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Graduel Funebre composed by Gustave Tritant who was a French Organist and Composer in the 19th century. This is a short but rare composition due to the fact that the registration calls for the unusual use of tremolo in the bass melody. Thank you to Michael Hendron (Mustel1887) for sharing this great piece.
Gustave Tritant Cheek 1837 1879 1889 1901 1907 1938 2019
Gustave Tritant +••.••(...)) was a lesser-known French organist and composer, active in the second half of the 19th century (“méconnu” en français). Born in Mesneux, just south-west of Reims, he was a student in Reims, and evidently played the organ(s) at Reims Cathedral, and at the Basilica Saint-Remi in the same city. There followed several stints as organist or maître-de-chapelle at the cathedral in Châlons; Saint-Eustache, Saint-Augustin, and Saint-Pierre-du-Gros-Caillou in Paris; and in Pamiers in southern France. But it seems that most of his career was spent in Rethel, a commune north-east of Reims, where he was an organist, and a college professor. Besides some piano music, and choral music (both sacred and secular), his magnum opus was a 13-volume collection of church music for organ or harmonium, entitled “L’Office Pratique de l’Organiste,” published by Enoch in Paris over ten years, 1879-1889. This Prière (pour jouer entre les vêpres et le salut) and Sortie-Fanfare come from Volume 5, “Office du Soir,” now available on IMSLP. For the Prayer, I contrast the “Jeu Doux” on the second manual with the (5) Voix Celeste on the lower manual. For the Fanfare, I use the Grand Jeu on the lower manual (four ranks played together, activated by a stop in the treble key cheek), coupling to the middle manual (with the (6) rank added, Clairon/Fifre) for the final bit. The instrument heard here is a magnificent three-manual Kotykiewicz harmonium and pipe organ combination. The lower two manuals operate a 10-rank harmonium, whereas the upper manual and the pedalboard each command four ranks of pipes. It was built in Vienna in 1901 for a doctor’s residence; after the family left the country in 1938, the organ passed through a few families, then found a home in the English-Speaking United Methodist Church of Vienna in the 1960s. Here it is used regularly, and we had a chance to meet their organist Jerry Barton, who let us record on 1 October 2019. Performed by Michael Hendron.
Gustave Tritant Mustel Arezzo Peron 1890 1925 2016
Little is known about Gustave Tritant, except that he was a choir-organist at Reims Cathedral, and that he worked at the church of St. Augustin in Paris. He composed thirteen volumes of music for organ or harmonium, entitled "L'Office Pratique de l'Organiste," probably published around 1890. (Most of these volumes are still available, as un-used vintage stock, from the Paris-based on-line music store Di-Arezzo.) The fourth volume, “Office du Matin,” contains much service music, including this individual Communion in G major. The instrument is a stellar Mustel art-harmonium from 1925, Model No. 3C, known as the “Mustel Classique.” It was restored by M. Michel Peron, late father of the present owner of the Mustel store in Paris. For this piece, I use the 8’ ranks (1) and (4) throughout, plus the treble 8’ (8) Harpe Eolienne at the beginning and the end. Performed by Michael Hendron; recorded in the Mustel stock-room 27 October 2016.
Gustave Tritant Mustel 1887 2013
Gustave Tritant was a French composer, apparently active in the 1870s and '80s. He was an organist at Reims Cathedral, and at the church of St. Augustin in Paris. This Prelude in A-flat, and Barcarolle in D, were sent to me by fellow reed organist Christopher Shayne. Performed by Michael Hendron on his French harmonium, built in Paris by the Mustel firm. Recorded on 11 February (2013), the date upon which this harmonium was first tuned or approved in 1887.
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