Daniel Gawthrop

Synopsis

American composer and organist

• 1949 born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
• 1988 received his BM from Brigham Young University
• Served for 3 years as composer-in-residence for the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra in Fairfax, Virginia.
• In addition to his work as a composer, Gawthrop has been active as a broadcaster, clinician and adjudicator, organist, conductor, teacher and writer, including a period as music critic for The Washington Post.

Gawthrop is primarily a choral composer, but he has also written a number of works for organ. He has received many commissions and grants, and his works have been performed extensively. He owns his own publishing house, Dunstan House, where he publishes his own works. Gawthrop has described his own style as "romantic," although he employs 20th century harmonies. Toccata Brevis and Prelude on Hyfrydol appear to be among his most popular organ works.

For details, see the Wikipedia article on Daniel Gawthrop.

List of Organ Works

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Opus	Title	Year
Arioso	year
Caprice	year
Chorale	year
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra	year
Dances with Clams	year
Exultate	year
Four Noble Gasses	year
Four Trio Preludes	year
Good King Wencelas	year
Like a Fire	year
Nocturne	year
O Jerusalem: A Symphony for Organ	year
Partita on Hyfrydol	year
Sketchbook 1	year
Sketchbook 2	year
Sketchbook 3	year
Sketchbook 4	year
Tea and Trumpets	year
Toccata Brevis	year
Title	year

Background and General Perspectives on Performing These Organ Works

Toccata Brevis is a great easy introduction to French Toccata style--a good beginning piece.

Registration and Organs

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See the footnote in the "Notes" section at the bottom of the page

Fingering and Pedaling

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Articulation and Phrasing

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Ornamentation

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Tempo and Meter

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Scores and Editions

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Recordings

The bulk of Gawthrop's organ works have been recorded on two commercially available CDs. The first, "Exultate", was performed by Mary Mozelle on the Princeton University Chapel organ. The second disc, "Like a Fire", was performed by Dr. David Pickering on the Bales Recital Hall organ at the University of Kansas at Lawrence.

Free Online

Toccata Brevis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-RWa4UXgXI

Arioso: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXoVeyuF5I0

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Other Resources

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Notes

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