http://classical-scene.com/2010/01/24/bmop-does-band/ a virtual journal and blog of the classical music scene in Boston Tue, 22 May 2012 14:09:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://classical-scene.com/2010/01/24/bmop-does-band/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 Linda Osborn-Blaschke Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:27:42 +0000 http://classical-scene.com/?p=2517#comment-1480 Hi Tom and Lee: The part called for either a pipe or Hammond organ. He specifically asked for a theatrical (rather than church-like) sound. It also indicated a piano could be used if no organ was available. Thanks for the nice comment, Tom. It was great fun! Linda O-B Hi Tom and Lee: The part called for either a pipe or Hammond organ. He specifically asked for a theatrical (rather than church-like) sound. It also indicated a piano could be used if no organ was available. Thanks for the nice comment, Tom. It was great fun! Linda O-B

]]> http://classical-scene.com/2010/01/24/bmop-does-band/comment-page-1/#comment-1450 Lee Eiseman Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:03:21 +0000 http://classical-scene.com/?p=2517#comment-1450 Grainger had some interesting ideas about organs. He scored for the Hammond Solovox, http://www.hammond-organ.com/Museum/solovox.htm, an electric contraption which clipped under a piano keyboard. He also used melodeons and harmonia on more than a few occasions in his chamber music writing. His ideas about page turning, pasting his music into scrolls which he could advance with his knees, anticipated the Borromeo's practice of using laptop computers, perhaps. Grainger had some interesting ideas about organs. He scored for the Hammond Solovox, http://www.hammond-organ.com/Museum/solovox.htm, an electric contraption which clipped under a piano keyboard. He also used melodeons and harmonia on more than a few occasions in his chamber music writing. His ideas about page turning, pasting his music into scrolls which he could advance with his knees, anticipated the Borromeo’s practice of using laptop computers, perhaps.

]]> http://classical-scene.com/2010/01/24/bmop-does-band/comment-page-1/#comment-1449 Tom Schnauber Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:48:00 +0000 http://classical-scene.com/?p=2517#comment-1449 Lee: they used a synthesizer imitating what sounded to me like a portative organ. I haven't seen the score, so I'm not sure exactly what it calls for. Maybe Linda Osborn-Blaschke, the pianist who played this part so expressively, might know. Gil Rose would, too, no doubt. Anyone out there? Lee: they used a synthesizer imitating what sounded to me like a portative organ. I haven’t seen the score, so I’m not sure exactly what it calls for. Maybe Linda Osborn-Blaschke, the pianist who played this part so expressively, might know. Gil Rose would, too, no doubt. Anyone out there?

]]> http://classical-scene.com/2010/01/24/bmop-does-band/comment-page-1/#comment-1448 Lee Eiseman Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:37:55 +0000 http://classical-scene.com/?p=2517#comment-1448 Was the portative organ a harmonium, a melodeon, an electronic facsimile? Was the portative organ a harmonium, a melodeon, an electronic facsimile?

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