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    On Organ Playing - Hints to Young Organists, with Complete Method for Pedal Scales and Arpeggios
    On Organ Playing - Hints to Young Organists, with Complete Method for Pedal Scales and Arpeggios
    On Organ Playing - Hints to Young Organists, with Complete Method for Pedal Scales and Arpeggios
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    On Organ Playing - Hints to Young Organists, with Complete Method for Pedal Scales and Arpeggios

    By Arthur Page

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    “On Organ Playing” is a classic treatise on playing the organ specially designed for young or new players, with chapters on everything from learning the basic principles to mastering advanced techniques and beyond. Written in simple, plain language and profusely illustrated, this is a timeless volume that will be of considerable utility to all with an interest in playing this wonderful instrument. Contents include: “Touch”, “Fingering”, “Probable Faults and Difficulties”, “Voluntary (fingered)”, “Pedal Playing”, “Scales”, “Exercises”, “Various”, “Arpeggio”, “Church Music”, “Chants, Various ways of Playing”, “Accompaniment for Unison Singing”, “Giving Out”, “Starting Choir”, “Ending Chant, etc.”, “Pauses”, “Expression, etc.”, “Anthems and Services”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of the organ.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateSep 6, 2016
    ISBN9781473358706
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      On Organ Playing - Hints to Young Organists, with Complete Method for Pedal Scales and Arpeggios - Arthur Page

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      2. Assuming then, that our pianoforte player is suddenly called upon to become the organist, the first thing we have to point out is the difference in the touch of the two instruments. On the pianoforte mere pressure is useless, there must always be something in the nature of a blow; while for the organ, pressure is the chief requisite. The touch of one organ will, of course, differ from that of another, even the two (or more) manuals of the same instrument will probably not be the same; for instance, the Swell will generally be lighter than the Great organ; and again we get a difference when two manuals are coupled; but whatever may be the amount of pressure, it is pressure rather than percussion which is required.

      and the little finger should afterwards inadvertently press down B while the other keys are held, it will not matter so far as the ear is concerned, for the B, not having been struck, will not sound; but let the beginner try it on the organ, and it will at once be found that the intruder makes itself heard, and with most disastrous

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