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Hey, everybody! Watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou5rQuzfyP4
And then watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1tmjA_c8SQ
Improvement, much? :-D
PS. And then watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKejfYzB3ak
and see how the master does it. Maybe in ten years' time, eh?
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Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1tmjA_c8SQ
Is that a checkered floor? Is there a reflecting sphere behind the
window?
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Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> Hey, everybody! Watch this:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou5rQuzfyP4
>
> And then watch this:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1tmjA_c8SQ
>
> Improvement, much? :-D
Actually, that is a pretty dramatic improvement. Good work! What's next?
- Ricky
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Warp wrote:
> Is that a checkered floor?
*ahem* Yes...
> Is there a reflecting sphere behind the window?
Mmmmnnnnnyes...
Who's mascot? ;-)
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>> Improvement, much? :-D
>
> Actually, that is a pretty dramatic improvement. Good work! What's next?
Yay, me! :-D
The obvious next thing is to film with a real organ - once it gets put
back together again. Also, at some point I should make a serious effort
to learn the rest of the music rather than just polishing the bit I
already know. Oh, and adding the peddles.
For now? I shall be at the Royal Albert Hall on the 26th to hear the
piece performed properly, by a highly trained professional. (And on one
of the largest instruments in the country, no less.)
I keep thinking of elaborate plans for getting to talk to the organist -
but maybe it would be simpler and more realistic to just see if I can
find anywhere that does organ lessons?
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
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> Hey, everybody! Watch this:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1tmjA_c8SQ
>
> Improvement, much? :-D
Yes, but now get some 'soul' into it brother.
~Steve~
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>> Improvement, much? :-D
>
> Yes, but now get some 'soul' into it brother.
Heh. You want *everything*. What's next? Blood? :-P
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
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>>> Improvement, much? :-D
>>
>> Yes, but now get some 'soul' into it brother.
>
> Heh. You want *everything*. What's next? Blood? :-P
Yeah, a bit of blood sweat and tears wouldn't go amiss as it would make
great viewing on YT. :P
But as for 'soul', don't ask me, I'm SOULLESS! O.O
~Steve~
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On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:54:35 +0100, "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
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>"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
>news:49e9dc4b$1@news.povray.org...
>> Hey, everybody! Watch this:
>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1tmjA_c8SQ
>>
>> Improvement, much? :-D
>
> Yes, but now get some 'soul' into it brother.
>
>
> ~Steve~
>
>
Hi Steve, you've woken up? :)
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Stephen
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On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:52:59 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>For now? I shall be at the Royal Albert Hall on the 26th to hear the
>piece performed properly, by a highly trained professional. (And on one
>of the largest instruments in the country, no less.)
STRAUSS Sunrise from Also Sprach Zarathustra
BACH Toccata & Fugue
WALTON Crown Imperial
KOENIG Post Horn Galop
SAINT-SAENS Organ Symphony
MASCAGNI Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
CLARKE Trumpet Voluntary
ALBINONI Adagio
WIDOR Toccata
ELGAR Cockaigne Overture, Land of Hope and Glory
That looks good, I fancy going too.
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Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> STRAUSS Sunrise from Also Sprach Zarathustra
> BACH Toccata & Fugue
> WALTON Crown Imperial
> KOENIG Post Horn Galop
> SAINT-SAENS Organ Symphony
> MASCAGNI Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
> CLARKE Trumpet Voluntary
> ALBINONI Adagio
> WIDOR Toccata
> ELGAR Cockaigne Overture, Land of Hope and Glory
>
>
> That looks good, I fancy going too.
