Tag Archives: Publication
Winter Solstice – Out 21st December
Robert Saxton’s Winter Solstice is out on Sunday, the next single from ‘The Reckoning of Time’. The music proportionally reflects the short day in contrast to the long night (light and dark).
Awakening – Robert Saxton – Out Today
Awakening: Prelude, symbolically concerned with dawn and new beginnings.
Robert Saxton – Toccata of Light
Out August 6th – Toccata of Light – the third movement of Robert Saxton’s organ cycle, ‘The Reckoning of Time’. Written for, and performed by, Dr Jonathan Clinch. The 10 movement organ cycle, inspired by the Venerable Bede’s treatise from … Continue reading
Clip: Toccata of Light, Robert Saxton
A short preview of Robert Saxton’s Toccata of Light. Out 6th August. Movement 3 of ‘The Reckoning of Time’.
Coming soon – Robert Saxton: Awakening
A clip from the opening of ‘Awakening’, movement one (of ten) from ‘The Reckoning of Time’ by Robert Saxton, dedicated to Jonathan Clinch.
Publication: Performing Vaughan Williams
Jonathan’s book chapter on issues in the performance of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams is out now. Clinch, Jonathan. “Performance.” Chapter. In Vaughan Williams in Context, edited by Julian Onderdonk and Ceri Owen, 86–92. Composers in Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, … Continue reading
Bloomsbury Publication: The Sensory Aesthetics of Death in the Modern Age
Jonathan’s chapter exploring the sensory aesthetics of death in the twentieth century is now available from Bloomsbury. Volume 6: A Cultural History of Death in the Modern AgeEdited by Douglas J. Davies, Durham University, UK Bloomsbury website link
Publication: King’s Herald (HH) arranged for organ by Jonathan Clinch
Herbert Howells wrote the orchestral fanfare and march ‘King’s Herald’ for the 1937 Coronation. To celebrate the 2023 Coronation, Novello are publishing my organ arrangement, originally transcribed for Daniel Cook to play at Westminster Abbey in 2016. To mark the … Continue reading
Howells – Three Anthems [now] with orchestra…
Here are some thoughts on the latest Venables/Howells release on Delphian, which includes my orchestration of one of Howells’ greatest anthems… Herbert Howells saw himself in a long tradition of English composers who found their initial love of both music … Continue reading
NEW EDITION – Herbert Howells Piano Works
My new edition of 28 previously unpublished piano works by Herbert Howells was released yesterday and can now be ordered from MusicRoom or any local music shop. It’s also available digitally through nKoda. My preface is reproduced below. Herbert Howells … Continue reading
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