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Pipe Organs and Composition:
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Starting Guidelines
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0 , % 3 :
• Flue: 0 % 3 h l- #4 - " 3l% h#h h ,h #.- 5, h#h /
*66/67 3 ll $#l ,h 38- 9 h %# l h 5#/
• Reed: 0 h 5#4 $# #l. -9l+ $ l h ;l; h #- 3 h $% 2$
h h - 3 l/ #-- . $% h, % ranks 3 3#- h /
◦ ?// ( 'X' organ is 56 ranks, and has three manuals.
@%- h , $ 3 34 l #-- ,hh #$ #l 9 ,ll l:
• A% $(%l #l -l%- $ -,(+$ - hlh 3 h l, + in that particular
rank / ?.g. '8' is dis- played, hich means the loest
speaking pipe is 8 !eet long.
• A% (%l #l - h, % + 3 +
,h h #l / ? .g. '"' is displayed, hich means #vedi$erent ranks
o! pipes are speaking at once /
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◦ 0 ll% -- !#B #/B0 never l% $% hl2 -l l#h% #- -- 3#-
4B l + 3l, h 9#h ;D4; ;E4; - ;F; 3 h # 3 -- color -!- h
%h l #/
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• 0 +%$- h l%- ,h h- ll- manuals manualdivisions%
◦ 0% .- h 3ll, -:
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h great #-/ 0+ f- -% l2l 9,h - 2/ Hh !
#l 3 A $#l-4 h -2 3 h- ,h h #l l- 9 #- !("/
▪ 0 (ell ;**;: h $ I l#-4 $# #-
e)pression% h h h l- l;$!; ,hh $ - l- ,h h#J h h-% - 9l%
l 3 h / 0 sell,h / 0+ pp -%/
▪ 0 *hoir ;***;: ##ll% h I - 3 h 4 l -K
# #$l 3 l L/ * l "l% #- ! 93 #- !4 ll- h +ositiv
+ositi / 0 h#h choir l% "- $% h -2 3 / 0+
pppp mp/m -%"/
▪ 0 rchestral/0nything1lse2ni3ue ;*MN;: - ##ll%3
##l% 2- h - 1 -l "4 h $J $l h #- 3 h # #/ 0% l $ #- !/ ? .g.First
4aptist *hurch in ackson, (, has a 7eauti!ul *ello stop at 8'
and ' in the rchestral division that pairs 7eauti!ully ith the
9utechorus on the *hoir. 0 - h2 l.- -2" 3 hl #h 4 Q R#4 S%l"h4 /
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• 0 +%$- l%- ,h h 3 ll- h +edal -2/ * l-4 - l h l, +
3 h / *l ##ll% -; h2 ###l #-/
T- .- h - 3 h l% #l4 h#l h &reat% 3 h l% , #l4 h
h #l h&reat - h (ell 9- - 3h/ 0 l- # 9"ll% h $#l @h; h ,
.- 2% -Ll%4 - h#, 3- -Ll%/ Ul %# 3 1 #3 h #4 ,ll $ +, h -L /)
Final *onsiderations
* ll $ 2,hl ,+ 3 4 J h, l"
1-B h h-l% h $4 $# + - h l l%# 3 h ,ll hl ,h h +- 3 3/
V - #l 3 h#$ l #-l:
)/ A2- 3 h 1 3 %# #l%# - +- , 3 1 #/ =3" h color, length, -
general name 3 #- #3#l 3 9h% ,ll ll% l 2% 1 # 3 %,% #l h% l% h 1 #
3,hh h /
F/ *3 I h #- %# ; # ,h % 3 3 1 ,h
%# ,4 -$ ,h mood atmosphere %# , >h#h h 4 / C#"
%# - - ,h ,h 3ll, l - 9"ll% , l 3 %# + l%/
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Te Simple reatise
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Hh Flues, h h -L colors in all cases, these stops are
classi#ed !rom loudest to so;est:
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+ 9ue 4 - h% I 2, ll h 9ues /
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2- 3 h % 3 #-/ ? .g. hy?
0 $#3#l h $# - hl% - -l h %#
l% l% #- ,h #-h 3 h-h - 1- #-h %# l+/ 0 h l- % $l4 h,24 $# l -l
ll 3 -l ##l% #h l#- h hll # h 4 2 ,h IB /
C% h#4 l,% -- " h + l$% + ,% / 0 $# ll! $ 9h h h 3 h h $+ 3 h#l
-- $#%/ + h !l:
E O ,ll + %# #l%4 - %# ,ll #ll%/
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)/ *: Gl# D4 E P-/ Gl# )^4 D
• kay, @ kno hat this person antsAso;, ith a 7odyB7ut my or-
gan's 9utes need a liCle more 7ody, so @'ll register ith a
+rincipal 8 inaddition/
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• @'m not sure hat type o! sound they antD it seems the 9utes
con9ictith the character o! the principals, hat sound did they have
inmindE >hat are the strings doing !or the color o! the
sound?
Rule 2
Tbtations 9and mictbres mbst mbtate 9or mic
GHIJKLMN />hy?
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#ll + 3 #- #2 2 - 1Ih 9- 4 h-/ 0% # 3#-"l 9#ll% D;4 E;4 - F; $# h%
# hh h" ,hh4 ,h# h 3#- 4 $# h l%/ *3 %# , ># # !# + ,h# %
3#-l 4 %# ,#l- h h#l pitch -- h ,h %# l%- h 4 $# %#
,#l-$ h 1Ih - h- $2 h ,J h4 $# h ,J h it-
sel!.
Rule 3
`obd stops aafs oerpoer sot9er stops/
>hy?
0 #l 3 h#$ l% h -; 2 % ,h "l/ Pl h l#- 4 - h# h#l- $ !- h ,ll
never hear h 3 h l / Q h 35# - l ># -; - /
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p p p mp/m
H- 5#M! V#
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"ll% l l - - 3 # 94 $ll%4h 3 -l/
Rule 4
e speed o te mbsij mbst take te inerse in registration/
>hy?
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39h 2$ - ,hh + lJl +/ C#l h,h 3 2 #4 - h ,ll + #--%B #-4 #- ,hh 3l
3 #l + l/ V2 l, 2 #X V, $# - X0 3 !#4 l 3 hh(h- l4 - -/ U -"/^
Final Thugts
0 #l h#l- l ,% $ lh ,h l+ -# %# +/ V,24 3 %h #l 2 I +#l4 h h $ h
- ,#l- $ #-% h l h 1- 9$#% - - h # 3 h
