Why The Organ Is The Future of Music

[@InsidetheScore]

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[@peterpeper4837]

That's a total crapola. Be serious

[@etistyle96]

your french is good ^^

[@nlinchmc9509]

Though the information provided was interesting, I should offer two pieces of critique: First: there are as good as no stops, letting no chance for information to settle down or reflect about it. Second: almost everything is said in the same amazed voice pattern/range, making it feel almost like an add and less like an educational video. This was noticed when you talked about Hauptwerk and continued till the end.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

The organ is very capable of producing a wide range of "un-organ" sounds long before electronic synthesizers were created, starting with the Theater organs used in movie theaters and ice rinks and tonewheel organs made by Hammond...

[@canesvenatici4259]

The organ in a predecessor of the synthesiser

[@chazinko]

Actually the organ can be regarded as a synthesizer using additive synthesis.

[@classicallpvault]

@@canesvenatici4259 The wind organ is. Electric organs like the Ondes Marthenot and Hammond organ are literally analog synthesizers, they produce electrically generated sounds coming from one or more oscillators.

[@robertbass9032]

Yet, this production fails to mention the Theatre Pipe Organ. In typical British form, not so much as a mention of Robt Hope-Jones. 2nd touch. Melody touch. Inventions seeing light of day starting with the Theatre Organ. High pressure pipework faithfully imitating orchestral voices.

[@Tadfafty]

@@robertbass9032 I was so disappointed to see the theatre organ missed out on.

[@astian_sebus]

Organist here! First of all, thank you for this video as a member of this communitiy! It contains everything I always say about the organ. It isn't some dusty, old instrument. It is one of the most interesting instruments of all. It has the potential for being the "Future of music". I like your point with the small chamber-music-organs, that they might be more inspiring than any large cathedral organ. This is an interesting concept I will take with me. In contrast to that, I must say: Go to churches and listen to these organs!!! It is a more physical and more emotional experience than with most rock concerts. The organ has everything from 20 Hz (sometimes even below that!) and 20.000 Hz. The experience of a 32' rattling your chest can't be reproduced with any technology. You have to bear in mind: Nothing is amplified! Everything you hear is being produced as it is in the room! With a large, loud chord there might be several hundreds of pipes playing at once! This instrument isn't dusty and boring and whatever. So isn't its music. Of course, you can play gospel, jazz and pop. But there's nothing more magnificient than the organ repertoire that exists/is written today and is/was written for the organ and it's special characteristics. Like I said, go to churches and listen to the organs! If you are a musician/composer/music producer and have interest in the instrument. Go to your local organist, write them an e-mail, phone them. They will be delighted by your interest and willing to show "their" instrument to you! (Yes, concert halls and everything, but there's nothing more astonishing than an organ in a cathedral acoustic!)

[@SamS-mg3lg]

Glad someone said this, the feeling of a 32" contra bombarde is one of the most surreal feelings and is quite emotional

[@tadb65]

I am an amateur church organist for about 40 years. Only a few years ago my interest in organs grew a lot when I "discovered" the organist Sietze de Vries. I recommend everyone to look for him on KZbin. The link goes to a video of an improvisation on his "home organ" in the Martinikerk in Groningen. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4Gaanmcd7J9f7s

[@lucemiserlohn]

Too bad that there's not a lot of places where one can truly experience this great instrument. Either, the organ built into a particular church is really bad, or the organist at that church is a joke. Add to that that churches for some people like me are not the places to go anyway - leaves very few options to get to hear a beautifully played organ, sadly.

[@calliopeshif7581]

@@lucemiserlohn I was about to say this same thing - sounds good, but then I'd have to sit in a church, lol. Doesn't quite seem like my thing.

[@aBachwardsfellow]

" ... go to churches and listen to the organs" As lucemiserlohn pointed out, not every church has an instrument that is even close to being remarkable on the large end. Out of 100 churches, it would be unusual to find even one that has a 32' reed, much less that they are well-tuned and have an acoustic with more than 3 seconds of reverb. Out of 100 instruments, it would be unusual to find more than a few which had a decent stoplist and acoustic. I would suggest that the recommendation be to find a church or venue with an outstanding instrument and acoustic. On the flip side -- and to his point about the chamber instruments -- one is often pleasantly surprised to find a smaller instrument which is well-scaled and well-voiced in a room which has a delightful acoustic and can provide a surpirisingly wide range of inspiring musical renderings.

