Choral (Op. 20)

from Deuxiѐme Symphonie in E Minor by Louis Vierne

Background

Vierne's program notes:

CHORAL

"[The Choral] is built on four elements. The first, in A-flat, is the choral theme: it is stated in the Pedal and repeated in four parts on another manual. After this exposition, a rhythmic element accompanied by an agitato counter-theme passes from A-flat minor through B minor and leads to a third theme in E minor. This, in turn, is developed and, passing through E and the minor keys of F, D, and C, leads to a repeat of the chorale theme in C major in canon at the octave on the flutes. The agitato leaves C minor, passes through G minor, F minor, E-flat minor, skims D-flat, and brings back the third theme in C minor. Then, using a pivotal chord on the tritone of Db, the chorale reappears in B-flat minor and in A minor to prepare for its return in augmentation to the original key of A-fla major. The ending presents the beginning of the subject accompanied by a figuration from the agitato in the bass that becomes the essential element of this peroration."

Registration and Organs

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Fingering and Pedaling

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Articulation and Phrasing

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Ornamentation

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