AllanP
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One of the least documented topics in organ playing is the subject of registration. The question is "How to select registration?"
Some issues are
1. When to use a diapason chorus?
2. When to use a single diapason as a solo stop?
3. Do you ever use a flute chorus? Are all stopped flutes used together, are all open flutes used together, or use a mixture of stopped and open flutes?
4. Are flutes added to diapasons, at all pitches or just a few pitches.
5. When are 8' stops combined? (My first teacher said never)
6. When using trumpets, what added stops are used? For example 8' stops to make the trumpet more like a Tuba, 4' stops with 8' trumpet, and/or higher pitches such as mutations and mixtures.
7. When are 16' manual stops appropriate?
There is very little literature on the subject of registration selection. It is generally left to the student to learn from the teacher by a process akin to osmosis following the teacher's selection. I am learning a piece written by Richard Purvis, my teacher who studied with Mr. Purvis told me "this is how he played the piece", thus registration is handed down by word of mouth.
Are there general rules that give guidance?
Some issues are
1. When to use a diapason chorus?
2. When to use a single diapason as a solo stop?
3. Do you ever use a flute chorus? Are all stopped flutes used together, are all open flutes used together, or use a mixture of stopped and open flutes?
4. Are flutes added to diapasons, at all pitches or just a few pitches.
5. When are 8' stops combined? (My first teacher said never)
6. When using trumpets, what added stops are used? For example 8' stops to make the trumpet more like a Tuba, 4' stops with 8' trumpet, and/or higher pitches such as mutations and mixtures.
7. When are 16' manual stops appropriate?
There is very little literature on the subject of registration selection. It is generally left to the student to learn from the teacher by a process akin to osmosis following the teacher's selection. I am learning a piece written by Richard Purvis, my teacher who studied with Mr. Purvis told me "this is how he played the piece", thus registration is handed down by word of mouth.
Are there general rules that give guidance?