What I find interesting in Tournemire's organ
score writing, is that he often uses a "sort
of an orchestral writing" (I can't find better
words for it for the moment).

He often has, from top to bottom of the score:
Man III, Man II, Man I and Pedal.

It might not sound very advanced to you, but
it can be. Imagine for instance reading from
top to bottom of an organ score: tenor on
3rd manual, alto on 2nd manual, soprano on
1st manual and pedal.

I can tell you it isn't easy the first time
you try playing it. But it gets easier over
time. Also it makes it easier if you come to
different solutions for which hand is to play
which part.

So even if it starts as The Pain of Organ
Playing, it developes soon to The joy of
Organ Playing (just to make sure this is
topic:-)


Also Bengt Hambraeus (Swedish/Canadian composer)
uses the same kind of scoring, I've noticed.


Yours
/ Siggy


--- In thejoyoforganplaying@y..., Dee Le Rossignol <orgdee@y...>
wrote:

> Writing for two manuals is quite common.
> Other French organ composers such as
> Tournrmiere frequently used it but always
> thumbs down from the manual above. There
> are examples in the Epitaphe of this technique.
>
> Dee