Any registration sugguestions and practice tips for Lemmen fanfare

jeremalian · 23 Jul 2012

Hello,
I am starting to practice the fanfare in D by Jacque Lemmens and its really kickin me in the behind. I was hoping I can get suggestions for the most effective way of practicing a piece like this and performing it right. Playing the stacatto pedal and left hand against the legato right hand is particularly demanding for me.

Also I will appreciate any tips as to proper registration of a piece like this on an organ with the following disposition.

[h=2]Disposition[/h]

Pedal

I. Unterwerk

II. Hauptwerk

1 Majorbass 32'

19 Gedackt 16'

107 Bourdon 32'

2 Infrabass 32'

20 Holzprincipal 8'

108 Praestant 16'

3 Principal 16'

21 Gedackt 8'

109 Bourdon 16'

4 Flûte 16'

22 Fugara 8'

110 Principal 8'

5 Kontrabass 16'

23 Quintatön 8'

111 Spitzflöte 8'

6 Subbass 16'

24 Harfpfeife 8'

112 Coppel 8'

7 Bourdon 16'

25 Principal 4'

113 Gamba 8'

8 Salicet 16'

26 Koppelflöte 4'

114 Quintajor 5 1/3'

9 Quint 102/3'

27 Flûte damour 4'

115 Octave 4'

10 Grand Cornet IV 102/3'

28 Violine 4'

116 Waldflöte 4'

11 Octavbass 8'

29 Nasat 22/3'

117 Rohrflöte 4'

12 Aperta 8'

30 Octave 2'

118 Cornet III 3 1/5'

13 Gedackt 8'

31 Spitzflöte 2'

119 Quint 2 2/3'

14 Violoncello 8'

32 Terz 13/5'

120 Piccolo 2'

15 Rauschbass II 5 1/3'

33 Larigot 11/3'

121 Rauschwerk VIII-X 2'

16 Zink IV 5 1/3'

34 Sifflöte 1'

122 Cimpel III-V 1 1/3'

17 Spitzprincipal 4'

35 Mixtur IV 2'

123 Trompete 16'

18 Tibia 4'

36 Cymbel IV 1/2'

124 Tromba 8'

160 Rauschpfeife III 2 2/3'

37 Cymbelpfeife 1/6'

125 Trompeta imperial 32'*

161 Flöte 2'

38 Spillregal 16'

126 Clarin de batalla 16'

162 Compensum VII 2 2/3'

39 Trichterregal 8'

127 Trompeta real 8'

163 Mixtur IV 2'

40 Vox humana 8'

128 Bajoncillo 4'

164 Bombarde 32'

164b Bombarde 32' 2nd row

165 Posaune 32'

166 Bombarde 16'

167 Posaune 16'

168 Dulcian 16'

169 Tromba 8'

170 Clairon 4'

III. Positiv

IV. Oberwerk

V. Schwellwerk

45 Principal 16'

136 Rohrbourdon 16'

77 Bourdon 16'

46 Quintatön 16'

137 Prinzipal 8'

78 Gemshorn 16'

47 Praestant 8'

138 Flûte harmonique 8'

79 Gambe 16'

48 Rohrflöte 8'

139 Gemshorn 8'

80 Prinzipal 8'

49 Trichtergedackt 8'

140 Unda Maris 8'

81 Flûte 8'

50 Salizional 8'

141 Cornet V 8'

82 Bourdon à cheminée 8'

51 Quintatön 8'

142 Nasat 5 1/3'

83 Gambe 8'

52 Octave 4'

143 Octave 4'

84 Voix céleste 8'

53 Blockflöte 4'

144 Holzflöte 4'

85 Cornet VI 8'

54 Gemshorn 4'

145 Terz 31/5'

86 Couleur cornet V 5 1/3'

55 Nasat 2 2/3'

146 Rauschpfeife III 2 2/3'

87 Octave 4'

56 Prinzipal 2'

147 Septime 2 2/7'

88 Flauto 4'

57 Waldflöte 2'

148 Superoctave 2'

89 Flûte octaviante 4'

58 Terz 1 3/5'

149 Blockflöte 2'

90 Dulciane 4'

59 Sifflöte 1 1/3'

150 Nachthorn 1'

91 Nasard 22/3'

60 Septime 1 1/7'

151 Mixtur V-VII 2'

92 Plein jeu III-IV 2 2/3'

61 Octave 1'

152 Acuta IV-VI 2/3'

93 Doublette 2'

62 None 8/9'

153 Colorian IV 4/9'

94 Flûte conique 2'

63 Undecim-tredecim 8/11 + 8/13'

154 Trompete Magna 16'

95 Carillon 1 + 1/2'

64 Scharf IV-V 1 1/3'

155 Trompete 8'

96 Mixtur IV-V 1 1/3'

65 Terzianscharf IV 2/3'

156 Trompete 4'

97 Cymbal IV 1/4'

66 Holzdulzian 16'

98 Bombarde 16'

67 Krummhorn-Schalmey 8'

99 Trompette harmonique 8'

68 Rohrschalmey 4'

100 Hautbois 8'

69 Clarin claro 8'

101 Musette 8'

70 Clarin brillante 4'

102 Clairon 4'

Thanks

wljmrbill · 23 Jul 2012

WOW...you sure have a wide wide selection of stops to choose from.. I would suggest you listen to a number of performers playing this piece on youtube..This will let you hear what others are using. With such a great number of trumpettes, reeds and mixtures.you surely can couple to obtain a great sounding reed /trumpette chorus for theme.... I always use a basic 8',4',2' with added reed combination for accomp. manuals... I practice most music the same..right, left, pedal by sections and then combine, then proceed to next section doing the same... then repeat first 2 sections..and continue.... on some pieces I may even learn the ending section first for a feel of the climatic conclusion of the piece to know where I am headed.......Another trick I use if possible..listening to a youtube video and trying to play along or can do this with a cd or dvd too..... sure helps you with timing, phrasing etc and I might add alittle difficult to do at frist... Good Luck and the FANFARE IS WELL WORTH LEARNING..

artemisn · 24 Jul 2012

That's quite the disposition! Have you played the instrument before? This may be unique to the large tracker I learned on, but from what I've seen, Trompette 8' and all variants of it vary A LOT. As I said, this may be specific to Texas, and that instrument doesn't appear Texan.

Of all the recordings of the fanfare I've heard, I find the Gerard Brooks' from St. Ouen to be the most sensible. From what I can discern, it's a simple matter of getting 8' reeds of different strengths spread across three manuals, and going from there. If I were playing the piece (and I should really learn it soon), I'd go off of that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svtE5iJUrgg

matsoljare · 24 Jul 2012

37 Cymbelpfeife 1/6'

If this is what i think it is, it might be the highest pitched stop on any organ that i know of....

jeremalian · 24 Jul 2012

Thank you all for your responses. The organ in question is the organ of the Esztergomi Basilika in Hungary Budapest. Its a very massive church and has a 9 second accoustical reverb. I just came accross the Lemens score with registration by Eugene Thayer. It has all the suggested registrations. I can try to mail it to anyone interested or upload it somewhere online.

wljmrbill · 25 Jul 2012

Here is another video of the piece by one of my favorite young organist(Gert) with a very good teacher.
http://youtu.be/GdYyMAfA9BI

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