The organ as a wind instrument
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The organ as a wind instrument
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Re: The organ as a wind instrument
#2The number of reeds in an accordion multiplies in a similar way, plus you need a reed for pushing and pulling if you want the same sound in both directions. A full-sized accordion typically has four sets of treble reeds, though three is also common and there are a few with five.
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#3The pipe organ is surely one of the most majestic & grand instruments, and I long for the day its most frequent use won't be drab church hymns. It's capable of so much more.
It's also difficult to get exposure to. You've basically got make friends with a church music director to let you play theirs. That's not easy, especially as a queer self-taught musician—no religion, no music degree won't get you too far. It's a self-reinforcing negative feedback loop that gatekeeps its wider use.
(Yes, sample libraries work, but they're just intermediate representations of a full console with multiple manuals, pedalboard, couplers, reverberant room, etc.)
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#4Anna Lapwood demonstrating the features of a pipe organ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzK-tYFGQx4
Edit: Although she didn't explain how they "programme" the buttons. Presumably by adjusting something in the guts of the organ.
Re: The organ as a wind instrument
#5The pipe organ is surely one of the most majestic & grand instruments, and I long for the day its most frequent use won't be drab church hymns. It's capable of so much more. It's also difficult to get exposure to. You've basically got make friends with a church music director to let you play theirs. That's not easy, especially as a queer self-taught musician—no religion, no music degree won't get you too far. It's a…
The sound track of Interstellar? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_(soundtrack)
Re: The organ as a wind instrument
#6The pipe organ is surely one of the most majestic & grand instruments, and I long for the day its most frequent use won't be drab church hymns. It's capable of so much more. It's also difficult to get exposure to. You've basically got make friends with a church music director to let you play theirs. That's not easy, especially as a queer self-taught musician—no religion, no music degree won't get you too far. It's a…
The sound track of Interstellar? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_(soundtrack)
Basically, the exception which proves the rule.
I sincerely doubt most folks could name other titles which prominently feature organ as a focal instrument in a work. There's more, of course, but Interstellar tends to be people's first example.
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
The sound track of Interstellar? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_(soundtrack)
Basically, the exception which proves the rule. I sincerely doubt most folks could name other titles which prominently feature organ as a focal instrument in a work. There's more, of course, but Interstellar tends to be people's first example.
Quite a few according to this list: https://www.hirten.com/the-pipe-organ-on-film/
The Abominable Dr. Phibes is an absolute classic.
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#8If you want to learn more about pipe organs from a completely different viewpoint, this series where a pipe organ is gradually rebuilt by an extremely talented and enthusiastic amateur is great fun!
LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER - I BOUGHT A WHOLE CHURCH ORGAN - Part 1: The Organ Removal
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#9I discovered Sarah Davachi[0] via the excellent Why We Bleep podcast[1] recently. She makes interesting music, often using organs.
[0]: https://www.sarahdavachi.com [1]: https://www.whywebleep.com/whywebleep/
Re: The organ as a wind instrument
#10If anyone’s curious to experiment with the different kinds of stops, the FOSS Aeolus VST plugin is pretty good https://github.com/Archie3d/aeolus_plugin