GONFALON ROYAL

Composer: Percy C. Buck

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Tune Information

Title: GONFALON ROYAL
Composer: Percy C. Buck (1918)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 56143 23166 27514
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Percy C. Buck (b. West Ham, Essex, England, 1871; d. Hindhead, Haslemere, Surrey, England, 1947), director of music at the well-known British boys' academy Harrow School, wrote GONFALON ROYAL for “The royal banners forward go” (gonfalon is an ancient Anglo-Norman word meaning banner). Buck published the tune in 1913 in his Fourteen Hymn Tunes.

Each stanza moves toward a rhythmically intense but inconclusive ending, propelling the singer on to the next stanza. The final ending is reserved for the "Amen," which appropriately concludes this sung prayer. Sing boldly in unison (the usual practice for the boys at Harrow School) with strong organ or piano accompaniment.

Buck studied at the Guildhall School of Music, the Royal College of Music, and Worcester College, Oxford, England, where he received his doctorate. An organist at Worcester College and at Wells and Bristol Cathedrals, he served as director of music at Harrow School from 1901-1927, taught at Dublin University, and then taught at the University of London until his retirement in 1937. He was also knighted that year. Buck wrote pedagogical books on the history and theory of music, on acoustics, and on the psychology of music. A composer of chamber music, anthems, and hymn tunes, he also edited The English Psalter (1925), The Oxford Song Book (1929), and The Oxford Nursery Song Book (1934).

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • 200 Last Verses: Completely Revised to Complement the Keys in Major Hymn Books
    Composer/Editor Noel Rawsthorne
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 62
  • 200 New Last Verses
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2007) pp. 81
  • The St. Francis Collection of Free Accompaniments to Hymn Tunes: 80 Settings by Various Composers
    Composer/Editors Dirk van Dissel; Michael Brimer
    Published By: G. I. A. Publications, Inc. (2005) pp. 34
  • Ten Hymn Introductions Set 2
    Composer/Editor Michael A. Burkhardt
    Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (2001) pp. 16
  • After the Last Verse: 200 Hymn Improvisations
    Composer/Editor Malcolm Archer
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1995) pp. 62
  • The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 25: General: F - Gott des
    Composer/Editors Herbert Gotsch; Robert M. Cundick
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1984) pp. 41

Organ Solo

  • 100 New Hymn Preludes
    Composer/Editor Rosalie Bonighton
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2008) pp. 112
  • Eight Hymn Preludes for Ascension and Pentecost: For Organ
    Composer/Editor Peter Pindar Stearns
    Published By: Harold Flammer, Inc. (1988) pp. 15
  • The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 25: General: F - Gott des
    Composer/Editors Herbert Gotsch; Robert M. Cundick
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1984) pp. 40

Piano Solo

  • Treasures from the Hymnal: 21 Piano Solos Based on Well-Known Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Gail Smith
    Published By: Cathedral Music Press (1992) pp. 8

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