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A lovely piece for a noisy organ

Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
As most of you know, my organ playing skills are basic. But I work hard and now am in a routine of playing the lovely pipe organ at the College where I work (Pymble Ladies' College, Sydney) at day's end.

I've been madly practising a very playable fugue like piece by Antonio de Cabezon (1510-1566) called Tiento del Primero Tono. Now it's really a fugetta to my ears however it is, in fact a piece of strict imitative counterpoint similar I guess to the Ricercare.

Anyway - it's fabuously to play and EASY. I mean I've just about mastered it. I love playing in on full organ and wobbling the Chapel's fixtures.

Anyone else know this treasure? I promise to typset it and put it up here for all if there's an interest in this happening.

David
 

Krummhorn

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Hi David,

Congratulations on once again pursuing using your talents at the organ. Must be rewarding at the end of the days work. Can you share a bit about the organ at this college? All I can find is that it was installed there in 1971 (transplanted, actually, from England).

I had never perused the works of Cabezon before. I'm always on the lookout for new (to me) organ works after playing much of my own private library of organ scores some 25 times since I began playing in church long ago.
 

Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
Lars - it's a two manual instrument that was originally in the Congregational Church, Petersham(Sydney). In the late 1960s, a then College employee heard of the instrument stagnating in the disused church and offered to pay 10,000 pounds for its purchase. The College Council agree and, hey presto, it was transplanted from inner Sydney Petersham to the leafy, upper north shore Pymble.

Here is a rather good write up about this absolutely marvellous (smallish) organ

http://www.sydneyorgan.com/PLC.html
 

Krummhorn

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Nice well rounded specification. I see blue carpet down the aisle ... wondering how that affects the acoustics of this chapel?

That swell pedal certainly would be a bit of a stretch for one if they were holding down any lower pedal notes ... I'm assuming it controls the swell shades.

Wonderfully written article and the pictures are great, too.
 

Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
The swell pedal and lower pedal notes are a little challenging, but if you were good at Twister in your youth it's good training.
 

Mush

New member
The 'Diferencias' are a really primo collection of variations on old tunes. They are out on IMSLP.
 

Dorsetmike

Member
I see there are more pieces by Cabezón listed on the Werner Icking site linked above including Tiento for Segundo and Quinto, take those for your next project!!
 

Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
Well - today is the day that the College organ tuner arrives to (surprisingly) tune the beast. He has promised me that he'll let me inside so I can take some photos of its innards ... I just CAN'T wait. It'll be like a kid in a candy store.
 

wljmrbill

Member
They need to put info and maybe sound track of instrument on :Organ Music Society of Sidney's web site.. I do not find this organ listed.
 

methodistgirl

New member
That organ is the same size as the one at my church. They almost
look the same. Only thing the one at my church has more stops.
judy tooley
 

wljmrbill

Member
Contratrombone64.. No I found this before and read it.. I was looking on the other site for more info and could not trace its listing I met.i was looking in Sidney proper maybe is not in city itself..... Thanks
 
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