| Description: | Garth C. Edmundson (b. 11 Apr 1892, Pennsylvania; d. 2 Apr 1971, New Castle, Pennsylvania) studied music in Pittsburgh, New York, London, Paris, and at the Leipzig Conservatory. His instructors were Harvey Gaul, Lynnwood Farnam, Joseph Bonnet, and Isidor Philipp. He was an organist, music teacher, and director of music in several churches and schools in western Pennsylvania. He composed hundreds of compositions for organ, including "Impression Gothiques," "Imagery in Tableaux," and his most famous piece, "Toccata Prelude on 'Vom Himmel hoch", which is still played quite frequently. He was awarded an Honorary doctorate degree – Doctor of Music, Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. In addition, he was a 32nd Degree Mason. (Thanks to Agnus_Dei for the bio)
This is the first movement of Edmundson's 1st Symphony subtitled "Chaos and Prophecy". I found the Northrop Skinner perfect for this music....
Before you congratulate me on my technique, do note that this is one of my MIDI renditions. The tempos that the composer asks for are simply nuts.... I knocked off 20-25 bmp in spots, and it sometimes still sounds a bit fast to me. It is a wild piece, but thankfully it is followed by a soft movement (which will come soon!) |
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