A Dundee Fantasee - Toccata-Humoresque

Composer(s): Adolphus Hailstork

Hailstork’s 8-minute organ fantasy, with the telling subtitle “Toccata-Humoresque,” is based on the hymn tune Dundee from the 1615 Scottish Psalter. This tune has become most commonly associated with Cowper’s 1774 text “God Moves in a Mysterious Way,” believed to be the origin of the phrase “God works in mysterious ways.”  Hailstork has written, “As I searched for a way to set the tune that felt substantial enough for concert presentation, I moved suddenly from a ponderous, solemn approach to a brighter, more humorous one, resulting in this toccata. As the hymn says, ‘God moves in a mysterious way.’”

Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Duration: 0:07:00
Instrumentation: Organ
Pages: 4
Binding: 9x12
Format: Performance
UPC: 680160694471
ISBN: 9781491138670
Item No: 113-40050

Publication Date: 2/1/2025