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"To my eyes and ears the organ will ever be the King of Instruments." - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Organ is one of the oldest musical instruments in Western musical tradition: the earliest known organ, the Hydraulis, was invented around 3 B.C. in ancient Greece. The Organ was introduced into Europe in the 8th century A.D., and by the 14th century had developed into what we would recognize today as the Pipe Organ. The classical organ repertoire covers music from the 1400s through today - nearly from the beginning of written western music. Read Full Bio"To my eyes and ears the organ will ever be the King of Instruments." - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Organ is one of the oldest musical instruments in Western musical tradition: the earliest known organ, the Hydraulis, was invented around 3 B.C. in ancient Greece. The Organ was introduced into Europe in the 8th century A.D., and by the 14th century had developed into what we would recognize today as the Pipe Organ. The classical organ repertoire covers music from the 1400s through today - nearly from the beginning of written western music.
The pipe organ was limited to churches for nearly 800 years due to its complexity, size, and cost, but as technology improved and both size and cost came down, it began to spread out again to concert venues and rich patrons' homes, with secular use being firmly re-established by the mid-1800's. Steam, and then electric, organs became quite popular, in many places and uses, by the early 1900s. The early 1900's saw the development of the Theatre Organ, intended to accompany silent films, and towards the end of that century fully electronic organs were capable of mimicking nearly any other instrument in existence.
Because of its prevalence in churches for nearly two millenia, and its popularity and versatility later on, the solo organ repertoire is among the largest of any instrument. The continuous use of written music specifically for church organs since at least the 1400's does, however, bias the available repertoire towards sacred or liturgical works.
Note that synthesizers, accordions, calliopes, steam whistles, and even automatic player pianos share common Organ ancestors. (In fact, even a hurly-burly is by definition an organ!)
Remember to check the orgel tag for more baroque/renaissance organ playing in the German style (e.g. J.S. Bach).
The Organ is one of the oldest musical instruments in Western musical tradition: the earliest known organ, the Hydraulis, was invented around 3 B.C. in ancient Greece. The Organ was introduced into Europe in the 8th century A.D., and by the 14th century had developed into what we would recognize today as the Pipe Organ. The classical organ repertoire covers music from the 1400s through today - nearly from the beginning of written western music. Read Full Bio"To my eyes and ears the organ will ever be the King of Instruments." - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Organ is one of the oldest musical instruments in Western musical tradition: the earliest known organ, the Hydraulis, was invented around 3 B.C. in ancient Greece. The Organ was introduced into Europe in the 8th century A.D., and by the 14th century had developed into what we would recognize today as the Pipe Organ. The classical organ repertoire covers music from the 1400s through today - nearly from the beginning of written western music.
The pipe organ was limited to churches for nearly 800 years due to its complexity, size, and cost, but as technology improved and both size and cost came down, it began to spread out again to concert venues and rich patrons' homes, with secular use being firmly re-established by the mid-1800's. Steam, and then electric, organs became quite popular, in many places and uses, by the early 1900s. The early 1900's saw the development of the Theatre Organ, intended to accompany silent films, and towards the end of that century fully electronic organs were capable of mimicking nearly any other instrument in existence.
Because of its prevalence in churches for nearly two millenia, and its popularity and versatility later on, the solo organ repertoire is among the largest of any instrument. The continuous use of written music specifically for church organs since at least the 1400's does, however, bias the available repertoire towards sacred or liturgical works.
Note that synthesizers, accordions, calliopes, steam whistles, and even automatic player pianos share common Organ ancestors. (In fact, even a hurly-burly is by definition an organ!)
Remember to check the orgel tag for more baroque/renaissance organ playing in the German style (e.g. J.S. Bach).
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Intervention
by Arcade Fire
The king's taken back the throne
The useless seed was sown
When they say they're cutting off the phone
Then tell 'em you're not home
No place to hide
You'll find there's a soldier on their side
You're still a soldier in your mind
But nothing's on the line
You say it's money that we need
As if we're the only mouths to feed
I know that no matter what you say
There are some debts we never pay
Working for the church while your family dies
You take what they give you
And you keep it inside
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a home
Hear the soldier groan we'll got it at alone
I can taste the fear
Lift me up and take me out of here
Don't want to fight, don't want to die
Just want to hear you cry
Who's gonna throw the very first stone
Oh, who's gonna re set the bone
Walking with your hand in a sling
Wanna hear the soldier sing
Working for the church while my family dies
You're little baby sister's gonna lose her mind
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a home
Hear the soldier groan we'll got it at alone
I can taste your fear
It's gonna lift you up and take you out of here
If the bone shot never heals
I cannot make him yield
You can't find me now
But they're gonna get their money back somehow
And when you finally disappear
We'll just say you were never here
Been working for the church while your life falls apart
They're singing hallelujah when defeating your heart
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a home
Hear the soldier groan we'll got it at alone
Hear the soldier groan we'll got it at alone
Lyrics ยฉ Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JEREMY GARA, REGINE CHASSAGNE, RICHARD R PARRY, TIM KINGSBURY, WILLIAM BUTLER, WIN BUTLER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
by Arcade Fire
The king's taken back the throne
The useless seed was sown
When they say they're cutting off the phone
Then tell 'em you're not home
No place to hide
You'll find there's a soldier on their side
You're still a soldier in your mind
But nothing's on the line
You say it's money that we need
As if we're the only mouths to feed
I know that no matter what you say
There are some debts we never pay
Working for the church while your family dies
You take what they give you
And you keep it inside
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a home
Hear the soldier groan we'll got it at alone
I can taste the fear
Lift me up and take me out of here
Don't want to fight, don't want to die
Just want to hear you cry
Who's gonna throw the very first stone
Oh, who's gonna re set the bone
Walking with your hand in a sling
Wanna hear the soldier sing
Working for the church while my family dies
You're little baby sister's gonna lose her mind
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a home
Hear the soldier groan we'll got it at alone
I can taste your fear
It's gonna lift you up and take you out of here
If the bone shot never heals
I cannot make him yield
You can't find me now
But they're gonna get their money back somehow
And when you finally disappear
We'll just say you were never here
Been working for the church while your life falls apart
They're singing hallelujah when defeating your heart
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a home
Hear the soldier groan we'll got it at alone
Hear the soldier groan we'll got it at alone
Lyrics ยฉ Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JEREMY GARA, REGINE CHASSAGNE, RICHARD R PARRY, TIM KINGSBURY, WILLIAM BUTLER, WIN BUTLER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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