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I hope you will enjoy this Praeambulum from Braunsberg-Oliva Tablature. I'm playing it on Hauptwerk Martinikerk Groningen sample set.
Score (PDF and printed versions): http://fontesmusicae.pl/notes-editions-c-series Thank you for your support! My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo
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 Ausra and I are updating our BMC page with various membership levels and extras. The benefits include priority video requests, private organ coaching and harmony lessons on Zoom.
You can check it out here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo In this video I'm playing Organ Trio No. 8 Op. 49 by Joseph Rheinberger at Vilnius University St John's church.
Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/zehn-trios-fur-die-orgel-sheet-music/3889442?aff_id=454957 Thank you for your support! My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo On September 4, 2021 I played a recital of Lithuanian organ music at St Willibrord Church in Plaidt, Germany. It was part of the international organ festival dedicated to Nordic music which was organised by the organist Gereon Krahforst in the region of Rheinpfalz.
PROGRAM: 7 Dances from the Braunsberg Keyboard Tablature (17th c., East Prussia):
Juozas Naujalis (1869-1934)
Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis (1875-1911)
Vidas Pinkevicius (b. 1976)
Improvisation on the Lithuanian hymn "Jėzau, pas mane ateiki" ("Jesus, come to me) M.K. Ciurlionis
V. Pinkevicius
Encore: Processional on Sursum Corda, Op. 79 (2021) Thank you for your support! Buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day and I decided to climb Vilnius University St John's Church Bell Tower and bring my foldable MIDI keyboard with me in a backpack so that I could record myself playing Bach's inventions. In this video you will hear Bach's Two-Part Inventions in C Major, D Minor, E Minor, F Major, G Major and A Minor. I'm using Hauptwerk Velesovo sample set. Hope you will enjoy it!
Thank you for your support! My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo Today I went to Vilnius University St John's Church and recorded Processional in G by Phil Lehenbauer which was dedicated to me. I like this piece very much and feel very honoured. Hope you will enjoy it!
Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/processional-in-g-major-organ-work-by-phil-lehenbauer-digital-sheet-music/22095810?aff_id=454957 Thank you for your support! My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo SOPP666: Can you please clarify when using a thumb on black notes is or is not proper fingering”9/29/2021
Vidas: Hello and welcome to Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast!
Ausra: This is a show dedicated to helping you become a better organist. V: We’re your hosts Vidas Pinkevicius... A: ...and Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene. V: We have over 25 years of experience of playing the organ A: ...and we’ve been teaching thousands of organists online from 89 countries since 2011. V: So now let’s jump in and get started with the podcast for today. A: We hope you’ll enjoy it! V: Hi guys, this is Vidas. A: And Ausra. Vidas: Let’s start episode 666 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast. This question was sent by Bob, and he writes: “I have read in several places that using the thumb on the black notes is kind of frowned upon. The "Organ Playing Master Course" routinely calls for the thumb on a black note, can you please clarify when it is or is not proper fingering.” So basically, Bob is taking my “Organ Playing Master Course,” right Ausra? Ausra: Yes, that’s what I understood. Vidas: Here is my answer on Basecamp. I wrote him: “Very good question Bob! The point of these exercises is to develop note reading ability. Normally we avoid thumbs on a black note but when there are many sharps or flats, there is a tradition actually which says you can use C major fingering in F Sharp major or Db Major. We would discuss it in the podcast.” What do you think, Ausra? Ausra: Yes, I think that’s right. Even when I think about music by J. S. Bach, I can’t imagine actually playing it without thumb on the black key. Vidas: Mhmm! Ausra: It’s simply impossible, because he uses such complex keys. Vidas: Yes! In real music, when there are exercises for five fingers and you play them in C Major, like C D E F G and backwards F E D C, you use 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1. But if you do it in, let’s say, C# Major, you also would use the same fingering: 1 2 3 4 5… or not? What would you do? Would you do it starting from the second finger? Ausra: Yes, I would do it starting from the second finger. Vidas: Okay. Ausra: Because that’s how I used to play the scales at school. Vidas: If it’s the scale, then yes. But if it’s an exercise for five fingers, then that’s the idea that you could use the C Major fingering. Ausra: Yes, I see what you mean. Vidas: I’ve really read someplace that there is this school of thought that you could play some of the exercises on black keys based on C Major fingering, like Hanon, for example. You could transpose Hanon exercises. Ausra: Yes, I think if you are an accomplished musician, you have to do it both ways. You have to be used to doing it both ways. Vidas: Right. While we are on the topic of Hanon, I think people should understand, they are written in a series of exercises in C Major only, if you exclude the scales, and arpeggios, and chords, of course, but if it’s just C Major, then you could effectively transpose them to any other key, and actually, Experts recommend them transposing to, let’s say, C# Major or Db Major, but using the same C Major fingering, so that you would get used to black keys more often. Right? Ausra: Yes! Because if you only practiced in C Major you can only be good at playing in C Major. Vidas: Yes. I remember my training in Hanon, but I changed the modes somewhat. I would use not major and minor keys, but I would use Lydian, Mixolydian, Dorian modes, and some other things; even more artificial modes as well. That helped me to assimilate them for my improvisations later. Does it make sense? Ausra: Yes, it makes sense. Vidas: Okay, so Bob is in our “Organ Playing Master Course” and actually in “Total Organist” as well. Ausra: Excellent! Vidas: I hope he enjoys this training community and progress as well. So I hope this clarified his question about using the thumb on a black note. Right, Ausra? Ausra: I hope so, too. Vidas: Please guys, send us more of your questions; we love helping you grow. This was Vidas, Ausra: and Ausra! Vidas: And remember; when you practice, Ausra: Miracles happen! V: This podcast is supported by Total Organist - the most comprehensive organ training program online. A: It has hundreds of courses, coaching and practice materials for every area of organ playing, thousands of instructional videos and PDF's. You will NOT find more value anywhere else online... V: Total Organist helps you to master any piece, perfect your technique, develop your sight-reading skills, and improvise or compose your own music and much much more… A: Sign up and begin your training today at organduo.lt and click on Total Organist. And of course, you will get the 1st month free too. You can cancel anytime. V: If you like our organ music, you can also support us on Buy Me a Coffee platform and get early access: A: Find out more at https://buymeacoffee.com/organduo In this video I'm playing Organ Trio Op. 49 No. 7 by Joseph Rheinberger at VU St John's church. It's a beautiful piece in A major key utilising the full chromatic colours of Romantic style. For this I fittingly chose 8' flutes, strings and Unda Maris from the Hauptwerk and Schwellwerk divisions of this amazing instrument. Hope you will enjoy it!
Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/zehn-trios-fur-die-orgel-sheet-music/3889442?aff_id=454957 Thank you for your support! My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo In this video I'm playing Adagio from Vierne's third symphony. I've played entire symphony in the past. Hopefully, in the near future I will play entire symphony again. Hope you will enjoy the sounds of Hauptwerk sample set!
Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/3eme-symphonie-op-28-sheet-music/18103192?aff_id=454957 Thank you for your support! My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo My good friend Graham Twist dedicated his chorale prelude on Old Hundredth to my wife Ausra as a birthday gift. This is one of her favourite tunes. Yesterday she recorded it on our Hauptwerk setup at home. Graham himself and also my friends Jerry Martin and James Flores have recorded it.
Graham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpWmPKyqUF8&t=0s Jerry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B178d8ChJvY&t=0s Ausra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rij7LVXqEEs&t=0s James: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPvmDy8b7Vg Since this is the week everybody seems to be playing this piece, today I'd like to share with you my rendition from Vilnius University St John's church. The registration I use is 8', 4', and 2' stops on the Oberwerk and 16' Posaune in the pedals. Hope you will enjoy it! Score: Write to the composer at grahamstwist@gmail.com Thank you for your support! Buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo |
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Drs. Vidas Pinkevicius and Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene Organists of Vilnius University , creators of Secrets of Organ Playing. Don't have an organ at home? Download paper manuals and pedals, print them out, cut the white spaces, tape the sheets together and you'll be ready to practice anywhere where is a desk and floor. Make sure you have a higher chair. |
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