Here's a jolly, little piece based on a great, British hymn tune - which I'm sharing just in time for Trinity Sunday, which is the day most closely associated with this trinitarian hymn.
Martin Mans is a prolific Dutch organist-composer based in Rotterdam. In this charming prelude he opens with a cheery riff which re-appears twice more, each time with just a slight embellishment. It's a great advert for the maxim "less is more".
The hymn tune 'Nicaea' was written by the great John Bacchus Dykes (1823-76). He also wrote numerous other hymn tunes which remain popular today, most notably those for 'The King of Love my Shepherd is' (Dominus Regit Me), 'Praise to the Holiest in the Height' (Gerontius) and 'Eternal Father, Strong to Save' (Melita).
The words of 'Holy, holy, holy' were written by Reginald Heber (1783-1826). He was for three years Bishop of Calcutta in India but sadly died, aged just 42, from the heat and exhaustion of that role. I'm sure he would have been delighted to see St Paul's Cathedral in Calcutta (pictured in the thumbnail) which was built by his third successor, Bishop Daniel Wilson, and completed in 1847. A statue of Heber stands next to the main door of the Cathedral.
Played by Paul Broadhurst on the vintage "Father Willis" organ of Christ Church, Birkenhead, UK
Recorded 22 May 2024
Thumbnail: St Paul's Cathedral, Kolcata (Calcutta)
Негізгі бет Музыка Aria on 'Holy, Holy, Holy' / 'Heilig, Heilig, Heilig' (hymn tune 'Nicaea') for organ by Martin Mans
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