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Toccata of the "Suite Franzetti"

methodistgirl

New member
What a cute organ! Just my size if I lived in Italy. I like the organ piece
as well. I always like your work.
judy tooley
 

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Hi J.P.

I really like your use of *Italian Baroque* and more recent harmonic language - quite jaunty and daring.

Cheers,

CD :):):)
 

Krummhorn

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I just simply adore these virtual organs you are able to create, Jean-Paul. Absolutely delightful ... This piece where the flues interplay with all the mechanical pipe nuances (chiff) is so realistic. I like "chiffy" pipes anyway. The Italian reeds are also spot on in sound - almost spanish in quality, but unlike the spanish organs, your pipe ranks are totally "in tune", and I thank you for that.
 

musicalis

Member
Thank you Lars

For our friends who are interested, I have added one page to my web site :

http://organ.monespace.net/pages/28.html

There you can :

- see and enlarge a view of the virtual organ I have used
- download the relative ODF (organ definition file).


img170.jpg

I cannot give the samples of the pipes, but you can build this organ with your osw samples sets, copying the samples and renaming them (or changing the names and path in the ODF).
The bells are coming from the free casavant carillon that can be found on the web.
 
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Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
Jean-Paul, as alwlays, a very tasty piece of candy to nibble on (you rarely dissapoint).

Now - can I please ask you to compose a 5 part fugue in the style of Johan Sebastian? LOL on the English tune "Happy Birthday ..."

(tongue in cheek)
 

musicalis

Member
Hello

I accept the challenge, but I do not understand all what you have written.
What is the meaning of "LOL" and the meaning of "tongue in cheek".
tell me also in which key signature you would prefer the fuga.
 

methodistgirl

New member
Hi Musicalis. Yesterday was my birthday and Contra was asking for a
birthday song. I didn't get to talk with you much. Your Toccata Suite
was all right. I enjoyed that one instead.
judy tooley
 

musicalis

Member
I have started writting the 5 voices fuga. For me it is a good exercise. But a very difficult exercise as the melody cannot make a good subject for a fuga ( rhythm is ugly, the first notes are repeated, modulations are lame and the melody doesn't allow interesting harmonies). But I'll try to write this music.
Happy Birthday.

Now, at 11:30 PM in my country,I have written the begining of the fugua. Not a very interesting job. I do not think i will go on with this music.
You can hear the first bars : http://organ.monespace.net/temp/074 fugue happy birthday reverb v006.mp3
 
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Krummhorn

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J-Paul,

:clap::clap::clap: Wonderful - What a challenge to do this piece. Even the late great Victor Borge had an equally tough time improvising and weaving that theme into other forms.

Bravo dear sir ... splendidly done.
 

Flute'n'Pedal

New member
Hi Musicalis,

I think this work could be very quickly finished -- just a few more bars, and it will be complete. I'm not sure it's necessary to bother with the fifth voice. As for revision, the work is exquisite as it is.

LlL
 

Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
I have started writting the 5 voices fuga. For me it is a good exercise. But a very difficult exercise as the melody cannot make a good subject for a fuga ( rhythm is ugly, the first notes are repeated, modulations are lame and the melody doesn't allow interesting harmonies). But I'll try to write this music.
Happy Birthday.

Now, at 11:30 PM in my country,I have written the begining of the fugua. Not a very interesting job. I do not think i will go on with this music.
You can hear the first bars : http://organ.monespace.net/temp/074%20fugue%20happy%20birthday%20reverb%20v006.mp3http://organ.monespace.net/temp/074 fugue happy birthday reverb v006.mp3

Dear J.P. - Dvorak wrote his symphonic variations based on a very dull tune that was considered too boring to set to music in an intelligent way. Dvorak's mastery prooved this untrue of course as the symphonic variations are a true masterpiece.
 

Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
I've now listened to your fuga on "happy birthday" and it is fantastic, kind of makes me think this is what Vierne might have done with such a difficult tune. Well done!
 
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