[@AntoniusTertius]

Mozart's comment on the organ: “In my eyes and ears the organ will forever be the King of Instruments." I arrange game, anime, tv series music for the organ and I must say organs are like human beings, each organ has its own sound, each one sounds different. I encourage people to listen to more organ music, for example Ultimecia Castle Theme Organ Arrangement :) Thank you for this video ^^

[@ncard00]

Film, pop, and musical music on the organ is the future of organ music, sounds otherworldly.

[@veitkunz9524]

As a piano player I have great respect for all organ players. I still sometimes struggle with one keyboard, but organ players have to master several manuals for hands one one for foot. Great respect.

[@picksalot1]

The Organ is certainly a magnificent instrument, and it takes advantage of the human anatomy in a way that is unrivaled by other instruments in its complexity. We are lucky to live in a time where affordable Synthesizers can give us access to such wonderful sounds. Thanks

[@Sorana914]

Vocal synths can be played like an organ

[@Pantone2955c]

I love how you use the most basic editing and make it into overwhelming fascination

[@KyleRDent]

Following a hunch, TIL that "pull out all the stops" comes from organs!

[@brandonmartin5650]

Of course.

[@vinylarchaeologist]

And so does “pedals” and “pedalboard” when it comes to guitar pedals.

[@Shinkajo]

Also, "you have a nice set of pipes"

[@SamTahbou]

Good guess

[@jamesmitchell9844]

Thanks for letting me be a part of this, was super fun to do! If anyone needs an organ recorded for anything or needs any organ-related help do hit me up, would love to help out if possible :)

[@murphygay6924]

We need more organ music in video games too. Games like Ultrakill and Mechanicus show how unique and awesome organ music can be.

[@caldog619]

*Yoko Shimomura wants to know your location*

[@KlausBambey]

You are right, for instance I uploaded here in KZbin the theme of the first movement of Bruckners 4th sinfonie on a digital organ.

[@barretthoven]

8:12 I let out an audible squeal of delight, as I sung this with the college choir a couple years ago and it was (and is) one of my favorite choral pieces ever.

[@SharpblueCreative]

Very interesting and informative. I love the fact that “Look Mum no Computer” has installed a church organ in his museum studio. He stripped the entire thing from the building it was in and has reassembled it and got it working (also it now has midi) with no organ experience at all. I started to really appreciate organ music since hearing Toccata at an early age, but the Interstellar soundtrack really made me sit up and listen.

[@simonidaatanaskovic]

As an organist who's starting musical academy this year, this video gave me even more motivation for my studies. I've been playing for 6 years, but I know that there is so much more to learn and experience, which I'm super excited about. What I love about the organ is the variety of sound, structure and purpose of it's use. Each organ has it's own personality. Thank you so much for this video! 💜

[@scoutguard3015]

Im going to my first lesson in some days and i am scared.

[@Globalstudio101]

Noble task, you will succeed!! 🫶🎼

[@MitchBoucherComposer]

What a great video! As an organist, it's so great to hear that the instrument is being appreciated by other genres. I really like your breakdown of how the instrument functions, as well as its history. And thanks too for showing Davy Jones--he's who inspired me to begin learning the organ!

[@surainihashim]

Davy Jones 🤨😅🤦🏻🤣

[@MitchBoucherComposer]

@josephmamah4124 Nice!

[@Pantone2955c]

it was my dream to learn to play an organ from childhood. my parents even found me the single organ tutor in the country. I'm going to study it when I attend conservatory I hope

[@saraha6571]

Oh you're so lucky! I hope you achieve your dreams

[@DanTheCaptain]

My fathers best friend is a organist and I’ve been to many of host concerts. The organ has thusly become one of my favourite instruments. Everyone needs to experience the power of and sound of a big church organ. The sheer power of the music and the mini earthquake it unleashes as you sit in your pew in a massive cathedral is something I will never forget. There is nothing else like it.

[@binkwillans5138]

"sheer power of the music": I was in Glasgow cathedral one fine Sunday afternoon when the guy let rip with Toccata and Fugue in D minor. Yes, everyone should experience that power.

[@joshuajaimes121]

Bach was ahead of his time immensely!! Bach is the goat!

