Had a glorious day off yesterday, and spent most of it on the sofa. And now it’s back to business (as in teaching) as usual after all the Easter madness.
My husband declared today Organists’ Easter and plans to celebrate by eating a Kinder egg. His turn to spend the day on the sofa. :)
Klevgrand updates Hillman vintage combo synth to v1.1.0 https://rekkerd.org/klevgrand-updates-hillman-vintage-combo-synth-to-v1-1-0/
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Charles Stanford - Fantasia and Fugue, Op. 103
Daniel Cook at the organ of Westminster Abbey
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Want #accordion mystery #MusicHistory origin stories?
Watch for Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein (presented his “speech machine” in St Petersburg in 1780)
And the unfortunately multiple-spelling’ed Franz Kirsnick / Kirshnick, Kirschnick, Kirschnigk
Another German in Copenhagen, #organ builder who maybe assisted Kratzenstein, sold organs with the “western” free reeds that come down to us)
https://www.hetorgel.nl/en/2011/01/e2003-04e/
(Pics of old organ free reeds!)
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And (not to jack your thread, but to add further #MusicTrivia)
It was #organ builders who added crucial differences to 3,000 year old free reed designs imported from Asia
These “westernized” free reed organs then developed into everything from the #harmonica, #harmonium and #accordion
Nobody’s quite sure, but it might have been one of a few German guys working in Copenhagen who showed them off in Saint Petersburg (#WorldMusic 1780)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20551940.2020.1794648 🪗
The End Of The #Antarctic #Illusion: The Great Un-Freezing : Medium
We’re putting more stuff into #Space than ever. Here’s what’s up there. : Tech Review
This overlooked #Organ may be more vital for #Longevity than #Scientists realized : Sci Am
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