Description
Walmisley (Te Deum laudamus in D)
Thomas Attwood Walmisley was the godson of Thomas Attwood, who had been a pupil of Mozart. He was one of his early teachers along with his father, Thomas Forbes Walmisley.
Thomas Attwood Walmisley was appointed to Croydon Parish Church (1830) and later at Trinity College, and St John’s College, Cambridge (1833). His qualifications were all taken at Cambridge: MusB (1833), BA (1838), MA (1841), MusD (1848). Walmisley became Professor of Music at Cambridge in 1836. In addition to his anthems and service music he also wrote chamber music, part-songs, chamber music, songs, and orchestral works.
Performance Note
It is highly likely that Walmisley conceived the organ part to be played solely on the manuals as would have been common practice for many organists of the period.
Iain Quinn – Editor
Born in Cardiff, Wales, Iain Quinn grew up as a chorister at Llandaff Cathedral and began music studies at an early age. He later studied at The Juilliard School, The Hartt School, University of Hartford and Yale University before returning to the UK to earn his PhD at the University of Durham. He has been a visiting professor at the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in Saint Petersburg, Russia as a Fulbright Scholar and been awarded a research fellowship by the Newberry Library in Chicago. He has been an active church musician for many years and has recorded prolifically. Currently Dr. Quinn is Professor of Organ and Coordinator of
Sacred Music at Florida State University.
