Any Organists?
Justin Ankus
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Justin P. Ankus
jan...@sydney.DIALix.oz.au
Robin Hilliard
> Are there any organists (Pipe organ/ Theatre organ) out there?
Yup. Only pipe organ though, and not very good at that :-)
Are there many more of 'us' out there? In particular, are there enuf to set
up a newsgroup? When I was subscribed to the PIPORG-L pipe organ list
server from albany, there was too much traffic (~25 messages/day) for my
account at the time. Does anyone know if this has changed?
- robin.
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Gabe Wiener
Robin Hilliard <ro...@flapjack.ieunet.ie> wrote:
>Are there many more of 'us' out there? In particular, are there enuf to set
>up a newsgroup? When I was subscribed to the PIPORG-L pipe organ list
>server from albany, there was too much traffic (~25 messages/day) for my
>account at the time. Does anyone know if this has changed?
I definitely think that a rec.music.organ group is needed. There are
enough organ aficionados, players, etc. on the net now that such a group
would certainly be warranted.
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Steve Fox
>>up a newsgroup? When I was subscribed to the PIPORG-L pipe organ list
>>server from albany, there was too much traffic (~25 messages/day) for my
>>account at the time. Does anyone know if this has changed?
PIPORG-L is very active. At least 25 messages/day. I'd recommend
setting the listserv DIGEST option; that way, all the day's messages are
bundled into one big message. For me, this is much easier to handle,
since only a few messages are of interest to me.
set PIPORG-L digest
(send the above to listserv@albany .etc whatever the address is)
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John Seboldt
Here's one -- classic type, studied University of Iowa, Iowa City, working
in the church and even playing literature once in a while!
: John Seboldt rohr...@holonet.net / I am Bach of Borg...
: Amateur radio K0JD... / your style will be
: Church of the Annunciation, / assimilated.
: Minneapolis /
Bart Hengeveld
: Are there any organists (Pipe organ/ Theatre organ) out there?
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: Justin P. Ankus
: jan...@sydney.DIALix.oz.au
Yes, also in the Netherlands. Still taking lessons in Moordrecht; De la
Haye, 1782, II/P(tr), 22.
Bart
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Simon Stroughair
"The King of Instruments", as I have seen very little about organ
playing anywhere. I am the organist of a church called St. Audoen's
in Dublin, the oldest practicing church in Ireland (I think).
I would love to see an organists' newsgroup set up.
Does anyone know of any sites regarding organs or organ music on the
web?
Cheers,
Simon Stroughair (sis...@maths.tcd.ie)
Nhat-Viet Phi
wondering about the organ and its possible fans on the Internet...
I have only been playing organ (after a fashion) since September 1993 -
my getting the job was pretty much a stroke of luck. I have only had one
hour of formal instruction, but I think eighteen years of solo piano
training have carried me over... The instrument I play is a two-manual
Rodgers, with stop switches in the form of "piano keys" under the music
stand. I believe it's an electronic, not pipe, but for my limited
experience it sounds passable.
Can I ask you people a question? I have been practising Widor's Toccata
from the Organ Symphony No. 5, in order to play this after Midnight Mass
on Christmas Eve. It's currently at 60 beats per minute to the half-note;
probably faster under adrenalin... By watching me, you could probably
tell I'm not a _real_ organist, but I am getting at the vast majority of
notes. (If not on the right manuals, at least all the sixteenth notes ARE
being played staccato! %-) )
My question is: what is the accepted difficulty level of this piece?
I only learned of the Toccata from an LP of "Rostal & Schaefer", a
two-piano duo from the UK, who did a lively arrangement of the work. I
assumed that because the upper notes were fast, and the bass movements
were slow and conjunct, doing the actual organ version might not be so bad...
Nhat-Viet Phi
nhat...@nucleus.com
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Stephen Wilcox
Nhat-Viet Phi <nhat...@nucleus.com> wrote:
>Can I ask you people a question? I have been practising Widor's Toccata
>from the Organ Symphony No. 5, in order to play this after Midnight Mass
>on Christmas Eve. It's currently at 60 beats per minute to the half-note;
>probably faster under adrenalin... By watching me, you could probably
>tell I'm not a _real_ organist, but I am getting at the vast majority of
>notes. (If not on the right manuals, at least all the sixteenth notes ARE
>being played staccato! %-) )
>
>My question is: what is the accepted difficulty level of this piece?
My impression of it, having learnt it last month, is that the manual
part is by far the most difficult bit. The pedals are really quite
easy, apart from one masty jump from bass octave Cs to treble octave
Cs. Incidentally, the score I have recommends a speed of crotchet
(quarter-note) = 100, so your minim (half-note) = 60 is already faster
than suggested. It's certainly faster than *I* managed it. Whatever
speed you do it at, it sounds good.
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Stephen Wilcox ** Since singing is so good a thing,
wil...@maths.ox.ac.uk ** I wish all men would learne to sing.
Richard D. DuPree
> Can I ask you people a question? I have been practising Widor's Toccata
> from the Organ Symphony No. 5, in order to play this after Midnight Mass
> on Christmas Eve. It's currently at 60 beats per minute to the half-note;
> probably faster under adrenalin... By watching me, you could probably
> tell I'm not a _real_ organist, but I am getting at the vast majority of
> notes. (If not on the right manuals, at least all the sixteenth notes ARE
> being played staccato! %-) )
>
> My question is: what is the accepted difficulty level of this piece?
Don't worry about burning the keys off the instrument, as many organists
do. A number of years ago here at the University of North Texas, a
student of Widor named Arthur Poister gave a master class here. He made a
point of teaching this particular piece, insisting that Widor himself
would NEVER have played it faster than MM=60. Far too many organists try
to play this much too fast. It's a fun piece. Hope that you enjoy it!