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Herbert Howells ceased using opus numbers at about Op. 40, but each of the three Psalm-Preludes making up his second set is dated. Published in 1940, they were first performed as a set by William O. Minay at a recital for the Organ Music Society given in Christ Church, Woburn Square, in March 1939. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Herbert Norman Howells CH (17 October 1892 23 February 1983) was an English composer, organist, and teacher. Howells was born in Lydney, Gloucestershire, and was the youngest of six children born to Oliver and Elizabeth Howells. His father was an amateur organist, and Herbert himself showed early musical promise. He studied first with Herbert Brewer at Gloucester Cathedral, as an articled pupil alongside Ivor Novello and Ivor Gurney, the celebrated English songwriter and poet, with whom he became great friends. A September 1910 concert in Gloucester Cathedral included the premiere of a mysterious new work by the yet little-known Ralph Vaughan Williams. Howells not only made the composer's personal acquaintance that evening, but (as he often recounted) the piece, the Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, profoundly moved him. Later he studied at the Royal College of Music (RCM) under C.V. Stanford, Hubert Parry and Charles Wood. In 1915 he was diagnosed with Graves' disease and given six months to live. Since doctors believed that it was worth taking a chance on a previously untested treatment, he became the first person in the country to receive radium treatment. The treatment was successful, and Howells lived for another 70 years. Howells was briefly assistant organist at Salisbury Cathedral in 1917, though his severe illness cut this appointment short. Friends then arranged for a grant from the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust, whereunder Howells would assist Richard Runciman Terry in editing the voluminous Latin Tudor repertoire that he and his choir were reviving at Westminster Cathedral. Although they were envisioning an undemanding sinecure, Howells took great interest in this work, absorbing the English Renaissance style ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=252535 ... Read more

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Three of the finest of all settings of the English language canticles.Over the past quarter of a century, Howells has emerged as among the greatest and certainly most widely performed composers of choral liturgical works of the last hundred years.At last his most important Services appear in a series of four handsome collections that link geographically the cathedral choirs for which they were written, newly edited with interpretative notes by David Hill. ... Read more

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Three Psalm Preludes for Organ set one. ... Read more

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Howells' early Organ Sonata dating from 1911. Edited by Graham Matthews and Robin Wells. ... Read more

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A nine-minute work composed in 2009 in memory of organist and composer Herbert Howells. Intermediate Level. ... Read more

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Six short pieces ed. Robin Wells ... Read more

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Howells' Second Sonata for Organ. In three movements and dedicated to George Thalben-Ball.

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Herbert Howells wrote his First Piano Concerto in 1913 while studying composition at the Royal College Of Music.This was his first orchestral work and was later renumbered as Op.4.Edited and completed by John Rutter.Duration: 39 minutes. ... Read more

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Howells 'Te Deum, Benedictus And Jubilate' for mixed voice choir SATB with Organ accompaniment.Edited by James Eggleston.

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Communion Service for King's College in Cambridge. For SATB Choir and Organ. ... Read more

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Examines characteristics of plants, their varying habitats, different species, and the process of photosynthesis. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Three of the finest of all settings of the English language canticles. Over the past quarter of a century, Howells has emerged as among the greatest and certainly most widely performed composers of choral liturgical works of the last hundred years. At last, his most important services appear in a series of four handsome collections that link geographically the cathedral choirs for which they were written, newly edited with interpretative notes by David Hill. ... Read more

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Three of the finest of all settings of the English language canticles. Over the past quarter of a century, Howells has emerged as among the greatest and certainly most widely performed composers of choral liturgical works of the last hundred years. At last, his most important services appear in a series of four handsome collections that link geographically the cathedral choirs for which they were written, newly edited with interpretative notes by David Hill. ... Read more