Dudley Buck (1839-1909), a contemporary
of Eugene Thayer and John Knowles Paine, was one of the early American organ virtuosi who composed many works for the organ.
Impromptu-Pastorale, Opus 27, was published in 1868, the third of 5 original organ pieces written
while Buck resided in Hartford, Connecticut. This gentle, lyrical piece comes with several chromatic figures destined to become clichés;
you and your audience will smile. Moderately easy.