Noel Rawsthorne

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Noel Rawsthorne (24 December 1929 – 28 January 2019) was a British organist and composer. He was a pupil of Fernando Germani in Italy and Harold Dawber at the Royal Manchester College. He became Organist of Liverpool Cathedral from 1955 to 1980. While there, he composed many original choral works, such as the Festive Eucharist (1978) which is still sung regularly by churches across the Anglican Diocese of Liverpool. Until 1993, Rawsthorne was Senior Lecturer in Music at (formerly) S. Katharine's College, Liverpool (now Liverpool Hope University). He received an honorary doctorate in music from the University of Liverpool and his work with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra included supervision of the refurbishment of the Rushworth and Dreaper organ in the Philharmonic Hall and he sustained substantial friendships, personal and professional, with successive Maestros of the 'Phil'. He mentored (now Professor) Ian Tracey, who succeeded him as Musical Director of the Cathedral in 1980. Rawsthorne's compositions and arrangements are found in many contemporary collections of organ music. His Hornpipe Humoresque is an amusing set of variations on the familiar Sailor's Hornpipe, in the styles of (and with apologies to) Bach (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, 1st movement), Vivaldi ("Spring," 1st movement, from The Four Seasons), Arne (Rule Britannia) and Widor ("Toccata" from Symphony for Organ No. 5). Perhaps his most often played organ music is his 'Aria' in F. Dr Gordon St

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100 Best Wedding

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Unforgettable Classics-Organ

Organ Music From the Two Cathedrals in Liverpool

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Essential Organ

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Great Cathedral Organs of England

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Favourite Wedding Classics

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Essential Organ (Disk 1)

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British Church Composers, Vol. 7: Noel Rawsthorne

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Bride's Guide To Wedding Music

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The Organ Music of Noel Rawsthorne

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Walton: Spitfire Prelude & Fugue etc

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Klassiska mästerverk [Klassisk musik av de största kompositörerna]

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