Heh, good luck getting tickets now. ;-)
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On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:52:14 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>Heh, good luck getting tickets now. ;-)
Oh! :(
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Stephen wrote:
> STRAUSS Sunrise from Also Sprach Zarathustra
> BACH Toccata & Fugue
> WALTON Crown Imperial
> KOENIG Post Horn Galop
> SAINT-SAENS Organ Symphony
> MASCAGNI Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
> CLARKE Trumpet Voluntary
> ALBINONI Adagio
> WIDOR Toccata
> ELGAR Cockaigne Overture, Land of Hope and Glory
Guess that about wraps it up for famous organ works, huh? :)
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On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:31:28 -0300, nemesis <nam### [at] nospam-gmailcom>
wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> STRAUSS Sunrise from Also Sprach Zarathustra
>> BACH Toccata & Fugue
>> WALTON Crown Imperial
>> KOENIG Post Horn Galop
>> SAINT-SAENS Organ Symphony
>> MASCAGNI Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
>> CLARKE Trumpet Voluntary
>> ALBINONI Adagio
>> WIDOR Toccata
>> ELGAR Cockaigne Overture, Land of Hope and Glory
>
>Guess that about wraps it up for famous organ works, huh? :)
http://tickets.royalalberthall.com/season/production.aspx?id=12949&src=t&monthyear=
Presented By:
Raymond Gubbay Ltd
Says it all :)
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Stephen wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:52:14 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>
>> Heh, good luck getting tickets now. ;-)
>
> Oh! :(
Actually, saying that... I'm looking at it right now, and there appears
to be at least two dozen seats vacant...
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On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:00:47 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:52:14 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>>
>>> Heh, good luck getting tickets now. ;-)
>>
>> Oh! :(
>
>Actually, saying that... I'm looking at it right now, and there appears
>to be at least two dozen seats vacant...
Where are you sitting and I'll try to get something close.
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Stephen
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>> Actually, saying that... I'm looking at it right now, and there appears
>> to be at least two dozen seats vacant...
>
> Where are you sitting and I'll try to get something close.
Um... where the heck *am* I sitting? (I don't have the tickets any more;
they're with my grandparents.) I think I'm in the stalls over to the
right side.
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"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:54:35 +0100, "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
>> Yes, but now get some 'soul' into it brother.
> Hi Steve, you've woken up? :)
Yeah, I think so, just. ;)
It's been a tough, tough, time recently my friend. I owe you an email.
:)
~Steve~
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> Regards
> Stephen
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On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:56:15 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote:
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>Where are you sitting and I'll try to get something close.
>-
That's assuming that you want to meet up.
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On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:56:15 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote:
>On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:00:47 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>
>>Stephen wrote:
>>> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:52:14 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Heh, good luck getting tickets now. ;-)
>>>
>>> Oh! :(
>>
>>Actually, saying that... I'm looking at it right now, and there appears
>>to be at least two dozen seats vacant...
>
>Where are you sitting and I'll try to get something close.
That's assuming that you want to meet up.
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Stephen
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On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:24:26 +0100, "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
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>"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message
>news:v0tju41u6oarc2mqdhchj5nndk081sttrf@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:54:35 +0100, "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
>
>>> Yes, but now get some 'soul' into it brother.
>
>> Hi Steve, you've woken up? :)
>
> Yeah, I think so, just. ;)
>
> It's been a tough, tough, time recently my friend. I owe you an email.
>:)
>
When you have the time.
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Stephen
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>> Where are you sitting and I'll try to get something close.
>
> That's assuming that you want to meet up.
Well, I'll definitely be there, and there's going to be some neat music.
We'll see what happens on the night though. I seem to recall there being
an interval half way though. Just look out for the crazy-looking guy
trying to claim onto the organ console - that'll probably be me! ;-)
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Warp wrote:
> Is that a checkered floor? Is there a reflecting sphere behind the
> window?
I wonder if anybody will point out any of the other interesting objects
in my room...
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On 19-4-2009 19:42, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>
>> Is that a checkered floor? Is there a reflecting sphere behind the
>> window?
>
> I wonder if anybody will point out any of the other interesting objects
> in my room...
>
I won't, but it is clear that this room needs a female touch. ;)
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>> I wonder if anybody will point out any of the other interesting
>> objects in my room...
>
> I won't, but it is clear that this room needs a female touch. ;)
The room? Or its owner?