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

Depends on what counts as “organ”. The Roland fantom “synth” engine is basically a modern organ, it’s all about layering to the extreme, but gives you ability to put motion into the sound. Pipe organs have either/or states, but Hammond organ and the Roland give you continuous control over some variables. I used to be against “layering” in keyboards, multiple sounds playing the same note, but that was back when it was two or three sounds at a time, piano and strings etc. now you can layer 10 sounds, have a different filter per sound, it’s a whole new frontier

[@christianolson3947]

I'm a big prog rock fan and the organ has always been one of my favorites with its versatile sounds and applications. I accept any coming music using organs with open arms!

[@SuperGinkgo]

Nectar - Sounds like this, fantastic album, may float ya boat.

[@patrykp3953]

Im 21 yo and recently I started thinking about learning organs. Well, this video definately pushes me to it even more.

[@eagle56786]

church organist here, i'm really happy to see the organ gaining a little traction in recent years--it has a unique and complex sound that i just love. hoping to study more in college ^^

[@JonnyMusicOrganist]

As an organist myself, this was a great video! Thank you for making this! It's a great way to showcase in video form how I've been trying to explain to others what makes the organ the "King/Queen/Monarch of Instruments" and much more than the "church instrument" stereotype. Regarding how I'm using the organ, my main focus nowadays is producing covers/arrangements of pop culture & soundtrack music for the instrument. With the organ's immense versatility, I know it can play almost anything you can imagine, even with the latest technologies incorporated into the instrument. A good friend of mine who's also an organist once said, "There is not one song that the organ cannot play." that holds true even to this day, with how the organ is the future of music. I also have to credit Hans Zimmer's Interstellar OST for inspiring many in the organ world (including myself) to keep the interest in the organ going.

[@JonnyMusicOrganist]

@@allenapplewhite My fellow "heathen" 😉, while I understand your point, there's something you must understand. Even if the art of organbuilding is expensive as f***, for many decades there have been far more affordable ways to obtain and play an organ. Some hardware solutions (such as analog electronic to now remarkably great-sounding digital organs), some software (such as Hauptwerk, Grand Orgue, Organteq, etc.). Tell me, have you ever heard of the likes of Hauptwerk and/or Organteq before? 🤔

[@JonnyMusicOrganist]

@@allenapplewhite I'm sorry to hear that you had gatekeepers preventing you from playing the instrument. It pains me to hear that. 😞 However, don't dispair! 😃 As I said before, there are many more accessible ways to play an organ. Software such as Hauptwerk, Grand Orgue and Organteq are great places to start! I strongly encourage you to look them up. Hell, ever since mid-2020, I've started using Hauptwerk for my organ covers to improve on overall audio quality for the work I do. The world is your oyster. Don't lose hope! 😉

[@5BBassist4Christ]

"When you play the organ, you're not just playing an instrument; you're playing the building." Seriously, when you think about it, we have the most fantastical world of all. Ancient people built buildings that could play music. Magic? It surely must have felt magical to the people of the time.

[@LearnCompositionOnline]

Yes, this is the key feature 🔑

[@FLLFlipclock]

They were designed to instill the fear of God into the listeners by shaking the building! It worked!

[@maxalaintwo3578]

@@FLLFlipclockit’d work on me for sure lol

[@reyluna9332]

People thinking of religion as a relic of the past is why there is so much social chaos at the moment. The organ was brought into the church as a way to express the power of the emotional satisfaction a person gets from communion with others of faith in the pursuit of enlightenment.

[@johnson941]

I recently got the opportunity to start playing on my church's "small" organ with 12 voices and pedals + 1 manual. It is such a lovely instrument, that truly fills the relatively small room it is within. Build in 1844, it is also among the oldest in Denmark, certainly in a small church like this.

[@bigtom6443]

The Poulenc organ concerto is an absolute masterpiece, was happy to hear it at the start

[@scronx]

Bravo on this passionate layman's account of the ultimate musical instrument! It's helping this lifelong organist love it anew. The organ produces higher and lower tones than any other instruments and its literature is, I've been told, vaster than the piano's.

[@hoangkimviet8545]

I am glad to know that it can go Bach in the future.

[@MitchBoucherComposer]

Calm down--we can't Handel good puns like that!

