke schon!
Wunderbar, in unserem Gesangbuch: Ach bleib mit deiner Gnade...
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Nice calm music ! Thank you 😀
Thank you too!
And, the one manual Italian organ may have had a smaller range, perhaps no notes above the second G above middle C, and a few less in the left hand lowest side, according to the range of notes in this score. In hearing the music many times, it became more enjoyable. Another gem you have presented.
Amazing!
@@alex21081977 thank you
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Nice playing !!, Thanks Bramwell…jeff
Thank you
In the last several years this has become one of my favorite Christmas carols. Masterful performance here also.
Thank you
What a delightful prelude. Well played and the Hauptwerk samples sound excellent too.
Thank you
That was a wonderful piece very melodious.
Thank you
Thanks Bramwell. It sounds wonderful in your hands!
Thank you David!
sounds wonderful. .. . as a service e organist, I really appreciate this !!! thanks. . . .Jeff
Thank you
wonderful presentation and channel Bramwell !!! applause and I sub you 625 . . . cheers . . .Jeff .. .I also play and compose for organ and piano
Thank you so much .
Delightful.
Thank you!
Excellent and thank you again I really appreciate it .
@@Dapalm24 Thank you..you're most welcome
Very enjoyable music ! Thank you 😊
Thank you too!
Rock on
Great music !
Very lovely, thank you.
Great music ! Many thanks !
Thanks for listening
A very accessible, substantial prelude for an evening service, which also has a soothing , contemplative effect on the listener. Hopefully, the music of EH Thiman will soon undergo a well-deserved revival.
Thank you. It would be good to reissue a new complete edition of all Eric Thiman's organ music. I've been looking into it but there are copyright issues which need to be resolved.
Hear!, Hear!
Do not joke with a trumpet! Trumpet is serious matter! Very bad!
I prefer the sideblown trump. It's far better than the overblown Trump.😂
I thought I knew what a trumpet looks like … turns out I was wrong, it actually looks a lot like an organ. 😮
Some years ago, I accomp. a Latin setting by Jas. Lyon , viz, the Mass of St Jude for the Old Rite. It was quite substantial and pleasant, reminiscent of the style of CV Stanford in parts, yet modulating and changing time signatures all over the place. Sadly, such settings are obsolete nowadays, esp. when the Latin Mass has been recently discontinued.
Great playing!
So nice! So English! Would be lovely in any English church.
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you so much for playing and recording my favorite piece of organworks. I have heard this played by famous artists in US ( Peter Sykes ), Nederlands ( in Gouda) and the UK. Your interpretation, tempo, pipe choice and artistry is truly perfection! Many thanks, Mr Bourne.
Thank you so much
Another beautiful Psalm tune could you please play Belmont set to By Siloam cool and shady rill how sweet the lily grows ? Thanks if possible.
I really enjoyed that tune and the variations well done.
@@Dapalm24 thank you so much
Thank you Bramwell. A beautiful hymn with good lyrics.
@@mattleach958 thank you
Beautifully played!
Thank you very much!
Amazing, beautiful!
Thank you