Organ music of the centuries Pre-Baroque and Baroque organ music, part one
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Alabama called a jet Montevallo Alabama in cooperation with the National
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Association of educational broadcasters. Present organ music of the
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century is an historical recital series of pipe organ music
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featuring importer organelles. Organ music of the
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centuries a series of 26 broadcasts presenting music written for the pipe
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organ during the pre baroque and baroque and romantic heroes and selections by
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contemporary composers. Today's tape recorded broadcast features
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music from the Baroque Hero's the period ending in the year
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1750. BENEDETTA
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Marcelo born in 16 86 was an extremely modest man and
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incidentally was exactly one year younger than the immortal Johann Sebastian
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Bach. Although Marcelo did not consider himself a professional
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musician he was rather well known throughout Italy as a composer.
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His greatest contribution to the music world of the 18th century was his
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collection of paraphrases on the first 50 songs. Putnam
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Porter plays Bennett Marcelo's paraphrase on the nineteenth Psalm.
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You have just heard the Italian composer of the whole Marcelo's paraphrase on the
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19th song. Perhaps the greatest musician of the
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Netherlands during the era was persuading.
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Although he was born in Amsterdam in 15 62 it is generally
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believed that swelling studied music and. After succeeding his
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father was organist in the old church of Amsterdam where he links famous a
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player composer and teacher grew to great heights. His pupils
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included such illustrious names in music as Michael Pretorius and Samuel
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shyte. Porter continues organ music of the centuries
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with Sway links fantasy and style action which employs the
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antiphonal or Echo device.
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Soul of the great Alabama college pipe organ
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fantasy and. One of the great
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innovations of the Protestant Reformation was the Protestant
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which served as the basis for much of the church music written during the Reformation.
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And composer of organ and church music during this period was the
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great German church musician Johann Gottfried Walther
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typical of the type of music written during the Reformation. Walter's variations of
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the softly. Plays the
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original corralled first and then six variations.
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Or.
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Oh.
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Why.
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Another great German composer of the Reformation period was.
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Born in nürnberg and 16 53 later became
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organist at St. Stephen's and his influence on Bach and the
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later composers of Germany was very great especially in the field of corral
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writing. Organ music of the century
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Porter plays another composition making
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use of the Echo device in music.
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But.
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One of the best in all of this is his Christmas card
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from heaven above to earth like. Divided into two sections
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the Qur'an opens with a charming pasta followed by a few
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which extends into a complete statement of the chorale theme over which is written on a labrat
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point. Paul concludes this program of organ music of the
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centuries with Johann from heaven
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above to earth.
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Alabama college in cooperation with the association of educational
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broadcasters presented or good music of the century was one of the
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program.
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For the.
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German.
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Music.
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