[@bcshelby4926]

...excellent video A couple additional points. In the mid 19th century, organ builders in France employed ventils (controlled by the feet) as "presets" for adding pre drawn sets of pipes (like the reed choruses) which were sort of the forerunner of the present day combination actions (pistons) the latter having been facilitated by the introduction of electricity in organ building. Along with the expression pedals most organs today also have "crescendo peal" which adds stops to slowly as the pedal is depressed build the intensity. This became also more widely used with electrification of the stop mechanism as the machinery for doing so with a purely mechanical action would have been cumbersome and unwieldy. While this video only touched on cinema organs these were designed to replace orchestras in early motion picture houses (much less costly to pay one performer than say 20) and were even more imitative of orchestral instruments than their romantic counterparts as the also included percussions a piano, as well as providing sound effects to accompany the silent films of the day. These instruments greatly relied on a concept known as "unification" which basically employs expanded ranks (sets) of pipes to cover the various octaves (16', 8', 4', 2') for given stop instead of an individual rank for each octave. again this could only be accomplished more efficiently with electrical stop action and allowed for a "big sound" from a modest number of ranks compared to its classic counterparts as space for hte pipes and wind chests in cinemas was far more limited than a cathedral or concert hall did (organs in smaller churches or those on a budget often used this concept as well ) Cinema organs were often referred in the early days to as "unit orchestras". The "horseshoe" design with stop tabs instead of draw knobs was out of practicality as it allowed the performer to change individual stops or couplers on the fly, in addition to using the instrument's combination piston action. Basically there were no set divisions (great, swell choir, positif) assigned to a particular manual as "divisions" or sections tended to be "floating", meaning that stops could be assigned to any of the keyboards. Other effects also included what was known as "double touch" whereby pressing the keys down beyond a certain "stop" point added more voices . In a sense they were basically "one person orchestras". I did like the mention of the Hauptwerk Virtual Organ as it gives the "home" organist a variety of different organs of different periods (including cinema organs) to perform on. all of which are fully sampled to give hte provide the most faithful sound. colleges and music schools can benefit from this as well not needing large practise studios to house even a modest pipe instrument while allowing the student to better grasp registration from different periods of music and instruments. I also appreciated the mention of Louis Vierne and Olivier Messiaen who being a composer, I've always looked up to as my "mentors".

[@suryahitam3588]

That was a very interesting read. Thank-you. Cinema organs seem like they were really wonderfully advanced instruments.

[@brianwelch1579]

scottbrothersduo have some incredible organ pieces on their channel. Love some organ music!

[@markcooke729]

Brilliant video! But, can I say that the tierce isn't a 15th. The 15th plays two octaves above unison pitch, the tierce is a 17th, 1 3/5' in length as opposed to the 15th which is 2' in length.

[@cryo8055]

There's a certain type of harsh timbre that I absolutely love-- in organs, bagpipes, harmonicas, synths, etc. It's so high energy and sharp and exciting. Idk how to explain it

[@jnmusic9969]

It all depends on what stops you use. Flutes for instance, and strings, create very beautiful and soft sounds, where as reeds, mixtures and mutations will often create a much harsher, or interesting sound.

[@homeofcreation]

Words cannot describe the respect I have for organ builders.

[@angelwise]

First, thank you for that Video. I would like to point out that the organ is not only good when it is used to create a mountain range of sound. At 1:39 the marvelous Catalina Vicens plays a contemporary piece on her organetto. I recommend her album „Organic Creatures“ to experience how more simple and even the smallest organs can be overwhelming - under the right hands.

[@adam872]

I love the organ in all its forms (church, Hammond etc) and it's hard to beat the feeling of those low notes hitting your chest in a concert hall or church. Interesting that you talk about the use of organ technique with synths. As a self-taught keyboard player I learned more from organ than piano technique for sure. The intersection of organs and synths is definitely there.

[@CurtisBooksMusic]

As an organist for the past 30 years, I thank you. :)

[@TheAmpico]

It would probably be a good idea to also mention the theatre organ. As opposed to being meant for classical works, the theatre organ was designed to accompany silent films. They function as a full symphony orchestra and also have percussion instruments, both tuned (glockenspiel, xylophone, etc.) and untuned (bass drum, cymbal, etc.). They were in many ways the original synthesizer. Theatre organs were originally developed in the 1920s, but have since been used in many films including "Home Alone" and "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" to name just a few. Completely different sound than classical organs, but also able to mimic the classical organ sound. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6Gzq5KIipmSeMU

[@Zardman7]

Home alone?

[@TheAmpico]

@@Zardman7 Yes. The Fox Studios Wurlitzer was used in "Home Alone." The organ is now the Barr-Fox Wurlitzer at Bandrika Studios in Tarzana, CA.

