Regent Classic brings you this Musical Tutorial Series. Jonathan Kingston introduces and plays George Thalben Ball’s Elegy. Watch the video here.
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Ball until early adulthood “Thalben” was his mother’s maiden name. I own and run Regent Classic Organs with a close attention to the detail that musicians appreciate; and a clear understanding of the benefits of digital technology and keeping thwlben-ball the traditional and emotional elements of organ playing. I am a music teacher.
Elegy for Organ
Bringing on a full Swell with the box closed, he builds the ensemble, gradually adding thalben-bball up to Fifteenth and eventually mixtures and a Great reed at the climax.
You can also listen to your MP3 at any time in your Digital Library. If you have any suggestions or comments on the guidelines, please email us. The performance drops away quickly from the climax to the opening dynamic, knocking off stops using a couple of Great thalben-hall and manipulating the Swell box.
For many years he taught at the Royal College of Music, where his students included Meredith Davieslater to find fame as a conductor. Is it a good teaching tool?
Elegy (Thalben-Ball) – from CDA – Hyperion Records – MP3 and Lossless downloads
Jonathan then moves into the following section where the theme is played entirely on the Great division with a slightly larger Swell registration coupled, adding stops on the Great with a Swell crescendo. It has a dignified British sound, and falls nicely under the fingers. He became Director of Music at the Temple Church in London, as well as City Organist at Birmingham Town Hall, and his name is still held with great respect by the majority of organists.
This is a very nice piece to have in the organist’s library. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. During this tenure, he gave over 1, weekly recitals.
A friend recommended it as one of those that should always be in your Most-Played stack of music. Stay up to date with Regent Classic on Facebook and Twitter. Under his direction, the choir achieved in international fame with its recording of Mendelssohn’s Hear My Prayerfeaturing Ernest Lough as the treble soloist.
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He compiled, in addition, a complete set of chants for the psalmsmost of them being his own work; this set was published as The Choral Psalter. Noble English organs with sturdy foundations and orchestral tones are ideal vehicles for performing this piece, suggests Jonathan Kingston, who performs the piece for us here. Feel free to recommend similar pieces if you liked this piece, or alternatives if you didn’t.
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His style of performance like that of his younger contemporary Virgil Fox in the USA was rooted in the 19th century, and made full use of every facility of the modern organ. Easily share your music lists with friends, students, and the world. This has 69 speaking stops spread over 3 manuals and pedals.
Organ Solo sheet music Format: It sounds fantastic and does not require too much work to prepare. All submitted reviews become the licensed property of Sheet Music Plus and are subject to all laws pertaining thereto. We do not use or store email addresses from this form for any other purpose than sending your share email.
This page was last edited on 18 Decemberat He thalben-bll his Elegy, apparently conceived as an improvisation to fill in time at the end of a BBC-recorded service during the war, to Walford Davis who preceded him as organist at the Temple Church in London.
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