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Divinum Mysterium
organ
Composer Alfred
V. Fedak
Church Season Christmas
Price $5.00 (U.S.) Released 6/98
Difficulty Moderately easy
Catalog no. 160-116
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Reviews
"These fine settings [by Al Fedak:
Meditation on Adoro
te Devote, Divinum Mysterium, and Variations
on Pange Lingua], all very improvisatory, are good music
and easy to play. . . . Divinum Mysterium sets the tune
in the even-note rhythm version, with snatches and echoes of
the tune's phrases throughout the parts. It would be fine as
a Christmas season prelude or Communion piece, or on a December
brown-bag concert. It would also be a good piece for students
without much pedal experience."--AAM Journal, September
2001
"The more your reviewer sees of Fedak's
compositions, the more impressed he is with the high quality
of his writing. These four pieces published by Selah support
that impression. Each one is in a different style and runs the
gamut of fairly easy (Divinum Mysterium) to difficult (Veni
Creator Spiritus, which is a toccata). The most original
and lovely is 'In
Paradisum' with double pedaling against strings, with the
melody on an 8' flute in the right hand. All four settings are
worth your attention." --The American Organist, January
2003
"[Fedak's] setting of 'Divinum Mysterium' is easy to play and has a flowing multi-metered rhythmic flow, which keeps the plainsong style intact. This one is a must for Advent." --Sacred Music News & Review, October
1998
'"Flutes and a principal define the sound of [Fedak's] setting of 'Divinum Mysterium (Selah 160-116). The tune is stated three times, the last in parallel triads in various inversions. This piece is simple but effective." --The
Hymn, January 1999
"Mr. Fedak sets this piece as a gentle, three-stanza rendering of the plainchant. The slow-moving pedal part can be played on a single manual with divided stops. Not difficult." --Pastoral Music, October-November, 1999
"Here is an easy, effective setting of the Sanctus trope." --The American Organist, June 2004
Description
A gentle 3-stanza organ setting of
the plainsong, "Of the Father's Love Begotten." Technically
easy, the piece has a slow-moving pedal part, and can be played
on a single manual with divided stops. Warm, rich, and satisfying
to play and to hear.
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