Bach's toy counter!

[David Pinnegar]

Hi!

Bach had chimes installed on the organ at St George's Eisenach on the pedals, St Blaise's and at the Court Chapel at Weimar.

When would Bach have played chimes on the pedals and which of his compositions would he have used them?

I bet none of the Cinema Organ fraternity expected a Bach thread in the Cinema organ topic!

Best wishes

David P

[revtonynewnham]

Hi

Some of the Crhistmas chorale preludes would work well - as would at least one of the New Year preludes in the Orgelbuchlein.

Every Blessing

Tony

[KB7DQH]

Heard this a couple weeks ago on the radio....

http://www.facebook.com/gothic.catalog?sk=app_4949752878

and the first piece featured was a selection from the following album...

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gothic-catalog.com%2FJ_S_Bach_Trio_Sonatas_Christa_Rakich_2_CDs_p%2Flrcd-1102-03.htm&h=edcca

And from the online liner notes linked to above...

Sonata I in E-flat, we move to the Taylor & Boody instrument in Clifton Forge, VA. It boasts a Glockenspiel stop, a two-octave set of bells delightful not only for their timbre, but also for the possibility of some dynamic range. In 1708 for the organ at St. Blasius in Mühlhausen, and again in 1712 for the organ at the court church in Weimar, maintenance contracts called for the addition of a Glockenspiel. The organist in charge was a younger Bach than the composer of these sonatas, but still, the thought that the master of counterpoint twice requested a Glockenspiel unsettles any concept of him as stodgy.

Eric
KB7DQH

[KB7DQH]

Which begs the question for which it would be impossible to obtain any form of informed answer...

What would Bach,  in his time was presented a modern Cinema organ to play have thought about it?

Eric
KB7DQH

[barniclecompton]

Id assume he would be abit shocked, but delighted at the same time, especially when he got to know the concept behind it all.