Organ - intermediate
SKU: ST.H477
Composed by Malcolm
Archer. Organ music. A
March for Organ. Score.
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
#H477. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.H477).
ISBN
9790220223532.
Writ
ten in the year of the
Queen's Diamond Jubilee,
Malcolm Archer reflects
the mood of national
celebration in his new
march for organ The
Royal Standard. The
title alludes to the
famous emblem of royalty
that flies proudly over
Buckingham Palace when
the sovereign is in
residence. Befitting its
subject, this stirring
music is in the high
ceremonial style of Elgar
and Walton, as colourful
as the royal banner in
blue, red and gold, but
with a modern flavour too
in its syncopated main
theme. Director of Chapel
Music at Winchester
College, Malcolm Archer
needs no introduction as
a church musician,
conductor, composer and
recitalist. The piece is
of intermediate standard,
and is suitable for a
variety of instruments
with two manuals and
pedals.