Clavecin
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Thanks for this info.
I went to 2 evensongs; DD conducted the boys and men with TP accompanying, and TP conducted the girls and men with DD accompanying (extremely well!)
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Ever wondered who's got the regristration ORG4N on their car?
It was advertised in yesterday's Telegraph, back page of the Motoring section. One of the companies that specialise in personal registrations was running a 'musical' theme, and this number will set you back a mere £34,995
However, V1OLA will set you back even more, £39,995
Anyone interested?
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Ashley Grote has been appointed as the new Master of Choristers at Norwich Cathedral, W/E 1st Sept
I've just returned from a few days in Norwich, can anyone tell me what the set-up here actually is?
The Cathedral website lists David Dunnett as 'Acting Organist and Master of Music' and Tom Primrose as 'Acting Assistant Organist'.
So, who is leaving (or already left), and what will Ashley Grote's role be.
By the way, both the girl choristers and boy choristers sounded very good.
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Yesterday's episode of 'Escape to the Country' (I quickly hasten to add that it is my wife who likes to watch this, not myself!) was set in the area around Wells and featured the presenter meeting Matthew Owens, getting a quick demo of the Cathedral organ from the console, then receiving an impromptu lesson on how to play the opening of Toccata in D minor!!!
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Prelude Funebre is well worth investigating, and despite the title is not at all gloomy. I heard it played twice at recitals within a fairly short space of time.
I got a copy in PDF form as a free download, I can't remember the web address, just google it adding the words 'free score' and you should find it.
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Not a tuba, but a candidate for the solo reed to end all solo reeds has got to be the west-end State Trumpet at St John the Divine, New York. Affectionately known as 'The Horn of the Apocalypse' this really has to heard to be believed, and heaven help anyone directly in the firing line. Even sitting in the south transept the effect was devastating unlike any other solo reed I've ever heard...
And here they are!!!
DT
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Eccola!
I like the 32 on the Grand'Orgue !
(There was a 32 on the Great at Ely until it was vandalised in a rebuild.)
PS search using Google.it
The other one might well be in the USA; if I didn't read about it in OR then the article was probably in 'Choir & Organ'
I'll try emailing a friend in the 'States
DT
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Whilst on a recent sightseeing holiday in Rome I was invited to go to visit this recently built organ by Formentelli (Verona based builder, works in French classical style, has restored many Classical intruments in France). Unfortunately, as it's about 70k out of Rome and a visit didn't fit in with our planned itinerary, I had to decline the offer but do intend to return.
The organ is a realisation of Dom Bedos' design for an ideal organ as described in detail in his treatise 'Art du facteur d'orgue' 1765 and is similar to the monumantal organ in St Croix Bordeaux. There is quite a lot of info about this Formentalli on the internet including several youtube videos (of varying quality!).
I'm fairly sure that I have read an article, possibly in OR, which described this organ and compared it to another organ recently built, also based on the Dom Bedos plan. The organist whom I met in Rome didn't know of this, so I said that I would try to find some information on it, but so far have not found anything on the internet.
Does anyone know of such an instrument?
Thanks,
DT
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Reading between the lines, (and the gaps on the pipe-racks), I think you may be referring to All Soul's, Hayley Hill, Halifax.....the famous "Schulze" organ (with a few real Schulze ranks), built by Forster & Andrews and voiced by Philip Selfe, if my memory serves me correctly. (It never sounded like a Schulze organ, but it did sound superb). I heard Flor Peeters in recital on this very organ.
The church is not by Pugin, but in fact by Giles Gilbert-Scott, and although made of very soft limestone, it is the most wonderful landmark in Halifax, if only because the ancient Parish Church is built in a valley bottom and almost invisible to anyone in the centre of town.
MM
Phillip Marshall was once the organist here, not sure when, sometime pre Lincoln/Ripon/Boston PC.
Here are a few photos which just show a bit of ruinous organ material. All Soul's is a Grade 1 listed building and has recently had quite a bit of HLF money spent on it, the Churches Conservation Trust undertook the work.
DT
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From certain angles the organist looks like the person (can't remember his name) who played the dummy keyboard for Joyce Grenfell and others to guess what he was playing.
I think he was called Joseph Cooper
DT
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I don't think so. You may only open Scorch files in a browser (Netscape, Safari, Firefox etc.). As a reader/printer it offers more than midi files or pdf; depending on how it's been distributed you may view/print individual parts and change the key.
The only way you can do what you want is to get the maker of the original Sibelius file to send it you :-)
You can also try importing the midifile into Sibelius. This can be successful or a disastrous failure depending on many factors including the complexity of the music (harmonically and rhythmically) and the settings in Sibelius.
Best of luck,
Michael
Oh well, looks like I'll just have to continue doing it the long way!
Thanks anyway.
DT
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Scorch: as far as I know this is a method of viewing and printing Sibelius files via the www. It is not a means of transferring the musical data back into Sibelius.