[@magesterium2485]

Very informative video. I am a Organist with over 40 years of playing in Churches in the UK . U probably not hear this story before. But a lady comes to Church as she does on a Sunday to take her pew. But to a horror someone else is sitting in it. She says to the person I normally sit here. So when the service was about to begin the vicar makes a announcement. There is one seat in this church that no one else occupies at all times. And that's the Organist seat lol

[@RTGrimmer]

Thank you! I'm launching my organ and electronics solo project later this year, I'm so thrilled that the organ is gaining traction in the popular sphere. I've been wanting to combine the pipe organ with popular song forms and trying to find an audience that appreciates the merging of the old technology and the new. Thank you for promoting the pipe organ, it means a lot to small creators like me who are trying to bring the beauty of this instrument to a wider public. Your videos are always great, Oscar, keep up the amazing work!

[@samuelconnolly347]

Fantastic video, as always. I've spent a lot of time around organs, though I don't play it. I sung in a church choir growing up and I used to enjoy volunteering as the organist's page turner! My granddad is a carpenter and had an organist mate. One of my granddad's hobbies was accompanying his friend to churches to dismantle old church organs. It's quite sad really - lots of churches are getting rid of their traditional mechanical organs and replacing them either with modern electronic ones or going fully digital. However, for my granddad, the upside for him was getting to keep all this beautiful wood used for the pipes, which he made all kinds of things out of (including some of the furniture in my flat!). It was fun going with my granddad and his friend to churches and helping out dismantle them (and hearing them played). I just found it so interesting looking at the innards of these utterly spectacular instruments - there's just so much going on behind the scenes and if you've got any interest in mechanics and engineering you could spend many hours studying how they're put together (and I did!). Musically, I am excited to hear the future of organ music. I think it's interesting just how engrained they are in western cultures. Like, organs are used in churches, but they're also used in the circus and fairgrounds, baseball games and have a surprisingly rich heritage in rock music - Deep Purple love their Hammond organs! Thank you for introducing me to some new music to check out. My favourite line from this video has to be, 'You're not just playing the instrument: You're playing the whole building'! I think that's exactly right. They are just spectacularly powerful instruments and, irrespective of your religious views, there's nothing quite like being sat in a church hearing some Bach (or whatever!) being played by a pro on the organ.

[@thegiq]

Whats the name of the piece playing in the background from around 7:30? EDIT: found it. Widor - Tocatta from Symphony no. 5

[@RouletteRog]

Lovingthis. I had the opportunity to attend an organ recital last November at the Walt Disney Music Hall in Los Angeles. The concert Hall was was designed by Frank Gehry; and he partially designed the organ, which is derisively described as resembling a carton of McDonald's French Fries. However, it is a truly majestic, glorious instrument.

[@rdusuper8]

What is the name of the music in 10:18 and why does it sound like red baron from Sabaton

[@mightymusic4276]

same question

[@RuiCBGLima]

with great power comes great responsability

[@christopher32074]

There’s even an organ in Luray Caverns, Virginia. There is the console where the player plays however the instrument uses percussion hitting the cavern’s stalactites instead of wind blowing metal pipes to produce music. The stalactites connected to the console are chosen carefully to correctly match the musical scale.

[@srnk3416]

What's the piece from 10:50??? I know it, but cannot name it. Seems definitely a Bach (but at the same time reminds a popular theme from Interstellar)

[@age-freerkbokma1223]

Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 - J.S. Bach

[@stevenkapute1846]

What’s the name of the piece played around 3:40? ❤ I love it

[@jojolatouille4503]

I think it’s Fantasy and Fugue in C minor by Bach (BWV 537) Beautiful version on a incredible french organ by a great organist : kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2WVeaGGfqiBmpI

[@Entropy114]

Does anybody know the name of the piece playing in the background at 7:40? I remember my church's organist playing this on a recital years ago and it has been living rent free in my head ever since.

[@danielpape8132]

Widor's Toccata from his fifth organ symphony. It's very famous and very catchy - small wonder its living rent free.

[@Entropy114]

@@danielpape8132 thank you so much! You've solved a decade long earworm :D

[@Matisto1]

As a big fan of organs this video makes me happy, also great to see you showcase Cory Henry. He's a great artist!

