Aria

Antonio Francesco Tenaglia (ca.1616-1620 — after 1661).

I have little information about him, but he was held to be very much of par with the great Frescobaldi.

Philip Frederick Wright James (May 17, 1890 – November 1, 1975) was an American composer, conductor and music educator.

James was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. At an early age he began piano, violin and theory lessons, and served as choirboy in several New Jersey churches. From 1904 to 1909 he studied organ with J. Warren Andrews and in 1907 began advanced harmony and counterpoint lessons with Homer Norris. He also studied composition with, as well as organ with Joseph Bonnet and Alexandre Guilmant in Paris.

In World War I James played in and subsequently became bandleader of the American Expeditionary Forces Headquarters Band.

In 1922 he co-founded and became the first conductor of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and in 1923, began a long teaching career at New York University, serving as head of the music department from 1934-1956.

Though he remained active as a composer until his death in 1975, James' larger-scale compositions were infrequently played after the mid-twentieth century. However several of his early sacred compositions, including "Meditation a Ste. Clotilde" for organ and the anthem "By the Waters of Babylon" remain in the sacred repertoire.

This work was published in 1932 by the H. W. Gray Co. as "No. 574" in their very large and once popular, "St. Cecilia Series".

This is a beautiful arrangement and very skillfully conceived by Philip James.

Through some of my earlier uploads of solo works by James, I've had the pleasure of becoming good friends with his son, Phil. Phil has supplied me with stories and information about his famous father. He has also sent me quite a few scores, such as this one, which are now essentially impossible to find.

This upload is dedicated to him!

The score is attached below, as well as several photos of Philip James.