In Memory of the Crucified

The first phrase of this simple but elegant hymn tune appears very clearly in the first two measures of this piece. The slight rhythmic alteration to which it is subjected becomes a rhythmic motif in the sections preceding each entrance of the cantus firmus, which is in the bass…

Perhaps the most important “trick” to this piece is the turning on and off of the Great-to-Pedal coupler (or perhaps another Pedal stop) to highlight the cantus firmus. This can be easily done on organs equipped with a Great-to-Pedal reversible toe piston or, somewhat less conv…