The Organists & Composers of S. Paul's Cathedral
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Thomas Attwood, who as you all know was composer to the Chapel Royal as well as organist of S. Paul's, used to utilize this migratory course of mine. In those days (I am speaking of fifty-five years ago) there were no facilities for the pulmcation of Church music, and Attwood would frequently write out sepa- rate voice-parts of his services and anthems with his own hand.
He would thus get, say, a particular service appointed to be sung at the Cathedral and at the Chapel Royal on the same day. H...e would then bring his copies to 8. Paul's, place them in my hands to carry to and fro, and if. after the fourth service, I returned them to him, complete, and neatly tied up in paper as he had handf d them to me, he would rewurd me with the wel- come present of a sixpence, which showed his kindly sympathy with a school-boy, to one of which class a small gift of this kind is always acceptable.'* How well do the words of the wise and witty Canon, whose sayings have been already alluded to in the course of these papers,bear out these pleasant little anecdotes of Attwood : — " You have no idea of the value of kindness.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Thomas Attwood, who as you all know was composer to the Chapel Royal as well as organist of S. Paul's, used to utilize this migratory course of mine. In those days (I am speaking of fifty-five years ago) there were no facilities for the pulmcation of Church music, and Attwood would frequently write out sepa- rate voice-parts of his services and anthems with his own hand.
He would thus get, say, a particular service appointed to be sung at the Cathedral and at the Chapel Royal on the same day. H...e would then bring his copies to 8. Paul's, place them in my hands to carry to and fro, and if. after the fourth service, I returned them to him, complete, and neatly tied up in paper as he had handf d them to me, he would rewurd me with the wel- come present of a sixpence, which showed his kindly sympathy with a school-boy, to one of which class a small gift of this kind is always acceptable.'* How well do the words of the wise and witty Canon, whose sayings have been already alluded to in the course of these papers,bear out these pleasant little anecdotes of Attwood : — " You have no idea of the value of kindness.
What to read after The Organists & Composers of S. Paul's Cathedral?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Bumpus, John S. (John Skelton), 1861-1913 to read onlineMoreLess
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