Search results
Features both Theatre and Classical Voices. TH317 Acclaimed for their authentic sound of the theatre pipe organ, Allen Theatre Organs have been designed by legendary artists including Dwight Beacham, Lyn Larsen and Walt Strony. Combining these artistic skills with Allen's advanced technology and the finest cabinetry has resulted in instruments ...
A theatre organ (also known as a theater organ, or, especially in the United Kingdom, a cinema organ) is a type of pipe organ developed to accompany silent films, from the 1900s to the 1920s. Theatre organs have horseshoe-shaped arrangements of stop tabs (tongue-shaped switches) above and around the instrument's keyboards on their consoles.
Allen Theatre Organs. Allen theatre organs are widely acclaimed for their authentic sound of theatre pipe organs. These organs start with the finest theatre pipe organ samples, including the attack, steady state, and decay. When combined with authentic digitally sampled theatre organ tremulants, the result is a magnificent ensemble!
Jul 2, 2019 · July 2, 2019. The sound of the theatre pipe organ as live accompaniment to silent films was part of the musical landscape in NYC during the peak years of what I think of as silent film’s first renaissance. Lee Erwin played a silent film show in 1968 at the Beacon Theatre, and was sort the unofficial “house organist” of Manhattan’s ...
Designer Organs by Allen - With GENISYS™ Voices. With four unique models designed to the specification of some of today's most recognized names in the organ community, these Allens will become the feature of any worship space or performance venue. Models include designs by Aram Basmadjian, Diane Bish, Rudy Lucente, and Hector Olivera.
2) The “Mighty Morton” has lived in the Ohio Theatre since the building opened in 1928! Many forget that the Ohio Theatre was originally a movie palace, and the organ was installed to accompany the silent films of the day. 3) Last of its kind. The “Mighty Morton” is one of four identical organs created for theatres in the US.
The Theatre Organ and Silent Films. Within the field of film music scholarship, it has become a commonplace to observe that the silent films were never really silent: they were always accompanied by at least a piano or small. ensemble, and in the larger theatres, by an orchestra or an organ.