[@Dmyra]

i was love that little organ at the end at 15:00 its amazing i like that gentle sound. would like to hear some music like that

[@phillipallen1264]

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! This is a MUCH NEEDED video about the most versatile musical instrument in the world! Hans Zimmer is certainly taking full advantage of the Organ's vast possibilities!

[@heinmadsen-leipoldt2341]

I'm a church, theatre and concert organist from South africa, next year 2024 I will celebrate my 30th year as an organist, I've grew up with church music but after the death of my parents in 2001 I started to expand my organ skills by trying rock n roll, hip hop, pop, jazz, country etc etc, in 2002 wurlitzer was introduced to me at a pizza restaurant in Arizona USA, pizza stop I think is the restaurant's name, as my love for the organ grew so did my skills and knowledge grew too, now I can build, play, tune and fix pneumatic, mechanical, theatre and electric organ, I miss doing shows full time but I will never regret choosing the organ as my career, with the cathedral organs I loved to use the verity sounds on the different manuals but I still got what I whished for, to play on the largest pipe organ on this planet the midmer losh, thanks for this video and hope to meet organists from other countries again in near future

[@carpenterhillstudios8327]

I'm glad you produced this. So many good points. the first and foremost being the huge universe of sound, impossible in any other way. The second which is what bI would call a sub-text is the organ appears to be a machine but is really an organism. One only needs t0o consider each instrument is hand built and unique (in the traditional sense; and uniquely orogrammable in gthe digital sense. The third and most important in an aesthetic sense is the relationship of the instrument to the space that contains it. Thanks again for the article and for not using Bach's toccata and fugue in d minor.

[@hiptoalieu]

Ooooooo interesting... I was thinking about how theater organs kinda blurred the lines of organism vs machine

[@JamesMichaelStevens]

Great video! I write a lot of organ music and it was good to see it cast in such a positive light. Thanks for sharing.

[@emilyrln]

The organ is such a beautiful instrument,! Musically, visually, technically… 🥰

[@ben-c5t]

I found out that some of the most influential 60-70ies Art-Rock pieces as example James Gang or the legendary Lou Reed live records had a massive Fundament on Organ sound just as early klaus doldinger works.

[@madness8556]

I'm first and foremost an organist and pianist second, having started learning the organ at the age of 8 and having my first piano lesson aged 17. The organ is all too often shunned because of the thousands of worthless old home electronic organs collecting dust in people's basements and at landfills. However the organ is certainly not a joke to play and is incredibly challenging to learn because of all the coordination required by the player. The organ is a true orchestral instrument having been able to mimic the sound of an orchestra a long time before synthesisers became fashionable! I love playing and teaching piano and love music technology and synths but I'll always be an organist first and foremost! This is a fabulous video and keep up the great work!

[@Particulator]

Don't forget that in Rock music organs are used too and they are totally rocking it. Right off the bat I can think of 2 songs, Hitch a ride by Boston and Child in time by Deep Purple.

[@FreonUWP]

Support your local Organ Pizza place like Organ Stop Pizza Mesa, AZ, Organ Piper Pizza outside of Milwakee, WI, and if it starts music again, Beggers Pizza Lansing, IL. The Mesa one's "Mighty Wurlitzer" is pretty amazing and one of the worlds largest.

[@ClementeTorres]

Organ stills being the king of instruments.❤

[@superkalifragilistisch6511]

As a German speaker, the only thing funnier than your pronunciation of Merseburger Dom is your pronunciation auf Thomaskirche Leipzig😂😂 If I didn't know these organs, I had no clue what you are trying to say. (I don't mean it in a bad way, my english is not the best, too🙈)

[@DanielQwerty]

His french though sounds good

[@firenzarfrenzy4985]

The organ creates an unparalelled, rich sound that inspires a feeling of resounding reverance. Not in the religeous context, but of the instrument itself. It is the instrument incarnation of the word grand. It, along with my other favourite instrument, the harpsicord, are two of humanity's best inventions.

[@bcj842]

Synth and Organ were made for each other.

[@crosehl236]

Can anyone tell me where I can find and listen to the full song Searching by Courtney Swain, which was mentioned in the video?

[@DragonsAndDragons777]

Well the organ is really really cool so it deserves to be the future of music

[@carpenterhillstudios8327]

I so pleased you did this! The organ is a a hiuge expansive universe of frequency and vibration, I like that you rightly said the organ and the space are co-equal. Consider that the organ was traditionally built by hand as a one-off. The sound of a particular stop sound the way ot does because of the space into which it speaks. This means the same stop will be different between buildings. Theres much more, but sitiung at a console and playing a composition or improvisation is an indescribable visceral emotional experience.

