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Willem van Twillert

I am a Dutch professional organist, trained by Piet Kee at the Amsterdam Conservatory in the 1970s.
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I like all styles in organ literature and then choose a top organ, often historical in the Netherlands.
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#willemvantwillertshorts #willemvantwillertbaroque #willemvantwillertorganshorts This is one of the most beautiful adagios that ALBINONI has composed. This Adagio is really from Albinoni to avoid misunderstanding Played on one of the most beautiful historic organs in the Netherlands. The transcription (adaption) for organ solo (originally for oboe and orchestra) is by Willem Van Twillert
#willemvantwillertshorts #willemvantwillert #willemvantwillertromanticorganmusic You cannot claim that Enrico Bossi is an undiscovered composer, but you can say that he is not that well known as an organist. And also his organ works deserve more attention. This TOCCATA is a true masterpiece. Very original in terms of composition and wonderful to play and listen to. True organ literature I think. That is why I have taken the liberty of posting this work on my YouTube channel. MARCO ENRICO BOSSI was born in Salò. Pietro's father was an organist at Salò Cathedral, a one-manual organ built by Fratelli Serassi in 1865 (opus 684), restored in 2000/2001. He received his musical training at the Liceo Musicale in Bologna and the Milan Conservatory, w In 1881, Bossi became director of music and organist at Como Cathedral. In 1890 Bossi was appointed as professor of organ and harmony at Naples Conservatory. n addition, he held directorships at conservatories in Venice (1895–1901), Bologna (1902–1911), and Rome (1916–1923). Throughout his career, Bossi made international organ recital tours, which made him contact well-known colleagues such as César Franck, Marcel Dupré, Alexandre Guilmant, Joseph Bonnet, Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles M. Courboin, and Karl Straube. Bossi died unexpectedly at sea while returning from the United States on February 20, 1925.
#willemvantwillertshorts #improvisetta As a lover of music and also of film music, I took inspiration from music in sound, rhythm and atmosphere by film composer Hans Zimmer in some improvisations [IMPROVISETTAs] I played on this Flemish choir organ [1667] in Eindhoven. BTW, not a single note by Hans Zimmer was used in my improvisation. The day before my concert at St Catherine Church in Eindhoven, I had the opportunity to play the choir organ, which resulted in some short improvisations [I call them IMPROVISETTAs]. HANS ZIMMER (*1957) composed music for more than 150 soundtracks. He won the Oscar for Best Film Score for The Lion King and Dune.
#willemvantwillertshorts #improvisetta Hans van Haeften belongs to the young generation of talented Dutch organists who also have a talent for IMPROVISATION. His improvisational talent was the direct reason for the invitation to the improvisation project for which the recordings took place in November 2022 in the Sint Joriskerk in Amersfoort together with eight other improvising organists. Hans wrote among others, I thank the POP foundation and Willem van Twillert and Matthijs Vink (Video) and Marien Stouten(Audio) for the recording session. They professionally accompanied me and I had all the time to play and make beautiful recordings. Many more will follow!" ABOUT HANS van Haeften, Hans van Haeften is an organist, pianist, conductor, teacher and composer. He studied organ, piano and church music at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague with Jos van der Kooy, Katy Satur and Theo Goedhart In 2011 he concluded his studies with a concert in the old Bavo in Haarlem (Julius Reubke: Psalm 94 and Max Reger: Variaties, opus 73). Then followed masterclasses and private lessons with Ton Koopman, Jean-Claude Zehnder, Daan Manneke, Loïc Maillé, Peter Planyavsky, Jürgen Essl and Hayo Boerema. In 2011 he obtained his master's degree in Dutch Language and Culture at Leiden University with a thesis on rhetoric and cabaret. Hans works as a cantor-organist at the Vredeskerk in Nijkerk. As a concert musician, he improvises in all styles. He has won prizes and places in the finals for his organ playing. Hans teaches organ and piano playing. At music lessons he works a lot with 'learning to learn' and improvisation. Hans wrote 2 books: I can do that too! about improvisation The practice code on independent study.