I've been using a website called 'scorser.com' which offers you the option of downloading scores as either a midi file, pdf or sibelius file (via scorch). I've been using the pdf version then writing by hand (as it were) into sibelius, I got the impression that a scorch file would open directly into sibelius.
DT
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Following the recent good advice I received from board members to sort-out PDF creating problems, I thought I would ask for help again.
I have been trying to download Sibelius Scorch free software recently, but have failed miserably.
I either get an error message or the download begins then freezes the whole computer.
I run Sibelius 3 and dowloading files using Scorch, dirctly into Sibelius, will same me several hours of transcribing.
Anyone able to offer advice?
DT
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Might his initials by either HB or GB?
Neither!
DT
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Copeman Hart have a long association with the Musicom system, which can produce remarkable results in the right hands............
Our C-H of 1990 still holds up against other builders for its sheer drive and energy- there is an element of life to it that is quite absent in many other organs;
Another firm recently to appear on the 'custom build' scene is Phoenix Organs (I am aware of number of board members who have Phoenix organs at home), I had some time on one of their large instalations last year and was very impressed indeed, but after a while it all starts to sound too perfect.
A builder I know works with both Musicom and Phoenix systems, according to him the Phoenix is a less expensive system but does not offer anywhere near the same levels of adjustability of just about every parameter that Musicom does.
CPs comment about Musicoms 'element of life' rings true in my experience, possibly due to their high levels of 'randomisation'.
Musicom also supply whole-organ control systems for pipe organs; Worcester and St. Paul's run on these, I'll be surprised if Llandaff doesn't run on one also.
DT
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In respect of the town hall and its organ I don't know if Christchurch Town Hall and Christchurch Arts Centre are the same building.
They aren't, the Townhall is a 60's/70's building, the Arts Centre is in the old University buildings about half a mile away.
We sat at one of those tables last Thursday and ate lunch.
DT
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My wife and I have just returned from a 3 week walking tour of South Island and were in Christchurch at the beginning of the holiday and also last Thursday.
We are stunned by what's happened and recognized many of the ruined places shown in the various TV video clips, a few of our group are still out there.
We were told that the Catholic Basilica was damaged in the September earthquake and had been closed-off since then.
I gather from Jenny's website that the Townhall Rieger has only just undergone a major injection of additional material; we had a walk around the outside of the building last week, but couldn't gain access. I wonder how it's fared?
DT
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Sad to report the death of Andrew Seivewright, formerly of Carlisle Cathedral.
Here is a brief obituary
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Once again, thanks for all the helpful advice.
I've just installed PDF995 as Vox suggested and it works perfectly converting Sibelius to pdf, without any pop-ups (which I presume Norton is blocking).
Regards,
DT
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Many thanks to all who have offered advice.
I shall try the various options, I should have added that I am also still runnng XP, if that makes any difference.
DT
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Greetings all!
I'm running Sibelius 3 which is quite old now, but does everything I want and the files are always compatible with previous or later versions; however, most people don't have Sibelius and I would like to be able to occasionally send scores converted to pdf documents.
There's the option in Sibelius to save scores as 'graphics' but when I try this I get an error message saying that I don't have the correct Adobe software. I've got the free 'Adobe Reader' but need something which will create files in this format but don't really want to pay a lot for software to do something which I wouldn't get much use.
I'm sure I've seen a thread on here before about this but can't find it at present.
Does anyone know of a free bit of software to create pdf documents?
Regards,
DT
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David,
Very sorry that I didn't make it.
I reluctantly came to the rescue of a fellow organist who needed someone to play for a wedding at the last minute.
I tried driving down mid-afternoon but got totally snarled up in traffic so turned back.
Glad to hear it went well.
DT
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This news just in...
George Sixsmith died on Saturday 16 October at the age of 80. He contracted pneumonia a few weeks before his death and never fully recovered. Many will remember this jovial but very sincere man and the excellent work he and his firm have done over many years. He will be greatly missed. There will be am organ recital in St. Werburgh’s Church, Chester, given by Roger Fisher, at 2.30pm. on Saturday 8 January 2011 to celebrate the life and work of this well known organ builder. Admission will be free with a Retiring Collection in aid of Cancer Research UK. Further detail next month.
Andrew (George's son) tells me that his father was still a very active part of the family business until a few weeks before his death.
DT
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Interestingly, and I wonder if this might not deserve its own thread, I caught Loyd Grossman (of Through The Keyhole fame) on the Parliament Channel giving evidence to, I think, a select committee of MPs about heritage and the voluntary sector and he actually mentioned "historic pipe organs" in the context of heritage organisations that are run by volunteers "out of love" and don't have "smart offices in Strasbourg". Mr Grossman was an eloquent and impressive speaker.
He is also chairman of The Churches Conservation Trust, an excellent organisation which looks after many sadly redundant churches of historic/architectural interest, most of which still contain the organ.
Cynic's old church 'St. Mary Shrewsbury' is one.
DT
Oops! didn't notice that John Sayer beat me to it.
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This looks interesting, could make a nice house organ if you've got the right room.