Dave Payn
Active Member
Just been listening to the organ version of this (for which it was originally written). It made me realise what an excellent arrangement the brass band version is, particularly Eric Ball's method of getting round what are in the original, some very nasty octave semi-quaver leaps in the final Toccata. Very cleverly scored throughout. Biased perhaps, because it's one of my all time favourite brass band pieces. Nope, musically not as 'challenging' as some of today's test pieces, but I love it, all the same!
One thing puzzles me, though. In the band version, there's a demi-semiquaver (I think) just before the final chord of the last movement. There's no such note (or even a grace note) in the original (I have a copy of the organ part). Still, it's not a gripe, just puzzled.
That's it, folks. I was just listening to it, and decided to share my thoughts with you! ;-)
One thing puzzles me, though. In the band version, there's a demi-semiquaver (I think) just before the final chord of the last movement. There's no such note (or even a grace note) in the original (I have a copy of the organ part). Still, it's not a gripe, just puzzled.
That's it, folks. I was just listening to it, and decided to share my thoughts with you! ;-)