III: Meditation from 'Laudate Dominum'

The third piece of Peter Hurford's suite 'Laudate Dominum.

I have substituted the Orchestral Oboe for the Choir Clarinet, which I think balances fairly well. Hurford suggests that you substitute it for a small Diapason or Flute on a 3 manual instrument, but I thought it would be a bit of a shame to forgo the reed for the solo part. Let me know what you think. The morendo in b. 21 was achieved by gradually subtracting stops until just the Swell Flauto Traverso 8' was left (which incidentally is a particularly beatiful stop that I've never really used on its own before). Ending with just a single flute on the Swell enabled me to shut the box to reduce the volume further. Let me know what you think about the registration.

I hope you enjoy it.