This is a new printing on sturdy acid-free paper. 12 pages. We include photos and a capsule biography by Lucas Fletcher. Highest quality guaranteed. Size of music is 9.5" x 12.5". $10.00.

Bruce Prince-Joseph (1925–2015) was born in Pennsylvania. Here is a bit of how he explained the origin of his name: “I got Prince-Joseph because my mother refused to give up her maiden name when she married my father. Although her American name became Adele Elizabeth Prince, her real last name was St. Gilles and they were associated with the Counts of Toulouse and the Crusades. My father came from one of the oldest Christian families in Iraq (between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers).” (Read Bruce Prince-Joseph: Toccata Giovane (PDF) by Lucas Fletcher.) Prince-Joseph studied briefly with Pietro Yon in New York City as one of his last students. He graduated from Yale University where he studied composition with Paul Hindemith. He later was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study European organs damaged in World War II. Read my post on his death from June 2015, which containis photos and more information on his life. Giovane means “young,” and this toccata certainly captures youthful enthusiasm. Moderate.