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The American history and encyclopedia of music, 1908
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1accent and the phrasing to help him express the movement, while the organist must depend for his rhythm entirely on his phrasing. By allowing the phrases to overlap the organist soon loses his own sense of rhythm and spoils his effects. One who catches the rhythm in piano or violin music is quick to catch it and to look for it in the organ. Rhythm is a quality some players lack entirely, they seem born without this sense, and the appreciation of it should be one of the first requirements of pupils.
3No absolute rule can be laid down for the combination of stops. Every organist studies the composition before him to get its meaning, then attempts by mixtures of stops to produce the tones best suited to his thoughts. The quality of the tones produced on an organ depends greatly on the ear of the organist, his knowledge of the instrument, and the acoustic properties of the hall in which he is playing. Organists are delighted whenever they can obtain a good combination of stops, and are studying to this end continually. A musician sometimes tries for a long time before he discovers "just the right stops" to describe his idea of a certain tone-color or melody.
5Good organ music can be best studied and appreciated by observing the music of eminent organists. Almost every city of any size has now some very good organs in her churches, and a great deal can be learned by going to hear some good musician play upon them. Because of its structure, which enables it to produce such a great variety of tones and of pitch, the organ is capable of arousing the emotions to their fullest power; but a trained listener will look for more than vastness of tone and emotional harmonies, he will look for some definite musical form, something that stimulates his intellect while it pleases his fancy.
7THE OPERA.
9The genius of poet, of musical composer, of instrumental performer, of impersonator, who is both actor and singer, of costumer and scene-maker, are all combined to
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