mardi 16 septembre 2008

Toccata and fugue

I have created this blog to share with you my hobby concerning the organ, especially Bach music.

Since I am 6 years old, I remember an excelent cartoon on TV I was fond of "il était une fois la vie" this was about learning history by a toony way.. and the music intro was :
Toccata and gugue from Bach ! (Please listen below in the Video)
it was a bit short circuited, since 35 seconds is definitively not anough to play all this extraordinary music!
Anyway I Had a dream that I could play such this Bach music all alone one day.. I am 32 years old now, and last year I found that in my small town "Chatillon sur chalaronne" lost in france, I had a music school opening new instrument teaching (the organ!)
I met the director (Mr Pirret) of this school music and I said:I want to begin Organ and I want you to teach me the Toccata and Fugue From Bach! A litle bit smily he told : But we usually begin studying it after 10 years of school experience...I said I don't care.. I just want to make my dream come trueno matter all personal efforts I will have to endure but I want..
He said ok..
So I began my apprenticeship 1 hour a week with teacher. I am lucky to have access to the school organ 2 evenings a week..so I could practice additionnaly 8 hours alone per week.

from 2min 28sec "fugue i heard first in my children life.."

One Year has been made now.. I Had to find a way to practice at home with minimum budget, so this summer I went to the south of france near "Cannes" to buy an electronic Organ with pedals for 250 Euros (300$)This organ "Gem Chorus III" does not work really for this price.. originaly this is a 3000 Euros cost for such this model in 1995..

There is electonics problems on this organ, only certain notes works but you can't even change sound types with all buttons.. and even midi out have problems..

Doesn't matter, Since I am electronics Engineer, I will interface the pedals to my computer and by making a small probram on my computer I will use virtual modern songs

(I need a good Audio card .. and shoud be ok)

Today is 6th of september, I am going to make it work..

Next week I will show you my new organ with electronics modifications I have made ..


GEM Chorus III (Before modifications)

GEM Chorus III (Before modifications)