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New Copy- Made in America MADE IN AMERICA: THE ORGAN WORKS OF ARTHUR FOOTE BY PATRICK KRONNER Submitted to the faculty of the Jacobs School of Music in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree, Doctor of Music Indiana University July, 2017 Accepted by the faculty of the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Music. Doctoral Committee _______________________________________ Janette Fishell, Research Director and Chair _______________________________________ Andrew Mead _______________________________________ Frank Samaratto _______________________________________ Christopher Young July 11, 2017 ii Copyright © 2017 Patrick J. Kronner iii In memoriam George Grobbel. iv Acknowledgements Thank you to Claire Caruso, Paul Cienniwa, Susan Clermont, Leo Collins, Sallyjo Belanger, Barbara Benedett, George Bozeman, Janette Fishell, Wayne Leupold, Maria Jane Loizou, Andrew Mead, Barbara Owen, Paul Peeters, Maryalice Perrin-Mohr, Mike and Susan Powell, Frank Samarotto, Jacob Taylor, Christopher Young, my friends and colleagues at the University of Notre Dame and my family. v Table of Contents Acknowledgments………...……………………………………………………………….v Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………….…...vi List of Examples………………………..…...…………………………………………..viii List of Tables……………….………………………………………………………….….x List of Appendices ............................................................................................................. xi Chapter 1: Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1! Chapter 2: Modest and Kindly: The Life and Works of Arthur Foote ............................... 6! Chapter 3: Arthur Foote: Organist and Church Musician ................................................. 13! Chapter 4: The Organ Works ............................................................................................ 40! Chapter 5: Performance Practice ...................................................................................... 72 Chapter 6: The Reception and Performance of Foote's Organ Works…………...……..113 Chapter 7: Made in America ........................................................................................... 121! Chapter 8: Conclusion ..................................................................................................... 125 Appendix A: Specifications of Select Organs Which Arthur Foote is Known to Have Played .............................................................................................................................. 130! Appendix B: Specifications of Select Organs Which Are Associated with Historic Performances of Foote’s Music………………………………………………………...135! Appendix C: Arthur Foote’s Documented Performances of Organ Works .................... 138! Appendix D: Vespers Programs Preserved in Arthur Foote’s Scrapbooks .................... 141 Appendix E: Articles about Arthur Foote and his Organ Works .................................... 149! Appendix F: Articles by Arthur Foote on the Topic of Organ and Church Music ......... 153 Appendix G: Excerpts from Everett Truette’s Organ Registration with Scores…….....167 Appendix H: The Unpublished Chamber Works with Organ by Arthur Foote………...191 Appendix I: Discography ................................................................................................ 212! vi Appendix J: Errata .......................................................................................................... 214 Appendik K: An Overview of Foote’s Organ Works ......................................................216 Bibliography ....................................................................................................................220 vii List of Examples Example 4.1: “Table based on relationship by thirds” from Modulation and Related Harmonic Questions by Arthur Foote ................................................................................46 Example 4.2: Quasi Menuetto from “Suite in D,” Op. 54 by Arthur Foote (m. 39-44) ....48 Example 4.3: “Festival March,” Op. 29, No. 1 by Arthur Foote (mm 1-5) .......................49 Example 4.4: “Allegretto”, Op. 29, No. 2 by Arthur Foote (mm. 1-4) ..............................50 Example 4.5: “Prelude [in C minor]” by Arthur Foote (mm. 1-6) ....................................51 Example 4.6: “Offertory,” Op. 50, No. 3 by Arthur Foote (mm.1-3) ................................52 Example 4.7: “Cantilena” by Arthur Foote (mm.1-5) .......................................................53 Example 4.8: “Sortie in C,” Op. 71, No. 3 by Arthur Foote (mm. 38-51) ........................ 55 Example 4.9: “Sortie in C,” Op. 71, No. 3 by Arthur Foote (mm. 52-61) ........................ 