#willemvantwillertshorts #improvisetta The Dutch organist, Dick Sanderman improvised on this melody on 10 November 2022 in the Joriskerk in Amersfoort as part of ORGELIMPROVISATION PROJECT with 8 Dutch improvisers organised by Stichting Promotie Orgel Projecten ABOUT DICK SANDERMAN (1956) studied organ with Jaap Dragt at the Municipal Conservatory in Zwolle [NL]. 1980 Diploma in Solo Performance, Education Act B and Annotation Improvisation He attended summer courses with, among others, D. Roth, Hans Haselböck and Jean Guillou. 1983 Winner of the National Organ Improvisation Competition in Bolsward. As a soloist and choir accompanist, he has participated in concerts and recordings, including during the Naples International Organ Festival (1981), in English cathedrals (1988), in Paris (1991), in Jerusalem (1999), Oxford (2012), Vilnius (2013) and Harrogate (2015, 2017). Dick Sanderman works in Rijssen at the music school and as the city organist for the organ in the town hall and is an organist in churches in Rijssen and Hellendoorn. 2015 Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
#willemvantwillertshorts #willemvantwillertbaroque The most famous movement is the second, “Rondeau,” owing to the English composer Benjamin Britten’s use of it as the root of his composition The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (1945). In Britten’s work, “Rondeau” is heard only as a fragment, divorced from the rest of Purcell’s score. ABOUT THE ORGAN at BEVERWIJK [The NETHERLANDS] Christian Müller (1690-1763) is best known for his organ in the St. Bavo in Haarlem, built between 1735 and 1738. Müller gained international fame for building this monumental organ of the Grote or St Bavo church, which in 1738 was the largest organ in the world. Müller’s built his organ for the GROTE KERK, BEVERWIJK in 1756, which is now the most authentic larger Müller organ left. Müller’s organs were mainly built for accompanying congregational singing, the organ in Haarlem being the exception. This meant powerful Principal choruses, often with doubled trebles, sturdy reeds and Cornet stops, and usually only one Flute stop (8’) on the Great manual of his two and three manual organs.
#willemvantwillertshorts #willemvantwillertbaroque Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704 composed his famous Marche en rondeau. This is the opening of his TE DEUM, composed in honor of the peace treaty of Nijmegen in 1678. The prelude to his Te Deum - H.146 - is the signature tune for the European Broadcasting Union, heard in the opening credits of Eurovision events. This theme was also the intro to The Olympiad films of Bud Greenspan and also the intro to the Eurovision Song Contest. Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) studied with Giacomo Carissimi in Rome. After his return to Paris, he became a private composer for Maria of Guise (until she died in 1688). Charpentier later composed for the Comédie Française, where he assisted Molière. Around 1688 Charpentier Charpentier became the composer of the Carmelites of Rue du Bouloir, Montmartre Abbey, Abbaye-aux-Bois and Port-Royal and in 1698 Charpentier was appointed music master for the children of the Sainte-Chapelle du Palais After having obtained from the king Louis XIV a softening of Lully's monopoly, Molière turned to Charpentier to compose the music for the intermissions of Circe and Andromeda and sung scenes for the revivals of The Forced Marriage, and finally the musical pieces of The Imaginary invalid. He composed secular works, stage music, operas, cantatas, sonatas, symphonies, as well as sacred music, motets (large or small), oratorios, masses, psalms, Magnificats, Litanies. Marc-Antoine Charpentier dominated the Baroque music scene in seventeenth-century France because of the quality of his prolific output. He mastered all genres, and his skill in writing sacred vocal music was especially hailed by his contemporaries. Charpentier's complete works must have numbered about 800 opus numbers at his death, but today only 28 autograph volumes remain, or more than 500 pieces that he himself took care to classify. This collection, called Mélanges, is one of the most comprehensive sets of musical autograph manuscripts of all time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc-Antoine_Charpentier CREDITS Audio recording: Marien Stouten Video: Marien Stouten Video & Audio editing: Herman Logtenberg Registrant: Antoinette Mooij Productie: Willem van Twillert [Stichting Promotie Orgel Projecten] Design Overhemd: Lidewij van Twillert
#willemvantwillertshorts #willemvantwillertbaroque This J. C. Kellner is the son of Johann Peter Kellner, who was a friend and student of Johann Sebastian Bach. J. P Kellner collaborated with J. S. Bach and multiplied many of Bach's compositions. An important survival place for compositions by J. S Bach. In the state of Saxony / Thuringia, there are relatively many skilled organists in the time between roughly 1700 and 1840. JOHANN CHRISTOPH KELLNER was born in Gräfenroda, Thuringia, Germany, where he studied music with his father, Johann Peter Kellner (1705-1772). In 1754 Kellner moved to Gotha to study with Georg Benda. He returned home again in 1755. During an extensive study trip, Kellner went on to live in Amsterdam and The Hague between 1762 and 1763. On his return, Kellner was appointed organist and cantor in the Lutheran church in Kassel. A position which Kelnner combined, from 1773 onwards, with that of organist of the Roman Catholic church in the same town. Kellner wrote a treatise on music theory entitled Grundriss des Generalbasses (Principles of basso continuo), Op. 16 (Kassel, 1783, 1796), which was successful. Most of his compositions are keyboard works, with homophonic textures and clear song-like melodies as in this recorded PRAELUDIUM in C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Christoph_Kellner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Peter_Kellner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Christoph_Kellner ENGLISH
