Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens
Synopsis
Belgian organist and organ composer
- 3 January 1823 born in Zoerle-Paarwijs, Antwerp, Belgium
- 1839-1846 studied with Christian Girschner and François-Joseph Fétis at the Brussels Conservatory.
- 1842 won the first prize for piano
- 1846 won the first prizes for organ and for composition. He commenced his career as an organist at Diest.
- 1846 travelled to Breslau on a government grant to complete his studies with Adolf Hesse.
- 1847 won second prize in the Prix de Rome competition for his cantata, Le roi Lear (King Lear).
- 1849 appointed organ professor at the Brussels Conservatory, at only 26 years old.
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- 30 January 1881 died in Zemst, near Mechelen, Belgium
For details, see the Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens article on Wikipedia.
List of Organ Works
Opus | Title | Year |
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Op. ?? | 10 Improvisations | 1848 |
Op. ?? | École d'Orgue, basée sur le plain-chant romain (Orgelschule) | 1862 |
Op. ?? | Four Organ Pieces in the Free Style | 1866 |
Op. ?? | Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, "Pontificale" | 1876 |
Op. ?? | Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, "O Filii" | 1876 |
Op. ?? | Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, "Pascale" | 1876 |
Op. ?? | Musique d'Orgue | 1883 |
Op. ?? | 19 pieces pour orgue | 1883-1887 |
Op. ?? | Leichte Orgelstücke | 1883-1887 |
Background and General Perspectives on Performing Lemmens Organ Works
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Registration and Organs
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See the footnote in the "Notes" section at the bottom of the page[1]
Fingering and Pedaling
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Articulation and Phrasing
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Ornamentation
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Tempo and Meter
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Scores and Editions
"Fanfare" on imslp: http://petrucci.mus.auth.gr/imglnks/usimg/5/52/IMSLP241067-SIBLEY1802.22401.d73e-39087012432136Fanfare.pdf
Organ Sonata no. 1, "Pontificale," on imslp: http://imslp.org/wiki/3_Organ_Sonatas_(Lemmens,_Jacques-Nicolas)
"Musique d'Orgue" (44 pieces) on imslp: http://imslp.org/wiki/Organ_Music_(Lemmens,_Jacques-Nicolas)
Recordings
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Free Online
Scherzo Symphonique, "Fanfare," played by Diane Bish on the organ at the Bern Cathedral, Bern, Switzerland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubHhEkmiZX8
March Pontificale, played by Diane Bish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rt46EcIvfs
Finale D-dur in Trier, from "Ecole d'Orgue," played by Josef Still: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yix_ijmItH4
Offertiore from "Musique d'Orgue": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUl3_m0xk1Q&list=PLROTauPEt84tXg72hedxXr1l7o92zgoFI
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Notes
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