8 Volumes of "Modern Motets as Sung at Farm Street Church, Selected and Arranged by J. Driscoll, S.J."

Volumes 2-4 and 6-10 only

Composer: Album: Driscoll, John (ed.)

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Category: Choral (Vocal Scores)

Product ID: 13901

Date: 1930-34

Publisher: Privately printed

Format: Folio

Binding: Contemporary cloth

Price: £35.00

Description: Some outer wear, some slight markings

Notes: An incomplete set. Each volume contains about 20 motets. A previous owner has managed to identify some, many are by English composers (Holst, Elgar etc.) and given Latin words. According to the History of Music at Farm Street (online): "The period between the two World Wars saw the music reach a high point, when the choir was under the direction of Fr John Driscoll SJ...He was particularly skilful in setting religious texts to already existing music"