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Apr 29, 2017 · The ability to improvise is central to our musicianship; without it, musicians are simply not ‘compleat.’”1. Stephen Nachmanovitch: “The fruits of improvising may flower spontaneously, but it arises from soil that we have prepared, fertilized, and tended in the faith that it will ripen in nature’s own time.”2.
Aug 1, 2023 · Abstract. Organ improvisation is a practical, noble, respectable art with an intense history and remarkable achievements. Although the results of practising it are ephemeral, the theoretical ...
Classical musicians learn mostly to perform. But organists learn and study improvisation very seriously indeed in France, which is why five organ students at the National Conservatory climbed to ...
Improvisation. From 2008 until 2011, the Orgelpark Research Program included a three-year project on Improvisation. The specific sound character of each organ flourishes optimally in music that is specifically made for it - which is one of the reasons that organists never have stopped improvising. How did the art of improvisation develop ...
A symphony is a multi-movement form, usually tonal with the first movement in sonata allegro form. While originating as a suite of pieces for orchestra, as the tone palette of the organ grew, it migrated to a form for the newer romantic/symphonic organ. Though the very first organ symphony was written by German composer Wilhelm Valentin ...
As a research object, the art of organ improvisation is defined as a source for exploring learning and creative processes in self-directed learning and artistic performance. The framework of activity theory is applied in order to study organ improvisation as forming part of dynamic cultural-historical activity systems, where music-making and learning develop, transform and expand.
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The question of fugal improvisation in the Baroque era has been raised in the pages of musicology literature more than once. 2 It still remains topical today; yet in the practice of Baroque improvisation, the improvisation of fugue has rarely become an object of independent study. Besides William Renwick’s book, The Langloz Manuscript: Fugal ...