Swayne RIFF-RAFF

Giles Swayne

RIFF-RAFF for solo organ Revised and corrected edition, 2009

commissioned by the St Alban's Organ Festival premiered 9 July1983 by Andrew Parnell, at St Albans Organ Festival, St Albans Cathedral

Novello

to the one-armed bandit, who occasionally cheers me up

RIFF-RAFF for organ

q = 120

*

Man.

        pp          

      mp      

 

         mf f         

Giles Swayne op. 34

     p      

     ff

     

    

    pp          

N.B. In this passage (and also where it recurs on pp.5-6,10-12 and 30-31) each dynamic should have its own characteristic registration, and the player should aim at a maximum variety: there are 5 dynamic levels, but each could have two or three registrations.

10

   

18

   

     p     

 

     f       

     mp      

   ff

       

                          pp f ff                            

© 1983 Novello & Co. Ltd

*

   

 









           f          

The Swell pedal should not be used in this piece

     mf            p       

      p      

 

     pp      

 

    ff

   

        

      mp      

(1983)

      p             mf      

   

All Rights Reserved

2 26

    

          pp                                       

 





                                

39









   

 

   

 







         

         

        

 

                               



gradually dancing more . . .



f



                                                 f

f strong & ponderous

33



         f                

      f                                  

 



 

 



 



 



           

 



   

             

3 46

   

52

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

                                                                                                                                      

4', 2' flutes + some mixtures

 

mp

L.H. and R.H. on separate manuals. Alter registration slightly for each 3-bar phrase



   61











mf sempre







  



 





           



 

 







  

 



(stacc. sim.)



   

 

  

                                             

(stacc. sim.)

                       

 

8', 16' reedy



               

 

                       



 

  

 



 











 





7 139

                                                      

145

 

  



 



      

 

 

  





 



             a leetle mixturino      

       

          

      

   

   

   

  

p a hollowish sound for these chords

Pedals coupled to L.H.

più p

150



   

 

p as before



        



   

         

 



 

                                                

    









 



 

 

 

   

 

    

 

 

 



8 155

              

163

     

 

                  (stacc.   sim.)               

 









                          

                                         170



  













                            (stacc. sim.) 

            



 









        



















**



mp



 



                    più f

 

 



 



    mf

                                                           

più f

più f

più f

** Bars 169-180: build this long crescendo by gradually adding registration (always on the barline)

più f

f beefy

10 198

                      più f                                                      più f

206

          

  

  

                                              213

 



 





      

 

mf

   

 

 

  

  

   

        

mf

                               

 

      

ff

                       ff

      

                            

                                                                           

 

      

 

 

 

   

  

  

mp

   

        

mp

        

   



 





 



ff heavy & smooth









      

 

 

 

   

  

  

p



       

   

        

p

        

   

  

     

   

f

 

   

           

f









      

 

pp

   

   

      

11 220

   

           mf       

 









      

231

  



  

      mp      ff





solid mp + until bar 236

226

  

       p

          p



          mf f    





f

     

f

      p





    

pp

 

 

     

   

                 f p                                                          p mp f mp pp                            pp p ff mf f                                         f

     mp

   

mf

ff

    



        

pp

  

  

 



ff

ff

      pp    

     p

         



             mp ff                  pp                     pp ff               



  

  

ff





 

ff

 

 

    

   

          più f

13 254

    

                  

     

267

   

          ff                           

                                                   

     260

  

     

 

      

       

     

                  

           

                                      

   

    





   

  



            

    ff



 

    

 

     

                             







          



    

                                                                               

14 274

281

                                             

               290

 

 

3

3

3

   

                                                                          

3 3 3 3 3  3                 mp not staccato, but slightly separated             

 

   





  3



 3

 3

3



3

3









  





3

3

3

3

3

3

                                          





mf 3

3

3

                                                      

          

Slower q = 112

 

 

            

3  3  3                 

 

 









3 3 3  3                 mf  3  3  3  3     

 

  



  

18

371

378

                                                 

    











                                                                    

384

          

                                                                         





  









  









  







 











 













  



 



 



  

                                                                      







  

 





  



  







  



  

 





  



  

 





  



  

 





  



  



 

    

19

390

                                                                                  

   



   399







 







 











 

 







 









 

  







 



 

















 

  



                                                                               

408

sim.



 

  

  

 







 



 











 

 







 







 

 





 

  



 

 

 



  

 

 

                                                                        





 





 



 

  







 



 

 

 







 



 



 

  







 



    



     

     

   

24

491

        

      498

 

   

       

    

   

                                            



        trumpety         

















reedy

 







  



  



 





                                                                                         

507

         

  

  





 

















  



  











  

 

 

 





 





 





  





  





 



                                                                                   

  

  

 



 



 











 



  



 

  

  

  

 





 





 



 

  

  

25

515

523

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

531



 

                          







                       

 

  

 







 

     



f

                              



              

                                f



  







               

  

  

        

    

 

  



      mf

                mf



   

29 597



 

             

                603

609

 

    

 

  

   

            

                 

                             



  

  

  

                

   

    



    

 

  

  

 

  

     

  

ff here thundereth forth ye Bass

           

      

        

       

  

 

ff here pealeth ye heavnly trumpet quires



 

 

              

 

 

 

           

 

  

 

    

          

       

  

        

   

     

  

 

                   

     

 

                   

    

  



  

    

            

    

       

             

 

        

       

      

                                              



 

  

  

   



  



30 615

   

 

         

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

   







   

 



 

   







   





Tempo I [previous q. = new q = 120] 621

     

 

 

ff

             628

   

   

              mp

 

           

  

ff





 



 





 

p

   

    

 



 

p

  f

          

   

           





                                                

    



     sim.       

f





 

   

 





 

pp

   

    





mf



        

          mf                

pp

 

 

 

  



   

 





                 fff



 

 

 

 



 

 

  

  

   

ff

        

  



        





  

               p f               

     

 



mf

 

 

  

mp

31 636

644













    

652

   

     pp       

 

  

  

ff

          

  

 

   

ff

  

           f mp               





        



ff

 

     p       

 

  

    

 

     f     

 



     p      

     mf      

     p     

     f     





 













      mp      





     mp      

     pp       

    p       

     mf     

 

 

 

      pp      









     pp        

ppp

 

 