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Boosey & Hawkes

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World Premiere
25/06/1994
Kirkcudbright Parish Church, Scotland
Tom Carrick, organ
Composer's Notes

This short simple organ miniature was written for my brother's wedding in 1994. It uses only the white notes of the keyboard, and evokes some of the melodic archetypes I have been interested in over the years: Gregorian chant; folk-song; and Bach chorales.

James MacMillan

Reproduction Rights
This programme note can be reproduced free of charge in concert programmes with a credit to the composer

Recommended Recording
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North Star
William Whitehead, organ 
Deux-Elles DXL1097

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