In addition to their usefulness as hymn intonations, many of these pieces could be used as preludes, offertories, and postludes, as well as teaching pieces for organ students. This volume is guaranteed to be one of your most worthwhile investments this year. Proulx's reputation as one of the leading composers of contemporary church music is upheld with these latest offerings which vary from easy to moderately difficult. Many of the settings are for manuals alone or for manuals with easy pedal, making this an accessible and engaging book for church musicians at all levels. An excellent value for the money if one uses such intonations on any regular basis.
Styles are well varied although now generally less astringent.
Nineteen tunes are treated, two with alternative keys, and all but one or two are known in Britain. These inventive pieces will find many uses as short preludes, interludes or codas. Includes 20 intonations useful for all times of the church year and on familiar hymn tunes. As innovative and exciting as his first two volumes of intonations, this is a must-have for any organist's library. Ordinal Veni Emmanuel Wareham Enjoy Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.