56 Example 4.10: “Toccata,” Op. 71, No. 7 by Arthur Foote (mm.1-13) ..............................58 Example 4.11: “Toccata,” Op. 71, No. 7 by Arthur Foote (mm. 72-83) ...........................58 Example 4.13: The trio from “Solemn March,” Op. 71, No. 2 by Arthur Foote ...............59 Example 4.14: “Pater Noster,” Op. 50, no. 2 (mm. 32-36) ................................................60 Example 4.15: Recitativo section from the conclusion of “Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565,” attributed to J. S. Bach ...................................................................................61 Example 4.16: Maestoso from “Suite in D,” Op. 54 by Arthur Foote (mm. 98-101) .......61 Example 4.17: Allegro Comodo from “Suite in D,” Op. 54 by Arthur Foote (mm. 1-7) ..63 Example 4.18: Allegro Vivace Assai from “Sonata in F Minor,” Op. 65, No. 1 by Felix Mendelssohn (mm. 51-61) .................................................................................................63 Example 4.19: Improvisation from “Suite in D,” Op. 54 by Arthur Foote (mm. 34-39) ..64 Example 4.20: Allegro vivace assai from “Sonata in F Minor,” Op. 65, No. 1 by Mendelssohn (mm. 101-105) .............................................................................................64 Example 4.21: “Intermezzo,” Op. 50, No. 4 by Arthur Foote (mm. 1-11) ........................66 viii Example 4.22: Quasi Menuetto from “Suite in D,” Op. 54 (mm. 1-9) ..............................67 Example 4.23: “Prelude” by Arthur Foote (mm. 8-24) .....................................................68 Example 4.24: “Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us” from The Book of Chants, edited by Arthur Foote ..................................................................................................................................68 Example 4.25: “Pater Noster,” Op. 50, No. 2 by Arthur Foote (mm. 1-15) ......................70 Example 5.1: “Pater Noster,” Op. 50, No. 2 by Arthur Foote (mm. 32-48) ....................104 Example 5.2: “Intermezzo,” Op. 50, No. 4 by Arthur Foote (mm. 1-23) ........................105 Example 5.3: “Festival March,” Op. 29, No. 1 by Arthur Foote (mm. 1-5) ....................106 Example 5.4: “Cantilena in G,” Op. 71, No. 1 by Arthur Foote (mm. 22-28) .................108 Example 5.5: “Cantilena in G,” Op. 71, No. 1 by Arthur Foote (mm. 16-18) .................109 Example 5.6: “Communion,” Op. 71, No. 6 by Arthur Foote (mm. 37-41) ....................110 ix List of Tables Table 4.1: The Solo Organ Works of Arthur Foote ...........................................................40 Table 4.2: Arthur Foote’s Chamber Works with Organ ....................................................41 Table 4.3: The Vocal and Choral Works of Arthur Foote which Include Organ ..............41 Table 5.1: The 1864 E. & G. G. Hook Organ at South Congregational Church, Boston ..73 Table 5.2: The Hutchings Organ in First Church, Boston as Recorded by Lynnwood Farnam ...............................................................................................................................78 Table 5.3: Registration in Selected Works by Foote .........................................................88 Table 5.4: Truette’s Registration on a Modern 3-Manual Organ ......................................97 x List of Appendices Appendix A: Specifications of Select Organs Which Arthur Foote is Known to Have Played .............................................................................................................................. 130! Appendix B: Specifications of Select Organs Which Are Associated with Historic Performances of Foote’s Music ...................................................................................... 135! Appendix C: Arthur Foote’s Documented Performances of Organ Works .................... 138! Appendix D: Vespers Programs Preserved in Arthur Foote’s Scrapbooks .................... 141 Appendix E: Articles about Arthur Foote and his Organ Works .................................... 149! Appendix F: Articles by Arthur Foote on the Topic of Organ and Church Music ......... 153 Appendix G: Excerpts from Everett Truette’s Organ Registration with Scores…...…..167 Appendix H: The Unpublished Chamber Works with Organ by Arthur Foote………...191 Appendix I: Discography ................................................................................................ 212! Appendix J: Errata .......................................................................................................... 214 Appendik K: An Overview of Foote’s Organ Works ......................................................215 xi Chapter 1: Introduction Arthur Foote: The Dean of American Composers If mentioned at all, the name Arthur Foote (1853-1937) is listed in history books
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