Recent content by NEB

  1. Suppose for a moment that....

    Suppose for a moment that say Bach or Mozart (particularly Mozart I suppose) Had been Born around say 1955 ish? or 1950 ish? And let's suppose they had talent equal in every way to that they posessed in their own time. Where might they have worked, What kind of music might they have penned...
  2. Second Language vs Native Tongue

    Trouble is of course, if English is your native tongue, and it is the automatic first choice for most others as a second language, what language do the English speakers learn as the natural second language???????
  3. The benefit of silence

    Well not silence exactly, but peace and quiet. Has anyone noticed just how intense life has become over the last 20 years. It's so fast paced and we're bombarded constantly with images and noise. Advertisers all competing for our attention, programs vieing for us to 'make that phone call' and...
  4. Bach

    As I was playing the closing voluntary this morning a thought struck me about Bach. Yet again I was playing something of his music. I added up all the Bach I'd done this week, and it turns out that nearly 1/3 of the music I've played is by Bach. As I thought more, It seems that roughly 1/4 of...
  5. How much do you improvise?

    I ask the question because increasingly, I dig out something for before a service play only a few bars and then spend the next 10 mins or so improvising around the themes, and most especially the mood of the day rather than playing the piece itself. Seems to be becoming the norm rather than the...
  6. Unter der Linden Grune

    Hi, Can anyone transalte this into English please. I've got "under the green .......somthing" but I don't know what Linden means. Tree perhaps? Many thanks
  7. church politics

    Church politics. I do so try to stay completely out of it, but occasionally it does tend to try and find me. There's a certain church warden in my new church that has issues. and they're being directed at me, although I think because I'm new around there I just happen to be in the way. I...
  8. Little Gems.

    Recently I visted Giwro's website and started having a bit of a look. There's a bit of a growing list of thing I expect to purchase at some point from his house composers. But equally - he's got some other stuff there in collections, and there are some little gems in there from composers...
  9. More catholic than Catholic

    Relatively recently I took on a new permanent post rather than working in lots of different places. And soooo much fun too. This church is an anglican church, yet it is far more catholic than all the Catholic churches around the wider area. Quite remarkable really, and a real pleasure to be...
  10. Make an organ pipe

    This guy shows us how to make a wood pipe. Interesting! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mibK_Dp-ZY&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsoVXMOZREY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoG_d0n_8Qo&NR=1
  11. I havn't laughed this much in a good while.

    I played this morning for yet another funeral and checking my email when I got home a friend (who knew where I was) had sent me this link. Go down and click on the funeral from hell link. http://go.to/quarmby
  12. Reubke Sonata on Psalm 94

    I've just listened to this for the first time. All 26 minutes of it. Blimey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Does anyone here play this? Some of it sounds fiendish. Just how difficult is it? (some things that sound difficult are actually quite straightforward - this didn't seem to fall into that category at...
  13. Saint-Sulpice

    I stumbled across a site with some excellent pictures of the organ. Here's the link to the first in the series. http://www.davidphenry.com/Paris/paris213.htm
  14. Any ideas what this is called?

    When a minor piece ends on the major chord, what's the term for that? Terpsi - something or another I think but memory fails me at this point. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
  15. Thank goodness that's over!

    It's been a bit of a hefty workout this Easter. :eek: And this morning I've been jumping back and forth between the organ and playing 'rock piano' in the 'group' the priest wanted! Talk about culture shock! I'm starting to get the idea that Holy week could be a good time to go on holiday...
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