Organ
SKU:
UT.HS-334
Edited by
Iain Quinn. Classical.
Score. Ut Orpheus #HS
334. Published by Ut
Orpheus (UT.HS-334).
ISBN 9790215328525. 9
x 12
inches.
Bertr
am Luard-Selby
(1853-1918): First
Sonata
Charles
Harford Lloyd
(1849-1919): Sonata
in D minor
The
first sonata of Bertram
Luard-Selby and the
sonata of Charles Harford
Lloyd are examples of
works that demonstrate
the transitional nature
of the maturing English
organ sonata. The
portfolio approach
towards compositions
under one title, a
sonata, that included
sometimes significantly
contrasting movements was
common during the second
half of the nineteenth
century. It allowed
composers to demonstrate
their own compositional
skill as well as
highlight the tonal
capabilities of the
developing symphonic
organ in England. The
sonatas are playable on
both small and large
instruments and allow for
creativity in
registration. The
technical difficulty
varies between movements.
As discussed in The
Genesis and Development
of an English Organ
Sonata (2017), the
English sonatas had an
important pedagogical
role jointly inherited
from Mendelssohn’s very
practical and popular
approach to the
instrument and the
continued European legacy
of the lesson-sonata
tradition whereby in
learning a piece you also
learned the instrument
and vice versa.