William Mathias

Synopsis

Welsh composer

• 1 Nov 1934 born in Whitland, Carmarthenshire, Wales
• 1968, Awarded Bax Society prize of the Harriet Cohen International Music Award
• 1970-88, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, Professor of music and Head of Department at University of Wales, Bangor
• 1972-1992, St. Asaph, founded and directed the North Wales International Music Festival
• 29 Jul 1992 died in Menai Bridge, Anglesey, North Wales

His main composing period for the organ began in the 1960's, ending in the late 1980's. His Invocations shows influences by and Olivier Messiaen; his Jubilate shows the influence of Stravinsky. Much of his work, including his Processional and Recessional, seems to center around the English idea of the trumpet tune.

For details, see the Wikipedia article on William Mathias.

List of Organ Works

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Opus	Title	Year
Op. ??	Prelude, Elegy and Toccata	1954
Op. 19	Partita	1962
Op. 20	Variations on a Hymn Tune	1962
Op. ??	Postlude	1962
Op. ??	Chorale	1966
Op. 35	Invocations	1967
Op. 36 No. 2	Toccata Giacossa	1967
Op. 67 No. 2	Jubilate	1974
Op. 78	Fantasy for Organ	1978
Op. 78 No. 2	Canzonetta	1978
Op. 88 No. 2	Antiphonies	1982
Op. 95 No. 3	Berceuse	1985
Op. 96	Processional	1964
Op. 96 No. 4	Recessional	1986
Op. ??	Carillon	1989
Op. ??	Fanfare	1987
Op. ??	Fenestra	1989

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Recordings

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Free Online

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• Processional as performed by Diane Bish on YouTube
• Processional as performed by Nick Moore on YouTube
• Fanfare as performed by Sean Frost on YouTube
• Recessional as performed by Ian Ball on YouTube

Pay to Listen

• William Mathias: Organ Music as performed by John Scott on NAXOS
• Let the people praise thee, O God as performed by Christ Church Cathrdral Choir, directed by Stpehen Darlington, with Simon Lawford at the organ
• Canzonetta as performed by Simon Lawford on NAXOS

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Notes

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