#secretsoforganplayingUnmoderated tagAll postsTrendingHotNewPromotedPayoutscontrabourdon in #classical-music • 3 days agoVariations sur "UBI CARITAS" - Denis BédardWhere there is CHARITY and LOVE (Ubi Caritas). Denis Bédard wrote a moving solo organ work based on the Ubi Caritas chant which captures the mood associated with the Mass of the…contrabourdon in #secretsoforganplaying • 5 days agoFANTAISIE IN E-FLAT MAJOR - Camille Saint-SaënsThe Fantaisie in E-flat major (nicknamed the 'Echo') was Saint-Saëns’ first published organ work. It's regularly featured on organ recital programmes and for good reason! I…contrabourdon in #secretsoforganplaying • 12 days agoSTANLEY'S FORGOTTEN MOVEMENT FROM THE "TRUMPET VOLUNTARY" SUITE Op. 6, No. 5I have to thank David-Charles Turner for introducing me to this beautiful 'Moderato' movement from John Stanley's suite Op. 6, No. 5 which also contains the famous Trumpet…contrabourdon in #secretsoforganplaying • 10 days agoFESTIVE VOLUNTARY ("Lasst Uns Erfreuen") - Phil LehenbauerThe hymn tune "Lasst Uns Erfreuen" is one of the most popular around the world. Its many texts include "From all that dwell below the skies", "Ye watchers and ye holy ones"…primalamusica in #hive-175836 • 12 days agoAnonymus, Fantasia tertii Toni ex E La MiTne fourth fantasia from manuscript Becker II.2.51 is based on the third church mode, here centered around "E La Mi". I am not sure what this actually means. The fantasia that…primalamusica in #hive-175836 • 13 days agoJosef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Mobile Perpetum (L 10)The title of this composition suggests that it offers the possibility to play it endlessly. And indeed, the manuscript indicates with numbers three points suitable for a repeat…contrabourdon in #secretsoforganplaying • 18 days agoMeditation on "Draw near and take'" (GUSTATE) - Vidas PinkeviciusThe hymn "Draw near and take" is one that has sentimental meaning to me. I'm very grateful to Vidas Pinkevicius ( @organduo ) for composing this gentle meditation on the old…contrabourdon in #secretsoforganplaying • 16 days agoORGAN DUET | Souvenir - Denis BédardThis is a charming little organ duet by Denis Bédard for 4 hands and two feet. I play a lot of his solo organ music and most of the organ duets on my channel are also by him. His…primalamusica in #hive-175836 • 15 days agoChristian Gottlob Höpner, Wer nur den lieben Gott (2)The second prelude to the melody of "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten" from Höpner's opus 2 features the choral melody in the left hand. In this pprimalamusica in #hive-175836 • 19 days agoChristian Gotthilf Tag, Lobe den Herren, des almächtigen Köning der Ehren,Tag's prelude to the chorale "Lobe den Herren" has the same construction as his prelude to "Wir Christenleut (see here: The chorale melody is not used as a cantus firmus, or a…primalamusica in #hive-175836 • 21 days agoAnonymus, Fantasia secundi Toni ex G bémol (Becker II.2.51)The third fantasia from manuscript Becker II.2.51 is again a Fantasia written in the second church mode, this time cetered around G. It is a bit shorter than the second fantasia…contrabourdon in #secretsoforganplaying • 22 days agoWhat we THINK of CHURCH MUSIC in 2023 ft. Benjamin TurnerLast week I managed to take some well deserved time off on the Gold Coast with my friend, Ben Turner. In our down time, we decided to have a casual chat on the current state of…primalamusica in #hive-175836 • 23 days agoJosef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Præludium G Dur (L 9)Seger's prelude in G major (l 9) features a short introduction of 9 bars that leads to the tonic of G major, after which the actual piece starts in "Alla breve" time. I gue The second fantasia from manuscript Becker II.2.51 is written in the second church mode, centered around tonal centre D. It has no less then 4 sections, each with a different…primalamusica in #hive-175836 • 27 days agoChristian Gotthilf Tag,Was alle WeisheitTag's prelude to the chorale "Was alle Weisheit" (on the melody of "Christ unser Herr, zum Joran kam") is a beautiful, longwinded composition. Though the piece is marked…
