An Interview with Diane Bish Part 3

[@silviarovere2876]

I love Diane!

[@philipthomas6438]

Diane Bish..is the best..organist..WITHOUT DOUBT...her poise..n the knowledge of church musik...are exemplary!!

[@glenm5034]

Love watching Diane on Catholic TV EWTN, an ecumenical experience. Hiking around those old cold churches is the unknown challenge we viewers don't appreciate.Those slacks are most necessary and those gold shoes top it off.

[@Crabbypino]

This is so interesting to learn.

[@fansofdianebish]

@bobpascaline You're hearing Haydn's Three Flute Clocks, the 2nd movement. Not sure which organ she is playing this on.

[@fansofdianebish]

More specifically, Works for Flute Clock, Hob.XIX, XXV. Marche

[@fansofdianebish]

@ramjetrabbit It's Bach's Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29

[@sondrasmith2691]

No other organ I have ever heard equals the Rafatti organ.

[@ramjetrabbit]

Wow! This is killing me. I can't, for the life of me, remember what this piece is called at the end of this interview from 7:58 to the end. I've always enjoyed it very much. I'm having a brain melt-down. Can someone please rescue me and tell me what it is?!? Thanks so much, whoever you are. Peace.

[@stevenschrier4207]

The Sinfonia from Cantata 29, per the historic literature, was composed for orchestra by J.S. Bach for a meeting of the City government of Leipzig. The popular "Sinfornia" movement from the Cantata was then transcribed for organ performance. It's incredible to realize that while serving as Cantor of Leipzig's Thomaskirche (27 years) J.S. Bach, his family and students at the Thomaschule were composing, copying and transcribing new music every week. Bach was responsible for providing music (and a choir) for Sunday worship at four churches in Leipzig, the choirs being comprised primarily of his Thomaschule music students. At one point this included composing new church Cantatas every week for nearly three years, along with other secular compositions as requested. And there was no electricity or light or heat in the churches so organ performance was always a team effort with folks assigned to pump the bellows. Bach reportedly had a pedal clavichord in his home studio adjacent to the Thomaskirche. Bach rarely provided performance directions in his autograph manuscripts, thereby allowing future generations of musicians to transcribe his compositions for other instrumental groups and performance styles. Amazing & a blessing for sure!

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