Organ: "Trumpet Voluntary in D Major" by Jeremiah Clarke

[msk578]

My wife walked down the aisle to this one at our wedding in July 2007!

[Isabel1956]

If I ever get married again, I will definitely march down the aisle to this one. It would feel like such a priviledge for me

[helloitsmelol097]

wish me luck i'm going to try this organ for the first time on a larger pipe organ it should turn out pretty good. i'm going to start with Trumpet 8' since we don't have Tompette en' Chamades but we do have Tube Mirabilis 8' along with this i'll probably use Double Trumpet 16'. Should make for a great sound, can't wait.

[theremin137]

@helloitsmelol097 You'll do fine with it -- just don't rush the tempo. Think "stately." And may I suggest you use the Tuba throughout for the solo trumpet line. A chorus reed just doesn't have the power to carry the solo. And I would not recommend adding the Double Trumpet.

[CodyJo5]

This is an amazing piece and the player is doing a wonderful job at it! The fanfare is amazing and I would like to know what it is exactly so I can tell our organ player. I will walk down the isle to my future husband with this piece next week.

[dyad2r1]

My husband chose this song for our recessional when we got married.

[3totte3]

hello,

i´m searching the notes from this song.

Would you be so kind and send them to my e-mail adress davide3@gmx.de ?

It´s very important for me because it´s about my wedding!!!

Thanks

David

[6271949]

This will, no doubt be a stupid question, but is a presentation of this piece that includes both the organ and trumpets?  Thanks.

[theremin137]

Not a stupid question at all. This piece has been arranged in many forms -- organ & trumpet, organ trumpet & brass, all-brass, orchestral, piano solo ... and other versions no doubt. I'm sure somewhere there's a children's handbell choir playing it on their bells as we speak! :)

[n4bgw]

To make you laugh, we had a version for Organ and handbells. Organ introduced the statement (melody being introduced using Trompette en' Chamades 8') and then the response by handbells and this went on and on until the end when both did the final segment together! It was quite elaborate!

[theremin137]

hahahaha!!! (I bet it was lovely)

[passacaglia28]

I love the fanfare in this. It is so bright and clear. Please excuse my ignorance as I am new to the pipe organ world, but are you using any en chamade ranks in this? Just curious.

[theremin137]

Hello, no, our Casavant does not have any en chamade reeds.What you are hearing is the trumpet stop in the Great Organ.

[passacaglia28]

I see. Thanks for the info. :)

[rtysantos]

This is the tune my wife walked down the aisle to at our wedding Oct. 9, 1991...it still brings tears to my eyes as one of the most beatiful sites and sounds I've ever experienced

[WestechWatcher]

And my wife walked down the aisle to this tune October 26, 1991.

[Solennea]

That's cool!

[marsvltor2]

Can we not forget the Clarke / Purcell controversy and just enjoy the music???!!!???

[SlawekWilczek]

Pure Music.

[horndiapason]

Amen to that, marsvltor2! May we live to see the end of Hyper-Musicological Minutia in all its forms...and perhaps see that energy used more constructively.

[passacaglia28]

I just love the music. :D  The organist in the video does a wonderful job.

[Vassili17]

I love the majestic opening and closing!! WOW!

[roydk06]

WOW!

[greenspacesforever]

...like the fanfare ... was it written or improvised?

[theremin137]

It was improvised, really just a spur of the moment thing I did on a whim.

[theremin137]

...Originally titled "The Prince of Denmark's March," this harpsichord piece was popularized in an arrangement for trumpet, organ, and percussion by Sir Henry Wood, who renamed it "Trumpet Voluntary" and ascribed it to Henry Purcell. So you are technically correct; however, many published versions of the work do still attribute it to Purcell...

[lordaugustine]

No way, Trumpet voluntary or the prince of denmark is from jeremiah clarke and not from Henry purcell. There has been a great confusion with these two musicians in the 17th century.

[faraway391]

Where is this Casavant located?

[roydk06]

I get chills everytime I hear this song. I love this. Prince of Denmark. How classy is that. Thanks for posting. Great job.

[WeHoFur]

OMG! All time favorite, thank you!

[1000asa]

nice melody. so peaceful and good

[1000asa]

Så vacker melodi.den går rakt in i hjärtat

[DonPedroRegalado]

It was by jeremiah Clarke Sir wood screwed up and accredited it to Purcell who did not compose it

[Counterten0r]

No, this is by Henry Purcell, it was *transcribed* by Jeremiah Clarke, he did *not* compose this piece.

[organgrinderpgh]

It was mis-attributed to Purcell by William Sparkes, who published it in a book of organ music. Sir Henry Wood repeated the mistake when he subsequently arranged it for multiple instruments.

[organgrinderpgh]

Pardon my misplaced apostrophe.

[organgrinderpgh]

Very nice, but it's not Purcell. Its by Jeremiah Clarke.

[theremin137]

Originally titled "The Prince of Denmark's March," this harpsichord piece was popularized in an arrangement for trumpet, organ, and percussion by Sir Henry Wood, who renamed it "Trumpet Voluntary" and ascribed it to Henry Purcell. So you are technically correct; however, many published versions of the work do still attribute it to Purcell.

[elton1981]

Isn't this by Jerimiah Clarke?

[Counterten0r]

No, this is by Henry Purcell, it was *transcribed* by Jeremiah Clarke, he did *not* compose this piece.

[sandlawn1]

Thanks... I have enjoyed reading your posts on PipeChat.... nice to have a chance to see your church and hear the organ.

Sand Lawn

[theremin137]

It's an improvisation. I wanted to show off the very nice Great Trumpet.

[Musicdiva985]

Nice----where did you get the fanfare for this song, or did you just improvise it?