[@jacqueshardin4601]

I personally love it when a video game makes use of religious style music for a boss fight. Some examples: Bayonetta franchise Fortitudo-In Labors and Dangers Temperantia-In Foregoing Pleasures Iustitia-In Giving Every Man His Due Sapientia-In The Choice Between Good and Evil Dea Jubileus-The Greatest Jubilee Hollow Knight Radiance Boss fight A lot of those sound like a metal version of religious choral music with an orchestra and even a church organ. It is pretty intense and gives a feeling of divine fury.

[@pamplemoo]

Don't forget Soul Sanctum from Hollow Knight

[@jacqueshardin4601]

​@@pamplemooThank you! Oh, I should also mention the Soul Master boss fight. And also Pure Vessel.

[@pipingpepsi6665]

Not to mention, the castle themes in the New Super Mario Bros series!

[@jnmusic9969]

As an organist, I appreciate this very much.

[@theorganguy]

and for certain one shall not forget also the little sibling of the church organ: the street or fair organ! With pretty much all these same capabilities (plus percussion!) - just very mobile!

[@TheProsaicCult]

The mechanical action organ, which you didn't even mention, is exploding in the U.S. and Canada. Duke CHapel has a very sizable tracker action instrument, and who doesn't dream of having their very own Cavaille-Coll Organ in their own living room. (Marcel Dupre grew up with one.)

[@verydifferentthought]

Bro make content like you did "How to compose a massacre" again! It was such an influential and haunting video which introduced me to 11syphony of Shostakovich

[@freeculture]

Ah Shostakovich, or how to express yourself in Soviet Russia...

[@ahums16]

14:40 'Imagine the power of Gospel music played on a huge organ' It's called Gregorian Chant! :)

[@ryan.1990]

Innit

[@jmccarty3]

Gregorian chant is sung a cappella (without organ accompaniment). You need to think of a better example.

[@Mark_Dyer1]

Thank you so much for this creation! I have loved the organ since childhood church-going: but the instruments being built today are simply superb. Organists ought to have the 'virtuotic' status of Racing Drivers, seeing them master the manuals, stops, pedals and pistons. Usually, when visiting a great cathedral or church (or even the Sydney Opera House!) they will have CDs on sale with recordings of the 'home' instrument for sale. We need to buy these. I visited Taiwan around six years ago; and had no idea that the Country has some magnificent modern concert organs. KZbin is wonderful for enabling Content-Creators, like you, ITS, to post these brilliant clips.

[@ropedragon9709]

Can i ask where it was that you found the Courtney Swain piece “Searching”? I can’t seem to find it on any platform

[@jamesmitchell9844]

It's an entirely new piece, premiered it in a live recital a couple of weeks ago and recorded clips specifically for this video. Am hoping to record this with Courtney for an EP so watch this space...

[@connornyhan]

I hope you do too, I desperately need to hear it on its own

[@ShatteredbyDecease]

@@jamesmitchell9844 please update us when it is released!

[@ClicStudio]

Weird, I can't find "searching" by Courtney Swain nor any infos about their friend's passing, where did you obtain the song? it's really beautiful

[@ATLS702]

That piece on the small organ at the end is beautiful! The organ does indeed have great potential, especially applied to new arenas and amphitheaters. Immersive audio even

[@OctopusContrapunctus]

Poulenc organ Concerto is one of the reasons I started to compose

[@andrewchapman2024]

1:46 Where would one find a smaller chamber organ that uses pipes? I'm guessing they are pretty expensive?

[@hongyuhsien]

As a 15 year old organ player, thank you so much for this video!

[@BRIGGS2710]

I just got goosebumps: )

[@Paolo8772]

After watching: My best instrument is the violin, my favourite is the electric guitar but I seem to gravitate towards the keyboard. This video confirms how the organ is just in its infancy. Thanks for posting!

[@jamesdaniels3699]

We're pulling out all the stops, let's go!

[@vicentealmeida3449]

I am now realizing that the organ could be the best way to perform microtonal music, you have convinced me that I NEED an organ

[@n.l.4025]

I could say, “Maybe a little more passion for the organ and then, this would be an amazing video.” or “Could you put a little more information about the organ and organ music with your enthusiasm for the organ in your video, please?” I really do like the organ and classical music, in general. I also think it’s great that you feel so strongly about the organ. Your enthusiasm is inspiring and infectious. I am just as passionate about my art and other sorts of work. So, I understand how you feel. I really enjoyed it. Thank you for your great video. It really was amazing as is.

