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==Articulation and Phrasing== | ==Articulation and Phrasing== | ||
"Legato playing is best suited to the organ for, by the very nature of the instrument, the evenness of all notes in the same register quite naturally calls for precisely connecting these notes one after the other."<ref>Louis Vierne,"Renseignements Généraux pour l'Interpretation de l'CEuvre d'Orgue de J.S. Bach," ''CEuvres pour ORgue de Bach'' (Paris: Éditions Maurice Senart, 1924) v.</ref> | |||
Vierne stressed to make certain that the inner voices are legato and that the pedal be played legato as well. He advised "playing the black keys 'on the very edge to facilitate, when practical, sliding onto the naturals.'"<ref>Rollin Smith, Louis Vierne: Organist of Notre Dame Cathedral, 571. The Complete Organ No. 3. Hillsdale, New York: Pendragon Press, 1999.</ref> | |||
==Ornamentation== | ==Ornamentation== | ||
Revision as of 05:55, 20 March 2014
from Vingt-quatre Pièces en style libre by Louis Vierne
Background
Dedicated to Joseph Boulnois.
The second half of the Choral theme is similar to César Franck's third beatitude, Blessed are those who mourn.[1]
G Minor 4 pages
Registration and Organs
R. Fonds 8', Hautbois, Trompette G. Fonds 8' Ped. Fonds 16', 8, Claviers accouplés. Tirasses.
See the footnote in the "Notes" section at the bottom of the page. [2]
Fingering and Pedaling
Pedaling throughout about one-half of the piece About 1 3/5 pages contains three pedal points (one on "D", another on "E", and one on "G") Significant expression pedal
Articulation and Phrasing
"Legato playing is best suited to the organ for, by the very nature of the instrument, the evenness of all notes in the same register quite naturally calls for precisely connecting these notes one after the other."[3]
Vierne stressed to make certain that the inner voices are legato and that the pedal be played legato as well. He advised "playing the black keys 'on the very edge to facilitate, when practical, sliding onto the naturals.'"[4]
Ornamentation
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Tempo and Meter
6/8, Andante, dotted-quarter note = 44
Scores and Editions
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Recordings
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Free Online
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Pay to Listen
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Other Resources
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Notes
- ↑ Rollin Smith, Louis Vierne: Organist of Notre Dame Cathedral, 535. The Complete Organ No. 3. Hillsdale, New York: Pendragon Press, 1999.
- ↑ This footnote was entered in the "Registration and Organs" article.
- ↑ Louis Vierne,"Renseignements Généraux pour l'Interpretation de l'CEuvre d'Orgue de J.S. Bach," CEuvres pour ORgue de Bach (Paris: Éditions Maurice Senart, 1924) v.
- ↑ Rollin Smith, Louis Vierne: Organist of Notre Dame Cathedral, 571. The Complete Organ No. 3. Hillsdale, New York: Pendragon Press, 1999.
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