Dorsetmike
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Hi, I've been listening to a fair bit of harpsichord music recently including some pedal harpsichord. Many of the pieces are more usually heard on the organ these days, especially the Bach pieces.
I do know of at least one organist who had a harpsichord at home for practice, a pedal one at that. Is this a common practice? (no pun intended!)
Being retired I now spend much of my time sat at the PC, and a fair bit of that time I'm also listening to music and browsing various sites hunting for music.
Today I found this Rameau Gavotte and 6 variations
http://www.last.fm/music/Jean-Phili...ord+Music,+Vol.++2/VII.+Gavotte+and+6+Doubles
Hope this link works, find a box top right of the screen and click the play arrow, just under 8 minute track.
To my mind that could be interesting transposed for organ, has anybody in MIMF land tried it? In places (particularly the later variations) it sounds as though it might be a pedal instrument, either that or Gilbert Rowland (the performer) has an extra hand, comments?
One piece I can't make up my mind about between organ or pedal harpsichord and that is the Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in C min. BWV582, I have versions of both instruments, sometimes I like one sometimes the other.
What I do not like though is keyboard music of the baroque period played on a piano, it shouldn't be allowed!! Am I alone in this?
Discuss!!
I do know of at least one organist who had a harpsichord at home for practice, a pedal one at that. Is this a common practice? (no pun intended!)
Being retired I now spend much of my time sat at the PC, and a fair bit of that time I'm also listening to music and browsing various sites hunting for music.
Today I found this Rameau Gavotte and 6 variations
http://www.last.fm/music/Jean-Phili...ord+Music,+Vol.++2/VII.+Gavotte+and+6+Doubles
Hope this link works, find a box top right of the screen and click the play arrow, just under 8 minute track.
To my mind that could be interesting transposed for organ, has anybody in MIMF land tried it? In places (particularly the later variations) it sounds as though it might be a pedal instrument, either that or Gilbert Rowland (the performer) has an extra hand, comments?
One piece I can't make up my mind about between organ or pedal harpsichord and that is the Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in C min. BWV582, I have versions of both instruments, sometimes I like one sometimes the other.
What I do not like though is keyboard music of the baroque period played on a piano, it shouldn't be allowed!! Am I alone in this?
Discuss!!