Page 1 of 4 1234 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 54
Like Tree6Likes

Thread: Organists' milestones

  1. #1
    Commodore con Forza GoneBaroque's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    Et in Arcadia Ego
    Posts
    627

    Organists' milestones

    January 17 Commemorates the anniversary of the

    1712 Birth of English organist and composer John Stanley

    and the

    1941 Birth of New Zealand organist Dame Gillian Weir

    and remembers the

    1738 Death of French organist and composer Jean Francois Dandrieu in Paris

  2. #2
    Lieutenant Commander, Concertmaster
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Location
    Scotland
    Posts
    143
    Should that be 'Organists' milestones' GB?

  3. #3
    Commodore con Forza GoneBaroque's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    Et in Arcadia Ego
    Posts
    627
    You caught me Nikam, you are correct

  4. #4
    Administrator Krummhorn's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    Tucson, Arizona
    Posts
    6,740
    Blog Entries
    3
    Indeed ... Happy Birthday, John Stanley

    I have been playing his music all this month at church in commemoration of the January 17th date.


    Oh, and I corrected the title ...
    Kh ~~.
    Administrator


    Amateur musicians practice until they get it right ...
    Pro
    fessional musicians practice until they can't get it wrong ...


  5. #5
    Lieutenant Commander, Concertmaster
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Location
    Scotland
    Posts
    143
    And your favourite Stanley piece Kh is ... ?

  6. #6
    Commodore con Forza GoneBaroque's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    Et in Arcadia Ego
    Posts
    627
    Remembering the Birth of English organist and composer Herbert Whitton Sumsion in Gloucester on 19 January 1899 He was appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers at Gloucester Cathedral in 1928 and continued in that post until his retirement in 1967. He continued to be active with teaching and composition until shortly before his death in Gloucester on 11 August 1995
    The only reason for time is to prevent everything from happening at once - Albert Einstein

    You know you have reached Middle Age when it takes you longer to rest up than it did to get tired.

    If it sounds good; it is good

    Rob

  7. #7
    Vice Admiral Virtuoso Dorsetmike's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Poole Dorset UK
    Posts
    2,805
    Quote Originally Posted by Nikam View Post
    And your favourite Stanley piece Kh is ... ?
    Started new thread for favourite works by ... .. ...

  8. #8
    Lieutenant Commander, Concertmaster
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Location
    Scotland
    Posts
    143
    Quote Originally Posted by GoneBaroque View Post
    Remembering the Birth of English organist and composer Herbert Whitton Sumsion in Gloucester on 19 January 1899 He was appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers at Gloucester Cathedral in 1928 and continued in that post until his retirement in 1967. He continued to be active with teaching and composition until shortly before his death in Gloucester on 11 August 1995
    Sumsion is playing in this link:

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb7VTBwLsMY

  9. #9
    Rear Admiral Appassionata wljmrbill's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Taylors, South Carolina, USA
    Posts
    1,848
    THanks Nikam.. enjoyed the performance What a full life Sumsion had.
    " The essance of reproduction,to feel and re-create that which was felt and impared by the creater,does not exclude- within natural limitations-the assertion of creative power" - Dr. Hugo Goldschmidt.

    I wish you the Best for each day, now and always.

    Bill

  10. #10
    Commodore con Forza GoneBaroque's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    Et in Arcadia Ego
    Posts
    627
    Very enjoyable, lovely music. Thank you Nikam.

  11. #11
    Commodore con Forza GoneBaroque's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    Et in Arcadia Ego
    Posts
    627
    Remembering the birth of Belgian composer organist and harpsichordist Joseph-Hector FIOCCO in Brussels 20 January 1703 - Died Brussels 22 June 1741 - Son of Pietro

  12. #12
    Lieutenant Commander, Concertmaster
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Location
    Scotland
    Posts
    143
    Had never heard of (either) Fiocco GB, so thanks! Another composer who died young.

    Found this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCp8xtKjZoQ

    Think it's a beautiful piece of music.

  13. #13
    Lieutenant Commander, Concertmaster
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Location
    Scotland
    Posts
    143
    Anyone know where I should search for the (organ) sheet music for the Fiocco Andante? Have drawn a blank at B-Note & Sheet Music Plus.

  14. #14
    Vice Admiral Virtuoso Dorsetmike's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Poole Dorset UK
    Posts
    2,805
    Some Fiocco free downloadable PDFs on these sites, not sure if the Andante is among them

    http://icking-music-archive.org/ByComposer/Fiocco.php

    http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Fiocco,_Joseph-Hector


    For future reference, works of many composers are available free on the WIMA and IMSLP sites,

    WIMA list of compsers is here http://icking-music-archive.org/ByComposer.php

    IMSLP here http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Composers
    Cheers MIKE.

    How many roads must a man walk down ... ... before he admits he's lost?

  15. #15
    Commodore con Forza GoneBaroque's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    Et in Arcadia Ego
    Posts
    627
    For January 21 we commemorate

    English music rights granted for publishing by Thomas Tallis and William Byrd in 1575


    The 1626 Death of Irish composer John Dowland in London he was buried on 20 FEB 1626 although some musiclogists indicate he may have died in mid-February 1626 - His son 35 year old Lutenist Robert Dowland succeeds his father as a member of the Royal Musicians in London

    The 1725 First Performance of J. S. Bach's Sacred Cantata No. 111 Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit on the 3rd Sunday following Epiphany

    The 1814 Birth of English organist, teacher and composer Thomas Attwood WALMISLEY in London - Died Hastings 17 JAN 1856


    And the 1920 Birth of Swedish organist, choral director, teacher and composer Torsten NILSSON in Hoor
    The only reason for time is to prevent everything from happening at once - Albert Einstein

    You know you have reached Middle Age when it takes you longer to rest up than it did to get tired.

    If it sounds good; it is good

    Rob

Page 1 of 4 1234 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. organists have a bad character
    By Stella Maris in forum Pipe Organ Forum
    Replies: 31
    Last Post: Jun-09-2011, 09:00
  2. Unscramble the Organists!
    By Bagnew in forum Pipe Organ Forum
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: May-25-2010, 03:22
  3. Famous Organists...
    By Corno Dolce in forum Pipe Organ Forum
    Replies: 26
    Last Post: Feb-17-2009, 16:20
  4. two organists on Youtube
    By acc in forum Pipe Organ Forum
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: Jan-20-2009, 15:39
  5. organists and eyeglasses
    By goodwill67 in forum Pipe Organ Forum
    Replies: 13
    Last Post: Nov-01-2008, 16:52

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •