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Artist: Jacques Boyvin
A French composer and organist who was enabled to oversee the building of the organ at Notre Dame, Rouen. The organ was rebuilt by Robert Clicquot with more than 40 ranks, four manuels and manuel to peddle connections. Boyvin composed books of music containing eight suites to exploit the virtues of the organ. The structures of his music included... [+] Read More
Artist: Filippo Capocci
After receiving early lessons on the organ and in harmony from his father Gaetano, Capocci earned a diploma as a pianist at the Accademia di S Cecilia in Rome. He took a position as organist at St. John Lateran in 1873 and after a visit by Alexander Guilmant, Capocci devoted himself to the perfection of organ technique. As a performer, he was... [+] Read More
Artist: Joseph Thomas
Conductor Joe Thomas kept things organized on several 1998 releases by Christian country singer Bob Carlisle. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Lily Allen
With her omnivorous musical tastes and cheeky attitude, London-based pop singer/songwriter Lily Allen made a name for herself almost as soon as she released her demos on the Internet. The daughter of comedian Keith Allen, Lily spent most of her childhood bouncing from one school to another -- in fact, she attended 13 different schools between... [+] Read More
Artist: Diego de Castillo
This Spanish organist and composer was in fine repute particularly for his knowledge of organs. Castillo was asked, on one occasion and in other cases on his own merits, to describe the varios actions and organ stops on various instruments. He clearly demarcated his position concerning the merits of the various instruments and made acute... [+] Read More
Artist: Franz Lehrndorfer
The organist for the Munich Cathedral since 1969, Franz Lehrndorfer is also the head of the Department of Organ and Catholic Liturgical Music at the Munich Conservatory, and has founded a School of Organ in the city. On the 500th anniversary of the cathedral (and his 25th as organist), Lehrndorfer inaugurated a new organ with a performance... [+] Read More
Artist: The Bee Gees
No popular music act of the '60s, '70s, '80s, or '90s has experienced more ups and downs in its popularity, or attracted a more varied audience across the decades than the Bee Gees. Beginning in the mid- to late '60s as a Beatlesque ensemble, they quickly developed as songwriters in their own right and style, perfecting in the process a... [+] Read More
Artist: Nirvana
Prior to Nirvana, alternative music was consigned to specialty sections of record stores and major labels considered it to be, at the very most, a tax write-off. After the band's second album, 1991's Nevermind, nothing was ever quite the same, for better and for worse. Nirvana popularized punk, post-punk, and indie rock, unintentionally bringing... [+] Read More
Artist: Arnolt Schlick
This German organist and organ expert was far traveled throughout Germany and the Low Countries.
He probably came from Heidelberg, played for Maximilian I's election, traveled to the Netherlands, Strasbourg, Worms, Hagebau, Speyer, Torgau, Neustadt an der Haardt, and possibly Aachen. On most of these travels he was being consulted about organs,... [+] Read More
Artist: bedtime
With blaring guitars, fast-paced drums, melodic bass lines, beautiful organ parts, and the operatic piano parts, bedtime has accumulated a very large following in the states of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. They perform regularly from Lexington, Ky to Huntington, WV and just released their full length self-titled album last week. Band... [+] Read More
Artist: Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's influence on popular music is incalculable. As a songwriter, he pioneered several different schools of pop songwriting, from confessional singer/songwriter to winding, hallucinatory, stream-of-conscious narratives. As a vocalist, he broke down the notions that in order to perform, a singer had to have a conventionally good voice,... [+] Read More
Artist: The Ventures
Not the first but definitely the most popular rock instrumental combo, the Ventures scored several hit singles during the 1960s -- most notably "Walk-Don't Run" and "Hawaii Five-O" -- but made their name in the growing album market, covering hits of the day and organizing thematically linked LPs. Almost 40 Ventures' albums charted, and 17 hit... [+] Read More
Artist: Arcade Fire
Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Parry, Tim Kingsbury, and Win's kid brother William Butler formed the Arcade Fire in summer 2003. The experimental indie rock quintet, who hail from Montreal, initially began when the elder Butler spotted Chassagne singing jazz standards at a local art exhibit at Concordia University in their hometown. From... [+] Read More
Artist: Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens
A diversity of compositional genres were emitted from the pen of Jaak Lemmens. He composed orchestral works (symphonies), sacred vocal works (Te Deum, motets), and numerous organ pieces. Having been influenced by Bach (through his teacher Adolf Hesse who had studied with Forkel a former student of Bach's), Lemmens helped to introduce Bach to... [+] Read More
Artist: Sir Walter Parrat
Though there are few compositions by Parratt his revitalization of organ music in England is particularly striking. He was a phenomenal player holding an organ position at the ripe old age of ten. The prowess with which he handled his positions was remarkably influential. Stations which he held included organist at Magdalen College at Oxford... [+] Read More
Artist: Johann Heinrich Scheidemann
Scheidemann was instrumental in establishing the north German organ school. He was a student of Sweelinck in Amsterdam from 1611-1614 later succeeding his father as organist of the Catharinenkirche in Hamburg (c.1625-1629). He served in this position until his own death. Among Scheidemann's compositions are collaborations with Thomas Selle,... [+] Read More
Artist: Jean Langlais
Langlais was educated in composition and keyboard at the Institution des Jeunes Aveugles and later at the Paris Conservatoire. He received many prizes and distinctions for his work in composition and performing. His career included positions as organist at St Pierre de Montrouge and Ste Clotilde, and also as professor of organ, conducting and... [+] Read More
Artist: Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach
Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach was a Renaissance organist and redactor not known for compositions. He invented an organ tablature which bears his name; his editions are the first printed German organ music. Ammerbach collected a number of works in 1571 ("Orgel oder Instrument Tabulatur") and organized the contents in a progressively more difficult... [+] Read More
Artist: Girolamo Diruta
This teacher, organist and music theorist was prominent and well-versed in his discipline and on his instrument. Diruta's major contribution to the musical corpus of literature was "Il tansilvano dialogo sopra il vero modo di sonor organi, et istromenti da penna". This dialogue contained most of his important compositional works (tocattas,... [+] Read More
Artist: Claudio Merulo
As a student of Menon and Donato, Merulo quickly came to a position as organist of Brescia Cathedral at the age of twenty three. Between 1557 and 1584 he was not only the organist for St Mark's Cathedral in Venice but he was also an organ consultant, publisher and teacher. After that he served in Parma and for the Steccata company. Merulo was... [+] Read More
Artist: Johann Christoph Oley
Though Oley was not connected with the Thomasschule, it is probable that he studied for a short time with Bach; the master's influence is not seen or heard in his music. As a skilled organist Oley moved from a church in Bernberg to St. Stephan in Aschesleben because of the better instrument. His compositions were commended by Agricola, one of... [+] Read More
Artist: Alessandro Poglietti
Though the date of Poglietti's birth is unknown he was serving in the court of Leopold I as an organist from 1661. He enjoyed great favor as both the organist and as a teacher. Poglietti's keyboard playing was exceptional as were many of his compositions. Works in his "Rossignolo," which was a programmatic cycle of organ music, together with his... [+] Read More
Artist: Atomic Annie
This one member band was formed to create music that is electronic/industial with an organic feel. Computer System Administration has influence in the songs as you can see by the titles. The music is based around rhythm, with robotic melodies. [+] Read More
Artist: Cenan Akpinar
I was burn 30 September 1950 at Turkey, i am playing piano, organ, guitar and accordeon along the 40 years. I am living in Antalya-Turkey. [+] Read More
Artist: The Robbie Robertson Band
Blues-Rock Band steeped in southern influenced music. A nice helping of slide guitar, Hammond Organ and harmonica.Check back soon....more songs coming. [+] Read More
