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I am creating a MIDI file of the attached piece. I need help interpreting some things. This is pretty basic stuff for a seasoned organist but I am not clear on which notes are played on which manuals and pedals. Please help!
At the beginning, I think the treble clef notes are on the choir while the bass clef notes are on the swell. Is this correct? In the third full measure, I think the bottom notes are played on the pedals. Where does this end? In measure 8? On the third beat of measure 8, "Sw." is between the staves. Does this mean both treble and bass clef notes are now played on the swell? Or is the pedal still used until measure 13 when it says "Man."? If so, do all notes get played on the choir for the next 4 measures? Then do all notes switch to the swell or does the pedal return for the lowest notes?
In the first measure of page 4, it says "Ch. + Sw." between the staves and "Ped." below the bass clef staff. Is this the designation for coupling or does it mean something else? What happens at the Poco animato near the end of Page 4? It says "Gt." there. Are all notes played on the great there or is the pedal still used for the lowest notes? Then on Page 5, the lower staff says "Sw." and the upper "Ch." It seems that if these indications are all referring to the manuals the pedals are only occasionally used, but that does not seem right to me, either.
I hope someone will take the time to tell me how an organist would play this piece. Once I know which notes are on which manuals and pedals, I can very quickly create a MIDI file. But on the organ I use, there is a different MIDI channel for each manual and the pedals, as well as other channels that control the stops and other settings. So I have to determine these things to create the file correctly.
Thanks in advance to those who are willing to assist!
At the beginning, I think the treble clef notes are on the choir while the bass clef notes are on the swell. Is this correct? In the third full measure, I think the bottom notes are played on the pedals. Where does this end? In measure 8? On the third beat of measure 8, "Sw." is between the staves. Does this mean both treble and bass clef notes are now played on the swell? Or is the pedal still used until measure 13 when it says "Man."? If so, do all notes get played on the choir for the next 4 measures? Then do all notes switch to the swell or does the pedal return for the lowest notes?
In the first measure of page 4, it says "Ch. + Sw." between the staves and "Ped." below the bass clef staff. Is this the designation for coupling or does it mean something else? What happens at the Poco animato near the end of Page 4? It says "Gt." there. Are all notes played on the great there or is the pedal still used for the lowest notes? Then on Page 5, the lower staff says "Sw." and the upper "Ch." It seems that if these indications are all referring to the manuals the pedals are only occasionally used, but that does not seem right to me, either.
I hope someone will take the time to tell me how an organist would play this piece. Once I know which notes are on which manuals and pedals, I can very quickly create a MIDI file. But on the organ I use, there is a different MIDI channel for each manual and the pedals, as well as other channels that control the stops and other settings. So I have to determine these things to create the file correctly.
Thanks in advance to those who are willing to assist!