Adrian Brockless recently contacted me to say he was trying to get this little piece of his father’s better known. Much of Brian Brockless’ organ music is pretty challenging, but the Toccatina upon Tallis’ 9th tune is straightforward both to play, and listen to. Tallis’ Ninth Tune (hymn tune TALLIS ORDINAL) is used in rather clever canon, with a sparkling accompaniment – a good wedding piece, or recital encore, perhaps. Here’s a YouTube recording of Adrian playing it in a recital back in 2001 – he apologises for the quality of the recording.
Brian Brockless Toccatina upon Tallis’ 9th Tune
Roberton Publications
www.goodmusicpublishing.co.uk
Catalogue number 98034 £4.00 plus p&p
