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Music which had 'profound effect' on war poet Wilfred Owen found Wilfred Owen: Music that influenced war poet discovered
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Organ music that had a "profound effect" on WWI poet Wilfred Owen has been recreated after forgotten sheet music was found in a church's basement.Organ music that had a "profound effect" on WWI poet Wilfred Owen has been recreated after forgotten sheet music was found in a church's basement.
The poet was a regular at Oxton's Christ Church, where he heard organist Edward Townshend Driffield's works.The poet was a regular at Oxton's Christ Church, where he heard organist Edward Townshend Driffield's works.
A recording of his work, Cavatina, played on the organ from Owen's time, has been made at the Merseyside church.A recording of his work, Cavatina, played on the organ from Owen's time, has been made at the Merseyside church.
Dean Jackson of The Wilfred Owen Story museum said it was "fascinating" to hear what the poet heard.Dean Jackson of The Wilfred Owen Story museum said it was "fascinating" to hear what the poet heard.
Owen lived in Birkenhead between the ages of 4 and 13 and served as a choir boy at the Oxton church.Owen lived in Birkenhead between the ages of 4 and 13 and served as a choir boy at the Oxton church.
Mr Jackson said his "poethood" was born in the period and that the church had been a "significant influence" on his childhood.Mr Jackson said his "poethood" was born in the period and that the church had been a "significant influence" on his childhood.
"Owen was devoutly religious - he would have seen God in every word that he read in church and in every note of music that he heard," he said."Owen was devoutly religious - he would have seen God in every word that he read in church and in every note of music that he heard," he said.
"The atmosphere at Christ Church is very powerful and the great organ reverberates as if from heaven itself - all this would have had a profound effect on Wilfred's sensitivity.""The atmosphere at Christ Church is very powerful and the great organ reverberates as if from heaven itself - all this would have had a profound effect on Wilfred's sensitivity."
'Never been found''Never been found'
Edward Townshend Driffield was a local solicitor, who composed music for and played the organ at Christ Church.Edward Townshend Driffield was a local solicitor, who composed music for and played the organ at Christ Church.
He was also the organist at St Paul's in Southport and composed for Liverpool's 700th Anniversary Pageant in 1907.He was also the organist at St Paul's in Southport and composed for Liverpool's 700th Anniversary Pageant in 1907.
Mr Jackson said the composer's works from the period the poet attended the church were found during a search by current organist Paul Broadhurst.Mr Jackson said the composer's works from the period the poet attended the church were found during a search by current organist Paul Broadhurst.
"He began to search in the myriad of rooms within the church's basement and the hundreds of boxes containing a century's worth of hymn sheets and services looking for one that Driffield had organised himself," he said."He began to search in the myriad of rooms within the church's basement and the hundreds of boxes containing a century's worth of hymn sheets and services looking for one that Driffield had organised himself," he said.
"He came across an old binder bound with a ribbon of the organist's own compositions written while at the church and Cavatina seems to have been the most popular."He came across an old binder bound with a ribbon of the organist's own compositions written while at the church and Cavatina seems to have been the most popular.
"It was not lost in a sense but had never been found until we looked for it.""It was not lost in a sense but had never been found until we looked for it."
A recording of Cavatina played on the church's organ has been made.A recording of Cavatina played on the church's organ has been made.
The music has been used as a backdrop for a reading of one of the poet's best known works, Dulce Et Decorum Est, by the actor Christopher Timothy for a new musical production by Mr Jackson.The music has been used as a backdrop for a reading of one of the poet's best known works, Dulce Et Decorum Est, by the actor Christopher Timothy for a new musical production by Mr Jackson.