Pastoral Song, from Organ Book

from Organ Book by Jean Langlais

Background

The Pastoral is three-and-a-half pages long with only four pedal notes in the entire piece.

Registration and Organs

Swell: Stopped diapason 8', Soft flute 4'

Great: Clarinet 8', Nazard 2 2/3'

Pedal: Subbass 16', Stopped diapason 8'

The dynamic range for this work ranges from mezzo forte to pianissimo. The use of the expression pedal is required to go between piano and pianissimo dynamic levels.

For information concerning the organ of Jean Langlais, visit The Great Cavaille'-Coll Organ

Fingering and Pedaling

There are only four times when the pedal is played in this piece. In every instance, the pedal note is a whole note. At the final cadence, the pedal enters with two whole notes, a perfect fifth apart, that are played simultaneously.

Articulation and Phrasing

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Ornamentation

There is no ornamentation required for this piece.

Tempo and Meter

Allegro, Quarter note = 80

No time signature is given and there are from two to four beats in a measure

Scores and Editions

The Service Playing exam requires the use of Elkan Vogel 463-00006.

Recordings

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Free Online

Jean Langlais - Organ Book: II. Pastoral song. Performed by Dragan Trajer on virtual Mutin-Cavaillé-Coll organ of Notre-Dame de Metz. [1]

Pay to Listen

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Other Resources

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Notes

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