BERTHOLD TOURS

Berthold Tours (1838-1897) was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, son of organist Barthélemy Tours. He studied under his father, then at the Conservatoires of Brussels and Leipzig. He accompanied Prince George Galitzin to Russia and remained there for two years. He moved to London where he composed, taught violin and played with various orchestras including the Royal Italian Opera. He was organist of the Swiss Church, Holborn and in 1878 he became a musical adviser and editor with Novello and Company. With Novello, he arranged several works from the orchestral scores, including Beethoven’s Mass in C, four of Schubert’s Masses, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and Gounod’s Redemption. His compositions include works for the piano and other instruments, and a large number of songs and part-songs. He also composed hymn tunes, anthems and services for the Anglican Church. He died in London.

All are mixed chorus; some contain divisi.

SET	TITLE	VOICING	TEXT	LISTEN
	All to peace		Edward Oxenford	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Hymn to Cynthia		Ben Jonson	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	New Year’s Song	SATBdiv	Georgina Elizabeth Troutbeck	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Stars of the Summer Night		Longfellow	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	The Rainbow	SATBdiv	Frederic Edward Weatherly	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing