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The following is a list of organ composers. As well as citing the most regarded composers of music for the pipe organ, this list includes important anonymous and early music sources, as well as composers from under-researched regions and countries. Eras of composition are roughly categorized as follows: Medieval: before 1440.
Music was an essential part of civic, religious, and courtly life in the Renaissance. The rich interchange of ideas in Europe, as well as political, economic, and religious events in the period 1400–1600 led to major changes in styles of composing, methods of disseminating music, new musical genres, and the development of musical instruments.
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Organ music was almost exclusively based on learned contrapuntal, exemplified by the Fantasia ("Fancy"), as well as works based on contrapuntal treatment of chant. Composers well known for their choral works wrote organ music, for example Tallis, Byrd and Gibbons.
Jun 21, 2007 · Abstract. Influenced by Robert and Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim, Johannes Brahms not only learned to play the organ at the beginning of his career, but also wrote significant compositions for the instrument as a result of his early counterpoint study. He composed for the organ only sporadically or as part of larger choral and instrumental ...
Abstract. This chapter provides a general introduction to the organ and is aimed at composers who are completely unfamiliar with the instrument. It is intended to provide a foundation for the rest of the book, setting out the fundamental terminology needed to understand the subsequent chapters. “Organ Building Trends” looks at common ...
Sep 6, 2020 · We talked with seasoned organist-composers such as Carson Cooman, non-organists who had written a lot of music for organ including Nico Muhly and Ad Wammes, and composers who had only recently written their first pieces for organ, such as Eric Nathan and Wang Lu.
Oct 29, 2019 · As a consequence of science (i.e. electricity), many of these technologies did not exist and therefore the sounds / means of expression did not exist. This means a different level of experimentation, which means things are more standardized, which means things don't need to be checked as often.