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nemesis wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
>> STRAUSS Sunrise from Also Sprach Zarathustra BACH Toccata & Fugue
>> WALTON Crown Imperial KOENIG Post Horn Galop SAINT-SAENS Organ
>> Symphony MASCAGNI Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana CLARKE Trumpet
>> Voluntary ALBINONI Adagio WIDOR Toccata ELGAR Cockaigne Overture, Land
>> of Hope and Glory
>
> Guess that about wraps it up for famous organ works, huh? :)
When I went to this last year, there seemed to be a surprising lack of
organ playing involved. Some of the pieces seemed to be completely
orchestral, with maybe a few seconds of organ, but otherwise nothing.
Meh, whatever. I only went to I could listen to Bach. I got Widor for
free. ;-)
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Invisible wrote:
> The room? Or its owner?
Just the room ):->
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>> The room? Or its owner?
>
> Just the room ):->
Aww, but I *want* to be touched...
Er, OK, I take that back. My mum just walked past. o_O
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> And then watch this:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1tmjA_c8SQ
>
> Improvement, much? :-D
AWSOME ROLEX!
It sounds so good that it doesn't seem like it's coming from the keyboard,
maybe that's also the sound samples you are using, but still really good.
PS Yes, your room is really untidy :-)
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> I wonder if anybody will point out any of the other interesting objects
> in my room...
Well let me see now... There's a copy of Godel, Escher, Bach clearly
visible. Oh, and take a look at my monitor stand - looks like I found a
good use for A New Kind of Science after all! :-D
Less obviously, there's a copy of Classic FM Organ Tocattas resting on
my keyboard. There's also a plasma ball in shot, and several glass paper
weights. There's the box for a Casio graphing calculator. (That's not
actually mine; my graphing calculator is a higher spec.)
Even less obvious, there's my latest bank statement resting on top of
the book. I hadn't noticed that - but I'm fairly sure you can't read it.
There's a HP LaserJet 1000 printer behind that. The black thing resting
on top of it is my IR thermometer in its black leather carry case. Next
to the printer you can just make out a grey thing; that's my camera.
Getting *really* freaking obscure... you can just make out a copy of
Widor's Tocatta propped up in the bottom-right corner of the frame.
Notice the hand-written scape of notes balanced on the function knob on
my synthesizer. (I suck at reading music!) The mini CD you can see is an
earlier recording of my playing this tocatta, as luck would have it. You
can also see Enya's "And Winter Came" propped up. Next to it is Mike
Oldfield's "Music of the Spheres". (Even *I* only know that because I
remember it.)
So there we have it. Aren't you enlightened? :-P
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scott wrote:
> AWSOME ROLEX!
Hmm, that was the only comment on my test video too. :-P
> It sounds so good that it doesn't seem like it's coming from the
> keyboard, maybe that's also the sound samples you are using, but still
> really good.
...or the crappy camcorder microphone? ;-)
(I wonder if there's a way of directly connecting my PC to the camera?
Oh well, if not, I can always try synching it afterwards...)
> PS Yes, your room is really untidy :-)
You haven't seen the REST of it!! ;-)
Notice that in this shot alone we see a full-size keyboard, a rack of
several hundred CDs, a laser printer, a digital camera, and the keyboard
and monitor for a computer. You can also see the edge of my stereo
system (although there's nothing to prove that's what it is). My room
also contains A WARDROBE and A BED. (!)
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On 21-4-2009 10:27, Invisible wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>
>> I wonder if anybody will point out any of the other interesting
>> objects in my room...
>
> Well let me see now... There's a copy of Godel, Escher, Bach clearly
> visible. Oh, and take a look at my monitor stand - looks like I found a
> good use for A New Kind of Science after all! :-D
>
> Less obviously, there's a copy of Classic FM Organ Tocattas resting on
> my keyboard. There's also a plasma ball in shot, and several glass paper
> weights. There's the box for a Casio graphing calculator. (That's not
> actually mine; my graphing calculator is a higher spec.)