[@levimatheri7682]

Finally they did a video on organs! I'm a church organist myself and this made my day!

[@studiogimli7645]

i had a teacher who was a church organist lol, must be painful to have to leave your house and walk to church every time you want to practice

[@MrXankiller]

I can't find the track "Searching - Courtney Swain" are you sure you got the title right?

[@goodwood-rc4nx]

had the pleasure of hearing and feeling Toccata and fugue at the royal albert hall once hope get to do that again as was mindblowing

[@davidwright8432]

It should be possible to design an acoustic and then play an organ 'into' it, all digitally. So not only could the organist have access to any actual cathedral/performance arena in existence, but design digital ones corresponding to no actually built one! And (as you mentioned) tunings can be adjusted right down to the individual pipe level. Now that's one thing I'd never even thought of!

[@karlrovey]

Another great use of the pedal division is to put a melody on a 4' or 2' stop in the pedal and a bass line that would be unplayable in the pedal division in the left hand on an 8' and/or 16' stop. Edit to add: this was common in the Baroque era.

[@rev.davemoorman3883]

I remember when my dad got a Thomas Organ (1964) and it had the tag line in its advertising copy, "An orchestra at your fingertips." My problem was that my fingertips were not up to the challenge. Fifty years later, I got MuseScore - and voila!

[@reynmcmurry4837]

What a lovely video, I certainly hope you're correct about organs regaining their popularity soon- my 150+ year old reed organ really needs a tune-up, but the experts simply do not exist anymore. From the grandson of Randall Dyer, organ builder extraordinaire, thank you for this video.

[@seamuskelly3408]

9:22 small correction, the Fiftheenth is a 2' pitch, which is 2 octaves, the Tierce is the seventeenth. Great video!

[@bichela]

Pipe organs are awesome. I wish I got a chance to play one. Closest I got was a 1980s Casio keyboard.

[@A100Hammond]

Fantastic video! It would have been worth mentioning the cross-genre integration of the pipe organ with modern music genres. For example: the surprise performance Anna Lapwood gave on the pipe organ during a Bonobo concert at the Royal Albert Hall. That video is legendary!

[@mattnbin]

Great video. Just need to point out the examples of music are very soft compared to the voice over. The mix might benefit from reducing voice over volume and increasing music examples volume. All the best to you!!

[@johnspence5689]

A synthesizer is not an organ. An organ is an organ. A synthesizer is simply an electronic keyboard that can play whatever sounds you program into it. I understand how you might consider it to be an organ, but the only differentiating factors are the presence of multiple manuals and foot keys. I don’t think you can truly say we were hearing an organ playing. If it was just synthesized sounds using midi then it’s no different than a normal, piano looking, electric keyboard that can play an organ sound. This technology has existed for a long time and it’s nothing really new. There’s way more capability to a synthesizer than just organ sounds. You can make it sound like a piano or harp or guitar. Name any instrument and and it can be replicated by a computer. And that sound can be programmed to be controlled by a keyboard, no matter if the keyboard looks like an organ or not. This is just my opinion as a music student in college. I just don’t see how this is so amazing. Music from the nineties had the same things. Accessibility to the sound of an organ as well as the ability to practice an organ like instrument at home are both very good things that will help organists. But no classical composer will really plan on writing an organ part where this type of technology is needed. As a student I’ve been taught that you need to play the music as the composer would have played it. No Bach piece would be played on an electric piano or organ. This is why international piano and organ competitions use the real deal. There is no replacement.

[@stereotypicalblobby]

what I learned from this video is basically the organ is what happens when you take an instrument that has a bunch of issues and instead of actually fixing those issues you just keep duct-taping on temporary solutions except people never get around to fixing the temporary solutions so they become permanent features of the instrument

[@jojolatouille4503]

Someone have the video link to the song “Searching” by Courtney Swain please in 11:21 ?

[@QHarefield]

Wonderful! Many thanks.

[@Zalidia]

I regularly use organ in music I make and I sometimes play organ too. I have an electric organ that I got for €40 because there is NO demand for them whatsoever and that's a damn shame. Thank you for raising awareness for the undisputed king of instruments. 2:58 great choice of music btw