Menoizikul; Midweek Musicalisms

June! Crikey... this year has rocket boosters on. Anyway, this is the last of the birthday boys of lesser-known names in the world of music composition. We began last July. I am considering continuing the birthday theme for searching out listenable pieces, but this time with a focus on the much better known names... you'll know in July whether I opt for that or go off on another tangent! 

Let's begin this month of musical birthdays with a name I was totally unfamiliar with: Sir John Stainer, born on the 6th of June, 1840, in the London borough of Southwark. He fits squarely into that category of Romantic music ... blogpal and commenter, Tomichan, asked about the naming of the style, so for others who may be interested, check out this article. I had a little difficulty finding a short piece to share with you, but did find this excerpt from his much-loved choral work, The Crucifixion. I was all the more delighted when I realised it's sung by the choir at St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh. For those of you who may become entranced, you might like to listen to the entire work (a little over an hour) on this link, which is again from Edinburgh, in the mighty St. Giles' Cathedral.