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RE: (western) classical music discussion
November 14, 2018 at 12:06 am
Once I played the Messiaen "Apparition of the Eternal Church" (organ) in a concert hall, where we turned out the lights, and the lights inside the organ pipe chambers were the only lights on, (but they were behind the "shutters" which started out closed, and gradually I opened them ... the swell and choir divisions) ... it was so spooky and hilarious, I was laughing so hard I could hardly play.
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RE: (western) classical music discussion
November 14, 2018 at 6:07 pm
(November 14, 2018 at 12:06 am)Bucky Ball Wrote: Once I played the Messiaen "Apparition of the Eternal Church" (organ) in a concert hall, where we turned out the lights, and the lights inside the organ pipe chambers were the only lights on, (but they were behind the "shutters" which started out closed, and gradually I opened them ... the swell and choir divisions) ... it was so spooky and hilarious, I was laughing so hard I could hardly play.
Hadn't known you were a musician, but if I had, "organist" would have been on the short list of subcategories -- I've known quite a few.
Interesting avocation for an atheist, considering that most organs tend to be installed in churches.
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RE: (western) classical music discussion
November 14, 2018 at 6:28 pm
Bach: Organ Concerto in a-minor, transcribed from Vivaldi Op 3 #8
Of course, Vivaldi's original was pretty special too.
