Silent Night: an improvised meditation (in 5/8)
An improvised meditation on Silent Night recorded, appropriately, after the church had closed on Christmas Eve. The melody is normally in 6/8; here it is given a slightly irregular lilt in 5/8.
Registration:
Sw: 8' Viola, 8' Celeste (+ 8' Gedackt)
Gt: 8' Rohrflute
Ped: 16' Sub Bass (+ 8' Gedackt)
Sw/Gt, Sw/Ped
Further information about the 1965 Downes/Walker organ of the Carmelite Priory, London can be found here:
https://www.carmelitechoir.com/organ
Although modest in size and somewhat quirky, the scheme is exceptionally cohesive and, helped by the Priory's wonderful acoustic, gives the impression of a much larger instrument.
Recorded with Oktava MK 012 omni microphones and a Zoom Q8.
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