”The first piece From 12 Miniatures, "Lento," and in the key of D major, is a sort of "prelude" that begins quietly, but soon increases significantly in volume and animation, before returning to the calming mood of the opening”.
At least I tried to get it that way….
Still have to record 4, 7, 11, 12 I'm trying to make it. No 12, Finale, will be a real finale - it is the most difficult - what a finale, after these 12 recordings…..
I read that Higgs has other works too, so I may take a look at them in the future.
For those who don’t know yet,
Henry Marcellus Higgs (1854-1929) was the son of Marcellus Higgs (1827-1897) and Clara Tomlin. His father, also an organist, published no organ music.
H. M. Higgs worked with several music publishers and published a fairly large output of organ music.
"Twelve Miniatures" dates from 1913 and was published by Novello & Co. Ltd. The set was part of the publisher's "Original Compositions for the Organ (New Series)," where it appears as No. 27. It is dedicated: "To A. Healey Foster, Esq." Each piece is different in style and format, and some could be called "studies" as they deal with a particular technical aspect of organ playing.
Best wishes,
Stig
Pianoteq 8 enthusiast, all instrumentsteqenthusiast
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