Craig Williams: Fugue on "Thy Strong Word" (West Point Cadet Chapel Organ)

West Point Organist Craig Williams plays his own fugue, based on the Welsh hymn tune "Ton-Y Botel," also known as "Ebenezer." Though a setting for many texts, the hymn which inspired this composition was "Thy Strong Word Didst Cleave the Darkness." The fugue form is traditional, though the harmonic language is reflective of 20th century harmony based on fourths and fifths, as well as triads - a style which became more common in sacred works after Hugo Distler and his contemporaries.
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Видео Craig Williams: Fugue on "Thy Strong Word" (West Point Cadet Chapel Organ) канала Craig Williams, Organist