Pierre Lauwers
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The oil sill in the Mexico gulf would have been, at least, stopped.
Anyone guess with which thing ? (a thing that deserves the deepest ocean...)
Pierre
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Thanks, MM!
Pierre
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"I wonder if he has ever heard the great Schulze organ at St Bartholomew's, Armley?"
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Yes, in Situ !
(And I won't forget It....)
The members of the french forum ask for the Specifications of tha Edinburg organ.
Do you have it ?
Pierre
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"I hope we can appreciate the tonal quality for what it is; and Anglicised version of a German romantic organ."
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This organ seems to be splendid, but it does not sound "german" to my ears. The reeds and the Mixtures
are undboubtly british. By the way, it is encouraging to note such an instrument has been restored !
Pierre
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What about this one, played upon something that belongs
to the central german tradition ?
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=gwNcbdiOlCY&...feature=related
Pierre
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The only one I like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZRLkdPnpiQ...feature=related
.....But rather on an authentic central german organ (Bach never saw any Polder)
Pierre
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And hood it to keep out the flies and other debris.
...Not necessary, because this stop has to be "en chamade", even in 32',
down to C.
As for the debris, it is common sense to open all doors and remove all windows
before drawing that stop; moreover, before adding it to the organ, it is the whole
building that must be complertely checked and reinforced, wherever necessary,
in order to be able to cope with a Richter level of at least 6.
Pierre
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It would suit a belgian church perfectly. The Nazard and Larigot
may stay in Britain.
Pierre
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"the closest anyone has to a Vuvazela on an organ. "
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.....For me, a neo-baroque, low-pressure rattling chamade.
You are right stating the Vuvuzela should always be drawn
(Like the Mixtures with many organists)
Pierre
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Clearly Vuvuzelas appeal to the masses. Then let us seize the moment and have a Vuvuzela Chorus 16 8 4 on every organ. Have thousands at recitals!... Crowd control... black market in recital tcikets.....
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Brass resonators, horizontal of course; open, un-leathered shallots; low pressure with very thin
tongues; no tuning required, pitch and temperament undefined. Sole aim is to get the coarsest
possible noise with a maximum of rattle.
Pierre
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"there is nothing in the existing organ repertoire which requires all those mutations or the registration tools, but to think of it in those terms is to miss the point entirely. "
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Indeed !
I'll go a step further: to believe those things are pointless is to believe the history
ends with us. We know all. There will be no others composers for the organ, because
we know there cannot be.
Pierre
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"No open Flutes for Bach", they said ?
And then towards 3' 20".......
Enjoy !
Pierre
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BWV 545 a by Gerhard Weinberger on the Volkland organ of Muhlberg.
Volkland was established in Erfurt, and built this organ 1729, during Bach's
time.....
.....And see for yourself how this thing sounds:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QItIkyzWxw
YESSS, once Again !!!!!!!
Pierre
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Just a though: How many Green cathedral organs do we still have ?
Congregation= less than 100 people ? So something delicate
could do ?
(The first who will come with "music-boxes" mantras will be invited
to eat his hat.)
Pierre
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And here is a splendid northern german early baroque organ:
the Scherer organ of Tangermünde (1624), with a Fantasia
by Froberger. Note the singy, sweet tones, and the incredibly
good reed stops:
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"Incidentally, and slightly off topic, the welcome given to visiting choirs by the clergy and staff at Worcester is second to none and frankly puts many other cathedrals to shame. "
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It was already so in the seventies. This, combined with the riches of this incredible historic building,
makes it a "great place" one never forgets.
Pierre
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There is already the work of Vernon Butcher. As far as I know, the history
does not need to be re-written every time the fashion changes. Or it is then
an apology of the last one; the end of the history is always our feat....Up to
the next generation. Let us have a date in 30 years.
Pierre
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Very interesting !
Pierre
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Thanks! ordered.
Pierre
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Surely horse manure is better? Fortunately it isn't delivered in the same way as volcanic ash.
If you ask me politely, many things are possible...
Pierre
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By the way, for the gardeners: volcanic ash is the best fertilizer one can have.
All the soils that have received it, worldwide (save...In Iceland, for obvious
climatic reasons), are among the best for crop and gardens.
Pierre
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Fo those who are interested with true Chamade stops, here is
a splendid example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-obg1V_dlK0...feature=channel
It is not in the Highlands -though one could believe just that- but
in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.
Pierre
:lol: 
Vuvuzela Chorus
in Nuts and bolts
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Not really: those ones belongs to the UNESCO.
Pierre