Organ music of the centuries; Pre-Baroque and Baroque organ music, part ten

Alabama college modeled on a while Obama in cooperation with the National Association of educational broadcasters presents organ music of the century as an historical recital series of pipe organ music featuring Putnam Porter organist. Today's tape recorded broadcast features music written during the Baroque era of composing and is one in a series of 26 programs presenting music written for the pipe organ during the pre baroque baroque and romantic arrows and selections by contemporary composers. The violin sonata of George Frederick Handel are generally considered to be some of the loveliest of violin compositions. The slow movement of these a lot has particularly expressive and are well adapted to the pipe organ. Porter opens this program of organ music of the centuries with the Adagio from Handel's violin sonata in a major arranged for organ by the American organist John Klein.

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primarily noted for his great auto LEOs. But he was also an untiring composer for the pipe organ. He wrote several volumes of organ concertos the first volume being published in 1738. Now these pieces were written primarily as pieces enabling the very Q Bosso to exhibit his powers and the powers of the instrument. The concertos were also used to insert between sections of oratory yo with the definite purpose of providing relaxation and a lighter atmosphere for the audience. Incidentally these concertos represent the first attempt at departing from the traditionally somber ponderous type of organ composition which had been prevalent up until this time. Organ music of the centuries continuos plays Handel's can channel number five an ethno which is divided into four movements a Largo Allegro which is a native dance of Sicily and the final leg.

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of this composer's most mature work. It is thought that these pieces may have been written Bach was living in Leipzig during the revision of his organ works. Song music scholars believe that the president would a more masterful piece of music than the fugue was designed to take the place of a prelude written earlier in Bach's life time of composing. The Fugue when played and contrast it with a prelude may seem dole but actually it is a work of tremendous feeling which builds to a beautiful and thrilling climax. The subject of the few is typical of many of Bach's later fugal subjects. Quiet and decorative. Conclude this programme of organ music of the centuries with Bach's president Fugue in C minor. Yeah.

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