>
> Even less obvious, there's my latest bank statement resting on top of
> the book. I hadn't noticed that - but I'm fairly sure you can't read it.
> There's a HP LaserJet 1000 printer behind that. The black thing resting
> on top of it is my IR thermometer in its black leather carry case. Next
> to the printer you can just make out a grey thing; that's my camera.
>
> Getting *really* freaking obscure... you can just make out a copy of
> Widor's Tocatta propped up in the bottom-right corner of the frame.
> Notice the hand-written scape of notes balanced on the function knob on
> my synthesizer. (I suck at reading music!) The mini CD you can see is an
> earlier recording of my playing this tocatta, as luck would have it. You
> can also see Enya's "And Winter Came" propped up. Next to it is Mike
> Oldfield's "Music of the Spheres". (Even *I* only know that because I
> remember it.)
>
> So there we have it. Aren't you enlightened? :-P
Not really ;)
Everything you mention is only recognizable if you know how it looks.
The only thing I can recognize for certain even after your explanation
is GEB end even that is positioned in such an unconventional way that I
can not know if it is the actual book or a prop.
The relevant question here would be: why would I care?
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>> So there we have it. Aren't you enlightened? :-P
>
> Not really ;)
> The relevant question here would be: why would I care?
Well, true...
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> Notice that in this shot alone we see a full-size keyboard, a rack of
> several hundred CDs, a laser printer, a digital camera, and the keyboard
> and monitor for a computer. You can also see the edge of my stereo
> system (although there's nothing to prove that's what it is). My room
> also contains A WARDROBE and A BED. (!)
I just noticed the deodorant can...
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>> My room also contains A WARDROBE and A BED. (!)
>
> I just noticed the deodorant can...
There's actually more than one in shot. ;-)
Your point being...?
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1tmjA_c8SQ
>
> PS. And then watch this:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKejfYzB3ak
>
> and see how the master does it. Maybe in ten years' time, eh?
You know, watching these, I think I'm actually playing it a little bit
too fast.
Obviously there is no exact speed. But I think I'm rushing it a little.
I had a go at practising last night (and actually learned some new notes
for the first time in a while, rather than just repeating what I already
know). Playing it slower, I can actually hit more of the notes
correctly, but more importantly my playing is more fluid. It flows
better. And I can [sometimes] hit the double-strikes properly.
I also discovered that one or two notes in my performance are actually
incorrect. (As in, I misread the score.) Always fun. :-/ But anyway,
I've learned another small chunk of the score, and I spent last night
practising hard. We'll see where that gets me...
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>>> My room also contains A WARDROBE and A BED. (!)
>>
>> I just noticed the deodorant can...
>
> There's actually more than one in shot. ;-)
>
> Your point being...?
Is it hard work playing the keyboard :-D
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>> Your point being...?
>
> Is it hard work playing the keyboard :-D
Why yes, yes it is.
The first bar alone as THIRTY TWO NOTES.
FOR THE RIGHT HAND ONLY.
WITH NO RESTS.
It has another dozen or so for the left hand. And that's just the first
bar. The piece is several hundred bars long. And the arpeggio, while it
does swap from hand to hand (which is very hard, by the way), contains
not one single rest for the entire 6 minute duration of the piece.
The 4th bar or so contains a chord for the left hand containing a major
12th interval. (Recall that an octave is an 8th, so a 12th is even
larger than an octave. And this chord has *other* notes in the middle of
it.)
Arguably the most challenging thing is that the arpeggio contains
sections where it is actually PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE to reach all of the
notes at once, so you MUST move your hand up and down the keyboard as
you play it, finding and refinding the notes each time you need to play
them. This involves some unusually advanced hand movements that I'm not
used to doing.
Of course, doing this with my LEFT hand is even harder. Usually the bass
part of a piece is much slower, so usually your left hand doesn't need
to do very much. Not so with this tocatta. That took me weeks to adjust
to...
In summary, YES, it's very hot work! :-P
(And when your fingers get hot, they get wet and slipperly and slide off
the keys and it's impossible to play well.)
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