10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORTATIVE ORGAN»
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portative organ in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Organ Cases of Western Europe
The portative organ. This was the basic instrument as outlined above, consisting
of a simple scale of small pipes, standing on a box (the wind-chest), to the
opposite sides of which were attached a miniature keyboard (little more than an
octave ...
2
A Performer's Guide to Medieval Music
with the term for a portative organ, was sometimes applied to positives. The court
archives of Philip the Bold record the acquisition of a portable organ for the Duke
in 1388. This instrument was purchased from a Parisian scribe and dispatched ...
3
Music in the German Renaissance: Sources, Styles, and Contexts
The duo of lute and portative organ also achieved some currency around 1430,
but this pairing gave way by about 1450. This was partially due to the apparent
decline in popularity of the portative, and perhaps also to the increasing stature of
...
4
The Physics of Musical Instruments
A small, portable ("portative") organ may have only a single rank of about 25
pipes, a somewhat larger transportable "positive" organ designed for chamber
music may have three to 10 ranks, each of about 50 pipes, while a large modern
...
Neville Horner Fletcher, Thomas D. Rossing, 1998
5
A History of the English Parish: The Culture of Religion ...
The Culture of Religion from Augustine to Victoria N. J. G. Pounds. Figure 11.1 A
portative organ, such as would have been carried in procession and played in
the rood-loft. The right hand operates the keys, while the left works the bellows, ...
6
Studies in the Performance of Late Medieval Music
DO 798 Fremantle, Florentine gothic painters , Plate 353 Angels play fiddle,
portative organ, psaltery and harp 36 Niccolo di Tommaso God in Majesty
Florence, street tabernacle (corner of Via del Sole and Via delle Belle Donne)
Richard ...
7
Pied Piper: The Many Lives of Noah Greenberg
For a concert at the Metropolitan, he said, he would supply "six singers and three
instrumentalists (a chest of recorders, a bass viola da gamba and a portative
organ)."12 The recorders and the gamba Noah certainly could provide, but the ...
120, central panel of a triptych Two angels above the central figures play
portative organ and psaltery. Photo: Museum Bibl.: BerensonF, 1:162;
BoskovitsPF, p. 202; FremantleFG, p. 180 (fig. 363); OffnerR, p. 192; OffnerSF, pp.
109-126 (fig.
9
Performance Practice: A Dictionary-Guide for Musicians
It may be significant that Martin le Franc (1451) depicted Dufay with a portative
organ (see Illustration D.1). In Dufay's masses (as well as chansons) the lower
untexted parts could have been vocalized on a neutral syllable. Or, the text of the
...
10
Organa Britannica: Organs in Great Britain 1660-1860 : a ...
... agreed that the abovesaid Thomas Dallam shall enlarge the soundboard in the
Portative organ and to place the wooden Recorder in the same, which is now in
the choir instrument, for which the said Thomas doth agree to be recompensed ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORTATIVE ORGAN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
portative organ is used in the context of the following news items.
Shirley Collins on her rise to the top, Jimi Hendrix and turning 80...
In 1964, she recorded for the first time with her sister, Dolly, who accompanied her on portative organ. “Working with Dolly was always a ... «The Argus, Jun 15»
Review: May Festival Chorus, soloists radiant in Bach
The small ensemble of strings and winds included a portative organ (Heather MacPhail). Porco took a somewhat ponderous tempo in the ... «Cincinnati.com, May 15»
Review: Bach Choir, Lehigh University Philharmonic concert is joyful …
... and assistant conductor Thomas Goeman, who seamlessly switched between harpsichord and portative organ during the performance. «Allentown Morning Call, Apr 15»
Mutus Liber at Divadlo Alfred ve dvoře
... the Renaissance; a rare portative organ played by the Renaissance musician and singer, Michael Pospíšil, is a highlight of the performance. «Prague Post, Mar 15»
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... Myrtle Beach: Pergolesi's “Stabat Mater” on their period instruments with Trinity's Hood Memorial portative organ, with soprano Leila Lazenby ... «MyrtleBeachOnline.com, Mar 15»
Review: Chicago ensemble Bella Voce Camerata's “Stabat Mater”
Set as a vocal duet with string quintet and portative organ, the small ensemble (playing on period instruments) was once again able to fill the ... «Communities Digital News, Mar 15»
Don't Rush Into Easter
... players performing Pergolesi's Stabat Mater on their period pieces with Trinity's Hood Memorial portative organ with Soprano Leila Lazenby, ... «Myhorrynews, Mar 15»
Anne-Sophie Mutter Plays Brahms at Davies Hall
This 13-minute piece is scored for contrabassoon, marimba, two basses, vibraphone, violin, and portative organ. In this work, John Luther ... «Berkeley Daily Planet, Mar 15»
SFist's Week in Classical Music
... adding here and there some more craggy textures from a portative organ or a contrabassoon. It sounds like a Rite of Spring that stays frozen, ... «SFist, Mar 15»
Church Talk 2-26-15: Some things never change
... their period pieces with Trinity's Hood Memorial portative organ with Soprano Leila Lazenby, Alto Tamsin Simmill, and organist Daniel Pyle. «Myhorrynews, Feb 15»
