Colin Hand (b.1929 in N. Lincolnshire) After a proposed career in biochemistry he turned to music, studied organ with Dr Melville Cook and a MusB at Trinity College, Dublin. He has composed steadily throughout his career and spent fifteen years as a lecturer in further education and another fifteen years (part-time) as an examiner for Trinity College of Music, London. His works comprise choral, orchestral and chamber music, with several pieces for teaching purposes and he performs regularly both at home and abroad. In the late seventies he spent time in research on Taverner and Renaissance music for a PhD.
Colin Hand
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Hymn Preludes For The Church Year Bk 2 - Ordinary Time
The companion volume to Book 1, this time providing music for the Sundays throughout the year. As before, the 100 preludes have been chosen from our most popular collections. Contents Abridge - Philip MooreAdoro te devote - Andrew MooreAll Saints - Andrew MooreAr hyd y nos - June NixonAurelia - Andrew MooreAustria - Andrew MooreBattle hymn - Richard LloydBe still and know - Andrew MooreBilling - Malcolm ArcherBlaenwern - Andrew FletcherBrother James' Air - Noel RawsthorneCaithness - Rosalie BonightonChartres (Angers) - Betty RoeConverse - Andrew FletcherCrimond - Quentin ThomasCulbach - Jean BertelotCwm Rhondda - Alan VinerDanny Boy - Andrew GantDarwall's 148th - Donald HuntDiademata - Barry FergusonDominus Regit - Andrew GantDuke Street - Richard KnightEisenach - Richard LloydEngelberg - Andrew MooreEvelyns - Malcolm ArcherEventide - Andrew MooreFranconia - Malcolm ArcherGerontius - William Lloyd WebberGo tell it on the mountain - Malcolm ArcherGott des Himmels - Andrew MooreGott will's machen - Christopher TamblingGreensleeves - Noel RawsthorneGwalchmai - Christopher TamblingHanover - Adrian Vernon FishHe's got the whole world in his hands - Colin HandHyfrydol - June NixonIrish - Norman WarrenJerusalem - Adrian Vernon FishKilmarnock - A. E. FloydLasst uns erfreuen - Elizabeth HillLaudate Dominum - John JordanLaus Deo - Malcolm ArcherLiebster Immanuel - Norman WarrenLobe den Herren - Alan VinerLondon New - Noel RawsthorneLove divine - Donald HuntLux benigna - Richard LloydMannheim - Andrew FletcherMelita - Richard LloydMen of Harlech - Stanley VannMiles Lane - Colin HandMonkland - Malcolm ArcherMontgomery - Richard ProulxMoscow - Andrew MooreNarenza - Colin MawbyNun danket - Stanley VannOde to joy - Michael HigginsOrientis partibus - Paul BryanPaderborn - Paul BryanPange lingua - Noel RawsthornePetra - A. E. FloydPicardy - John JordanRavenshaw - Quentin ThomasRegent Square - Michael HigginsRepton - Richard PantcheffRhuddlan - Robert JonesRichmond - Alan VinerSt Agnes - Andrew MooreSt Anne - Barry FergusonSt Botolph - Philip MooreSt Clement - Robert JonesSt Columba - Richard KnightSt Denio - Rosalie BonightonSt Ethelwald - Andrew MooreSt Flavian - June NixonSt Gertrude - Andrew MooreSt Magnus - Quentin ThomasSt Patrick's Breastplate - Richard ProulxSt Thomas - Colin MawbySandon - Adrian Vernon FishSchönster Herr Jesu - Barry FergusonShipston - Andrew FletcherSlane - Noel RawsthorneSong 1 - Rosalie BonightonSong 13 - A. E. FloydSong 34 (Angel's Song) - Noel RawsthorneStanding in the need of prayer - Betty RoeStracathro - William Lloyd WebberSwing low - Rosalie BonightonTallis' canon - Robert FieldingThornbury - Malcolm ArcherTruro - Quentin ThomasWaltham - Adrian Vernon FishWelsh folktune - Robert JonesWere you there - Andrew FletcherWestminster Abbey - Andrew MooreWhen the saints go marching in - Andrew MooreWiltshire - Richard KnightWolvercote - Andrew MooreYe banks and braes - Andrew Moore
£36.99
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Don't be Afraid of the Pedals
This is a superb guide for the pianist- turned - organist in developing the use of not just the pedals but also of the stops, couplers and swell pedals of the organ. The pieces are arranged progressively, starting with the use of one manual and two pedal notes, through to two manuals and up to six pedal notes. As well as being a tutor for the new or improving organist, the combi nation of hymns and voluntaries presented in this book provide practical repertoire for church use. Contents Using 1 manual and 2 pedal notesPanis Angelicus - FranckCountry Dance - HookUsing 2 manuals and 2 pedal notesThe Sandman - BrahmsFür Elise - Beethoven
£25.99
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Another Foot At A Time
Another Foot at a Time contains arrangements of popular pieces requiring from three to six pedal notes and builds up the player's organ management skills. Only a moderate ability on the piano is assumed.ContentsTwo Manuals and Three Pedalsi) Solo and accompanimentOn wings of song - MendelssohnSerenade - HaydnHungarian Dance No 5 - BrahmsLargo from New World Symphony - Dvor˘ákii) Changing manualsTwo Rondos - SusatoWaltz in A - SchubertSee, the conquering hero comes from Judas Maccabaeus - HandelRondo from Sonatina No 1 - PleyelThe heavens are telling from The Creation - HaydnFour Pedalsi) Solo and accompanimentBerceuse from Dolly Suite - FauréMorning from Peer Gynt - GriegGymnopédie I - SatieMinuet - Boccheriniii) Manual and registration changesSymphony and Chorus from Come, ye Sons of Art - PurcellMinuet in G - BachHornpipe from the Water Music - HandelChorus from The Merry Wives of Windsor - NicolaiFour Pedals - More AdvancedMinuet from Samson - HandelPapageno's Aria from The Magic Flute - MozartPrelude from Te Deum - CharpentierRadetsky March - StraussHumoreske No 7 - Dvor˘ákCourante from Choice lessons - GreeneFive Pedals in Two GroupsMelody in F - RubinsteinDance-duet from Hansel and Gretel - HumperdinckAlleluia from Exultate Jubilate - MozartSix Pedals in Two GroupsMeditation from ThaÝs - MassenetLargo from Xerxes - HandelVenetian Gondola Song - MendelssohnDance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus - Gluck
£18.99
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Sonata Concisa
Stages: Grade 8+Sonata Concisa is monothematic in construction, with three contrasting movements. It can be performed with equal success on the flute. Suitable for players of Grade 8 to Diploma level.ContentsSonata Concisa for treble recorder or flute and piano
£11.99
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Gainsborough Psalms
This lively cantata has a text, taken from the Psalms and Canticles, is scored for soprano solo, chorus and organ, and may also be performed with orchestra.
£22.99