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
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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
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p
f
mp
ff
pp f ff
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f
The Swell pedal should not be used in this piece
mf p
p
pp
ff
mp
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p mf
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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