Thank you very much for clearing this up, Andrew. Liudas ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Stiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: finale list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 10:38 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] TAN Blessing or Curse in disguise?
> >I understand that the development of the pipe organ ties in with it being > >cheaper for a Prince or Count to support one organist than constantly either > >hiring or keeping under one's own roof a whole orchestra. > > > >Liudas > > > Hogwash! Organs as large as any ever built were in existence by > 1425--two centuries before the orchestra was even thought of. > Furthermore, they were installed in churches, not at court. As far as > I know, large (non-movable) organs were not installed in concert > halls until the 18th century, by which time the instrument had > reached its full state of development. Finally, no-one, but no-one, > thought of the organ as a substitute for the orchestra until the > nineteenth century--which reflects the general misunderstanding of > the instrument among musicians at that time. > > The one grain of truth in your assertion is that the theater organs > of the early twentieth century were indeed intended as a cheaper > alternative to full orchestral accompaniment of silent movies--but > the advent of sound film put paid to both alternatives. > -- > Andrew Stiller > Kallisti Music Press > > http://home.netcom.com/~kallisti/ > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
