"History, Analysis and Performance Considerations of Gerald Finzi's ...

52observed as used by Finzi on the small scale in his cadential formulas, shifting by common tone,mediant, and/or mode on the conclusive chord of thematic statements! What is consciouslyrecognized or simply subconsciously sensed by a composer in regards to creating wide-viewstructural gestures certainly varies by individual. While this subject as specifically relating toFinzi has not been explored anywhere in detail, Walker provides the following in regards to his“constructions”:Nowadays it is fashionable to separate composers into those who compose fromthe head and those who compose from the heart. The truth is that all music mustbe organised if it is to be coherent. Whether such organisation involves'intellectual' labour or whether it occurs quite spontaneously, i.e., comes from 'theheart', is a purely secondary consideration. The thematic relationships set upwithin a work are neither good nor bad simply because they occurred consciouslyor unconsciously. Finzi is not the sort of composer whom friends and criticsgenerally regard as having 'constructed' his music. In my submission both partieshave a totally wrong evaluation of the word 'construction' which they incorrectlyequate with 'consciousness'. Finzi had the sort of mind that could achieveremarkable results in musical craftsmanship when prompted by words thatcaptured his imagination.” 60It remains therefore, an interesting speculation only, as to the underlying relationships of similarmacro- and micro-gestural elements in this work.Section C’Section C’ is marked by the return of theme f in its original key of B♭ minor(transitioning by common organ tone in measure 126), as well as the return of the Adoro Te text,the last stanza of which is used for all remaining anthem sections. The extended tenor and basssolos comprising the entirety of C’ (measures 127-141) paint a lyrical and poignant image of the“soft self-wounding Pelican” which, according to mythology, would strike its breast in times of60 Walker, 9-10.