#improvisetta #willemvantwillertimprovisations Als liefhebber van muziek en ook van filmmuziek, heb ik me in enkele improvisaties [IMPROVISETTA'S] die ik op het Vlaams koororgel [1667] in Eindhoven speelde, laten inspireren door muziek in klank, ritme en sfeer van filmcomponist Hans Zimmer. BTW, geen enkele noot van Hans Zimmer is gebruikt in mijn improvisaties. De dag voor mijn concert in de St. Catharina kerk in Eindhoven had ik gelegenheid om het koororgel te bespelen, wat resulteerde in enkele korte improvisaties [ik noem ze IMPROVISETTA's]. Zie ook: https://www.muziekindecathrien.nl/ https://www.muziekindecathrien.nl/organisatie/artistiek-leider/ ENGLISH As a lover of music and also of film music, I took inspiration from music in sound, rhythm and atmosphere by film composer Hans Zimmer in some improvisations [IMPROVISETTAs] I played on this Flemish choir organ [1667] in Eindhoven. By the way, not a single note by Hans Zimmer was used in my improvisation. The day before my concert at St Catherine Church in Eindhoven, I had the opportunity to play the choir organ, which resulted in some short improvisations [I call them IMPROVISETTAs]. HANS ZIMMER (*1957) composed music for more than 150 soundtracks. He won the Oscar for Best Film Score for The Lion King and Dune. CREDITS SOUND Marien Stouten VIDEO Matthijs Vink PHOTO Laurens Mulkens THANKS Thanks to the board of 'Collegium Musicum Eindhoven and artistic director, Ruud Huijbregts for the opportunity to make this recording around the concert that I was invited to give at the Verschueren organ in St. Catharina church on October 22, 2022. I want to thank Gerard Habraken, Henk Kooiker (colleagues), and Laurens Mulkens for caring for the organization. Check, https://www.muziekindecathrien.nl/ https://www.muziekindecathrien.nl/organisatie/artistiek-leider/ ORGAN HISTORY FLEMISH CHORUS ORGAN Unknown organ builder 1667 Frederiek Ureel, Poperinge 1871/76 (1873); in the old organ case and old pipework 1888 Demazière, Roeselare; new pedal keyboard and changes ± 1895 Roman Catholic monastery Passionists St Antonius, Kortrijk 1923 bought as salon organ by Ing G. Alexis Liège, director of the cannon foundry; ? house organ André Perier; swell and pedal added 1952 organ bought by the Fa. Verschueren in Heythuysen 1954 restoration and reconstruction of original disposition by Fa. L. Verschueren, Heythuysen Advisor Hub Houët, Eindhoven on behalf of the KKOR 2008 placed in Roman Catholic church Saint Gerardus Majella, Eindhoven as choir organ 2018 Transferred to the St. Catharina Church, Eindhoven by organ builder Nico van Duren NEDERLAND (voortzetting) HANS ZIMMER (*1957) is een van de bekendste filmcomponisten van de moderne filmmuziek. Zimmer componeerde muziek voor meer dan 150 soundtracks. Voor The Lion King en Dune won hij de Oscar Beste Filmmuziek. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Zimmer ORGELGESCHIEDENIS VLAAMS KOOR-ORGEL Onbekende orgelmaker 1667 Frederiek Ureel, Poperinge 1871/76 (1873); in oorspronkelijke kas en oud pijpwerk 1888 Demazière, Roeselare ; nieuw pedaalklavier en veranderingen ± 1895 RK klooster Passionisten St Antonius, Kortrijk 1923 als salonorgel gekocht door Ing G. Alexis Luik, directeur van de kanonnengieterij; ? huisorgel André Perier; zwelwerk en pedaal toegevoegd 1952 orgel gekocht door de Fa. Verschueren te Heythuysen 1954 restauratie en reconstructie van originele dispositie door Fa. L. Verschueren, Heythuysen Adviseur Hub Houët, Eindhoven namens de KKOR 2008 geplaatst in RK kerk Heilige Gerardus Majella, Eindhoven als koororgel 2018 Overgeplaatst naar de St. Catharinakerk, Eindhoven door orgelbouwer Nico van Duren DISPOSITIE [1954] 1 man. aangehangen pedaal Bourdon 8 Prestant 4 Fluit 4 Nazard 2 2/3 Octaaf 2, Fluit 2 bas Terts 1 1/3 Cornet III discant Scherp III Kromhoorn 8 bas/discant Voxhumana 8 bas/discant overgenomen uit, check, https://kerk-en-orgel.nl/record.php?action=display&id=2331 DANK Dank aan bestuur Collegium Musicum Eindhoven en artistiek leider, Ruud Huijbregts voor de gelegenheid om deze opname te mogen maken rond het concert dat ik op de uitnodiging van het bestuur mocht geven op het Verschueren orgel in de St. Cathrien op zaterdag, 22 oktober 2022. Dank ook aan Gerard Habraken en ir. Henk Kooiker voor de goede organisatorische zorgen. Check, https://www.muziekindecathrien.nl/ https://www.muziekindecathrien.nl/organisatie/artistiek-leider/ Werk van [St.POP]is te beluisteren op Spotify: You can also listen on Spotity for Promotion Organ Projects : https://open.spotify.com/album/61wJQEV6rjp4yDfrXRQLsA?si=HIlIlKvuS8SXaNZLM4i2xg
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