Organ - is an ancient musical instrument with multiple divisions pipes with their own keyboards. Known to 285-222 years BC. The first organ was born in Alexandria, Egypt. His name was "water organ" - the hydraulic organ, it was invented Ctesibius (Ctesibius - renowned scientist and inventor of ancient Greece, he studied mathematics and mechanics, pneumatics, compressed air)
In ancient Greece and ancient Rome body used for celebrations during the great "Olympic" games or horse races, races.
Home Middle Ages marked the development of the popularity of this musical instrument in two ways - religious (use in the liturgy, the liturgy of the Catholic church from the 7th century, introduced by Pope Vitalian) and secular (court organ music, Emperor Entertainment)
The body is one of the most complex mechanical creations of mankind before the Industrial Revolution. The organ three or four key number on which game execution process is performed while the hands and feet (hand five octaves, note 61; Foot note 32).
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List of legendary composers creating organ music:
Composers Organists Germany.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
Max Reger 1873-1916
Paul Hindemith 1895-1963
Hugo Distler 1908-1942
Samuel Sheydt 1587-1654
Dietrich Buxtehude 1637-1707
Johann Pachelbel 1653-1706
Johann Gottfried Walther 1684-1748
George Frideric Handel 1685-1759
Top French composers of organ music.
François Couperin 1668-1733
Nicolas de Grigny 1672-1703
Louis Claude Daquin 1694-1772
Cesar Franck 1822-1890
Louis Victor Jules Vierne 1870-1937
Marcel Dupré 1886-1971
Maurice Duruflé 1902-1986
Jean Langlays 1907-1991
Olivier Messiaen 1908-1992
Musical phenomena, organ music composers of Spain and Italy.
Antonio de Cabezon 1510-1566
Juan Kabaniles 1644-1712
Claudio Merula 1533-1604
Frescobaldi Zipolite 1688-1726
Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741
Giacomo Puccini 1858-1924
Organists Netherlands.
Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon 1562-1621
Composers Organists UK, USA.
Hubert Parry 1848-1918
Dudley Buck 1839-1909
John Knowles Paine 1839-1906
Leo Sowerby 1895-1968
Modern performers of organ music:
Dave Cortez
Aivar Kalējs
Andre Fleury
Benmont Tench
Basie, Count
James Lancelot
Jimmy Mc Griff
Joe Crown
John Gavin Scott
Kenneth Gilbert
Kizito Mihigo
Christopher Haulihen
Cameron Carpenter
Lonnie Smith
Miles Davis
Marty Grebb
Martin Baker
Melvin Ryn
Milt Hurt
Peter Bardens
Rick Wakeman
Ron Levy
Twinkie Clark
Ton Koopman
trad Pitts
Atsuko Hashimoto
Hugh Banton
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