Organ (music)
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| == Music == | == Music == | ||
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| The organ has had an important place in [[European classical music|classical music]], particularly since the 16th century. Spain's [[Antonio de Cabezón]], the Netherlands' [[Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck]], and Italy's [[Girolamo Frescobaldi]] were three of the most important organist-composers before 1650. Influenced in part by Sweelinck and Frescobaldi, the [[North German school]] rose from the mid-17th century onwards to great prominence, with leading members of this school having included [[Dieterich Buxtehude|Buxtehude]], [[Franz Tunder]], [[Georg Böhm]], [[Georg Philipp Telemann]], and above all [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], whose contributions to organ music continue to reign supreme. | The organ has had an important place in [[European classical music|classical music]], particularly since the 16th century. Spain's [[Antonio de Cabezón]], the Netherlands' [[Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck]], and Italy's [[Girolamo Frescobaldi]] were three of the most important organist-composers before 1650. Influenced in part by Sweelinck and Frescobaldi, the [[North German school]] rose from the mid-17th century onwards to great prominence, with leading members of this school having included [[Dieterich Buxtehude|Buxtehude]], [[Franz Tunder]], [[Georg Böhm]], [[Georg Philipp Telemann]], and above all [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], whose contributions to organ music continue to reign supreme. | ||
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| - | During this time, the [[French organ mass|French Classical school]] also flourished. [[François Couperin]], [[Nicolas Lebègue]], [[André Raison]], and [[Nicolas de Grigny]] were French organist-composers of the period. Bach knew Grigny's organ output well, and admired it. In England, [[Handel]] was famous for his organ-playing no less than for his composing; several of his organ concertos, intended for his own use, are still frequently performed. | ||
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| - | After Bach's death in 1750, the organ's prominence gradually shrank, as the instrument itself increasingly lost ground to the [[piano]]. Nevertheless, [[Felix Mendelssohn]], [[César Franck]], and the less famous [[Alexandre Pierre François Boëly|A.P.F. Boëly]] (all of whom were themselves expert organists) led, independently of one another, a resurgence of valuable organ writing during the 19th century. This resurgence, much of it informed by Bach's example, achieved particularly impressive things in France (even though Franck himself was of Belgian birth). Major names in French Romantic organ composition are [[Charles-Marie Widor]], [[Louis Vierne]], [[Alexandre Guilmant]], [[Charles Tournemire]], and [[Eugène Gigout]]. Of these, Vierne and Tournemire were Franck pupils. | ||
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| - | In Germany, [[Max Reger]] (late 19th century) owes much to the harmonic daring of [[Liszt]] (himself an organ composer) and of [[Wagner]]. [[Paul Hindemith]] produced three organ sonatas and several works combining organ with chamber groups. [[Sigfrid Karg-Elert]] specialized in smaller organ pieces, mostly chorale-preludes. | ||
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| - | Among French organist-composers, [[Marcel Dupré]], [[Maurice Duruflé]], [[Olivier Messiaen]] and [[Jean Langlais]] made significant contributions to the 20th-century organ repertoire. Organ was also used a lot for [[Musical_improvisation#Organ_improvisation_and_church_music|improvisation]],<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Szostak|first=Michał|date=1 September 2018|title=Instrument as a source of inspiration for the performer|journal=The Organ|publisher=Musical Opinion Ltd|volume=386|pages=6–27|issn=0030-4883}}</ref> with organists such as [[Charles Tournemire]], [[Marcel Dupré]], [[Pierre Cochereau]], [[Pierre Pincemaille]] and [[Thierry Escaich]]. | ||
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| - | Some composers incorporated the instrument in symphonic works for its dramatic effect, notably [[Gustav Mahler|Mahler]], [[Gustav Holst|Holst]], [[Edward Elgar|Elgar]], [[Alexander Scriabin|Scriabin]], [[Ottorino Respighi|Respighi]], and [[Richard Strauss]]. [[Camille Saint-Saëns|Saint-Saëns]]'s ''Organ Symphony'' employs the organ more as an equitable orchestral instrument than for purely dramatic effect. [[Francis Poulenc|Poulenc]] wrote the sole organ concerto since Handel's to have achieved mainstream popularity. | ||
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| - | Because the organ has both manuals and pedals, organ music has come to be notated on three [[musical staff|staves]]. The music played on the manuals is laid out like music for other keyboard instruments on the top two staves, and the music for the pedals is notated on the third stave or sometimes, to save space, added to the bottom of the second stave as was the early practice. To aid the eye in reading three staves at once, the [[Bar (music)|bar lines]] are broken between the lowest two staves; the brace surrounds only the upper two staves. Because music racks are often built quite low to preserve sightlines over the console, organ music is usually published in oblong or landscape format. | ||
