KEYS WEEK 2023: The organ might well be the most underrated of keyboards, at least in terms of the recognition it deserves for its impact in the music world. The sound of the organ has been ...
When composer Nathan Barr found the instrument he had been looking for, he built a studio for it. Barr (“True Blood,” “The Americans”) collects unusual musical devices, especially mechanical ones from ...
The "king of instruments" faces a challenge from contemporary church music.
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Pity the poor pipe organ. The behemoth instruments are often thought of as fusty relics of classical music — heard only in churches, vintage horror movies and increasingly fewer baseball stadiums. But ...
On Friday, Feb. 20, you can enjoy the classic silent film "The General" while two Quad Cities musicians fill the space with an improvised score and sound effects.
Charlie Chaplin is precariously perched atop a ladder. His character, an assistant at a pawnshop, attempts to polish the storefront. As the ladder rocks back and forth in increasingly wider swings, an ...
One of Britain’s most important concert hall organs has returned to Bristol Beacon following a seven-year restoration by master builders Harrison & Harrison. The Grade II-listed Britton Organ, which ...
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Mozart proclaims the organ to be the "King of Instruments," but it actually works more like a parliament. It reigns when its panoply of voices speak in harmony and balance, with whispers and ...