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| === Popular music === | === Popular music === | ||
| - | [[file:Los Potatos w Lizard King (1).jpg|thumb|A modern digital Hammond organ in use]] | ||
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| Performers of 20th century popular organ music include William Rowland who composed "Piano Rags"; [[George Wright (organist)|George Wright]] (1920–1998) and [[Virgil Fox]] (1912–1980), who bridged both the classical and religious areas of music. | Performers of 20th century popular organ music include William Rowland who composed "Piano Rags"; [[George Wright (organist)|George Wright]] (1920–1998) and [[Virgil Fox]] (1912–1980), who bridged both the classical and religious areas of music. | ||
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| Artists using the Hammond organ include [[Bob Dylan]], [[Counting Crows]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Hootie & the Blowfish]], [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Vulfpeck]], [[Sly Stone]] and [[Deep Purple]]. | Artists using the Hammond organ include [[Bob Dylan]], [[Counting Crows]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Hootie & the Blowfish]], [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Vulfpeck]], [[Sly Stone]] and [[Deep Purple]]. | ||
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| - | [[file:Nancy Faust in Cellular Field organ booth 2010-09-27 1.jpg|thumb|Nancy Faust playing at [[Guaranteed Rate Field]], home of the [[Chicago White Sox]]]] | ||
| - | In the United States and Canada, organ music is commonly associated with several sports, most notably [[baseball]], [[basketball]], and [[ice hockey]]. | ||
| - | The baseball organ has been referred to as "an accessory to the overall auditory experience of the ballpark."{{cn|date=March 2020}} The first team to introduce an organ was the [[Chicago Cubs]], who put an organ in [[Wrigley Field]] as an experiment in 1941 for two games. [[Ebbets Field]], home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, hired baseball's first full-time organist, [[Gladys Goodding]]. Over the years, many ballparks caught on to the trend, and many organists became well-known and associated with their parks or signature tunes. | ||
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In music, the organ is a keyboard instrument of one or more pipe divisions or other means for producing tones, each played with its own keyboard, played either with the hands on a keyboard or with the feet using pedals.
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Music
Classical music
The organ has had an important place in classical music, particularly since the 16th century. Spain's Antonio de Cabezón, the Netherlands' Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, and Italy's Girolamo Frescobaldi were three of the most important organist-composers before 1650. Influenced in part by Sweelinck and Frescobaldi, the North German school rose from the mid-17th century onwards to great prominence, with leading members of this school having included Buxtehude, Franz Tunder, Georg Böhm, Georg Philipp Telemann, and above all Johann Sebastian Bach, whose contributions to organ music continue to reign supreme.
Jazz
Electronic organs and electromechanical organs such as the Hammond organ have an established role in a number of popular-music genres, such as blues, jazz, gospel, and 1960s and 1970s rock music. Electronic and electromechanical organs were originally designed as lower-cost substitutes for pipe organs. Despite this intended role as a sacred music instrument, electronic and electromechanical organs' distinctive tone-often modified with electronic effects such as vibrato, rotating Leslie speakers, and overdrive-became an important part of the sound of popular music.
The electric organ, especially the Hammond B-3, has occupied a significant role in jazz ever since Jimmy Smith made it popular in the 1950s. It can function as a replacement for both piano and bass in the standard jazz combo. The Hammond organ is the centrepiece of the organ trio, a small ensemble which typically includes an organist (playing melodies, chords and basslines), a drummer and a third instrumentalist (either jazz guitar or saxophone). In the 2000s, many performers use electronic or digital organs, called clonewheel organs, as they are much lighter and easier to transport than the heavy, bulky B-3.
Popular music
Performers of 20th century popular organ music include William Rowland who composed "Piano Rags"; George Wright (1920–1998) and Virgil Fox (1912–1980), who bridged both the classical and religious areas of music.
Church-style pipe organs are sometimes used in rock music. Examples include Tangerine Dream, Rick Wakeman (with Yes and solo), Keith Emerson (with The Nice and Emerson, Lake and Palmer), George Duke (with Frank Zappa), Dennis DeYoung (with Styx), Arcade Fire, Muse, Roger Hodgson (formerly of Supertramp), Natalie Merchant (with 10,000 Maniacs), Billy Preston and Iron Butterfly.
Artists using the Hammond organ include Bob Dylan, Counting Crows, Pink Floyd, Hootie & the Blowfish, Sheryl Crow, Vulfpeck, Sly Stone and Deep Purple.
See also
