The organ is just a wonderfull instrument, but also very hounting and difficult to harmonize with other instruments. Had a concert two weeks ago in the church and the organ played a beautiful choral. Really breathtaking. 

As wonderful as it is, I think it's a blasphemy to play such a fast tune on it. The organ is made for groovy music, the notes should be way longer. That's an IMHO.

The skill of the player is appreciated though, the views are no doubt deserved!

24 minutes ago, Purple Flu said:

As wonderful as it is, I think it's a blasphemy to play such a fast tune on it. The organ is made for groovy music, the notes should be way longer. That's an IMHO.

The skill of the player is appreciated though, the views are no doubt deserved!

While I do respect your opinion, I have to laughably disagree with you immensely. 

Truth is, the organ is an extremely versatile instrument than what most people would think. It has the names "One-Man Orchestra" and "King of Instruments" for good reason.

People of a movement to showcase the immense capabilities of the organ such as myself, Yensid Organist and others, are always proving many ppl wrong that the organ is an extremely versatile instrument, therefore squashing the stereotype/stigma that the organ has.

Just now, Jonny Music said:

While I do respect your opinion, I have to laughably disagree with you immensely. 

Truth is, the organ is an extremely versatile instrument than what most people would think. It has the names "One-Man Orchestra" and "King of Instruments" for good reason.

People of a movement to showcase the immense capabilities of the organ such as myself, Yensid Organist and others, are always proving many ppl wrong that the organ is an extremely versatile instrument, therefore squashing the stereotype/stigma that the organ has.

Perhaps you got me wrong here.

I mean to say that this tune is not one for the organ to play. Though possible, it completely disregards the musical capability of the organ. The deep sound it has, such a fast tune as played in the video (which, I say again, I've nothing against) just doesn't let the instrument fully blossom as an aforementioned deep sounding instrument. Covers should be made, sure, but I say there's a line that one should rather not cross. The tune could've been played differently, with more slower pace, if I may say such a thing.

I don't object that an organ is a versatile instrument, I object against playing "polkas" on it.

9 minutes ago, Purple Flu said:

Perhaps you got me wrong here.

I mean to say that this tune is not one for the organ to play. Though possible, it completely disregards the musical capability of the organ. The deep sound it has, such a fast tune as played in the video (which, I say again, I've nothing against) just doesn't let the instrument fully blossom as an aforementioned deep sounding instrument. Covers should be made, sure, but I say there's a line that one should rather not cross. The tune could've been played differently, with more slower pace, if I may say such a thing.

I don't object that an organ is a versatile instrument, I object against playing "polkas" on it.

You seem to be forgetting (or understandably not knowing) that it certainly is possible to play fast notes on an organ and still sound beautiful.

For example, Fight of the Bumblebee has been played on an organ countless times. Plus, there are many organ pieces (especially early ones) with fast notes in them.

Seems we have differing views on how an organ is to be played. I want to push the organ to its limits and even surpass them whenever possible. My organ covers on YouTube (that I also share here in my blog) are a testimony to that. Heck, Yensid Organist's organ cover/arrangement of "Immortals" from Big Hero 6 just showed how well a pop-punk song like that translates well on an organ.

So it seems, Jonny. Tastes differ. I don't mix my sweets and salts, ever. That's why I'm under this video.

2 minutes ago, Purple Flu said:

So it seems, Jonny. Tastes differ. I don't mix my sweets and salts, ever. That's why I'm under this video.

I personally think you are limiting your mindset to fully understand just how awesomely versatile the organ actually is.

Do you even play the organ by any chance?

I can't even play piano properly, but I have an acute ear for music. A conservative ear, but an ear nonetheless.

There's no point of being ignorant. Yes, I do limit my mindset, because I don't consider over-experimenting a good thing. Sweets and salts. Quod licet Iovi non licet bovi. To classical instruments their own notes and chords, to electronic - a different set thereof.

1 minute ago, Purple Flu said:

I can't even play piano properly, but I have an acute ear for music. A conservative ear, but an ear nonetheless.

There's no point of being ignorant. Yes, I do limit my mindset, because I don't consider over-experimenting a good thing. Sweets and salts. Quod licet Iovi non licet bovi. To classical instruments their own notes and chords, to electronic - a different set thereof.

Life is not very exciting if we limit our mindsets and beliefs. I'd rather live with excitement, not boredom.

I've committed myself to create the Largest Pop Culture Organ Arrangements Library known to man, with 130+ arrangements already created and counting. The burning firey passion within me does not want to stop emitting to this self-conviction, in order to prove the organist world wrong, in order to keep the memory and legacy of organ music alive, in hopes of making organ music mainstream again (no matter what it takes).

Such a noble cause, huh. I can only wish you not to get terrified when you'll look back on what tunes made the organ great and compare it to where it is now.

I don't feel any boredom when I listen to classical music no matter the instrument that plays it, that's the whole point. There's no need to rush into creating more and more when there's an entire ocean of sub-text and imagination to unravel from every single of what is called "a classic".

To let your imagination flow all over the tune that plays, even if it takes as much as to listen up to the point there's not a single stroke of a musician's finger left unchecked, is as exciting for me as an experimentation is to you.

Listen, I too love classical music as much as you do, though as a musician with 16+ years of music education and experience, listening and playing classical pieces over and over again can get very daunting and can lose its charm if overplayed. Hence why I love to have a wide variety of taste in music genres, hence inspiring me to take on this cause, to get Millenials and Generation Z to understand the awesomeness of the organ and what its full potential is, instead of limiting it like a boa constricting the life out of you.

I want every organist around the world to have more options of familiar pop culture (and even other types of) songs to play on the organ (especially younger ones. As the older (and more generally stubborn) generation will die out soon anyway (you can't beat the truth, even if it hurts. The new generations of dreamers and action-takers have to lead the world forward to a brighter and more exciting future)).

As long as you don't limit them to pop that's fine by me.

8 minutes ago, Purple Flu said:

As long as you don't limit them to pop that's fine by me.

I said "pop culture", as in popular culture. Meaning soundtracks from TV Shows (anime and MLP:FiM included, of course), Movies, Video games, and even popular songs from popular artists such as Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Bruno Mars, etc.

And of course, my arrangements will not just be on pop culture, though that is my main focus for the time-being, as there are so many untapped songs that already sound potentially great on an organ. Thanks to the internet, sharing these beauties can be done with ease, as long as I never give up on my cause (which it really looks like I never will stop until the cause has been accomplished, no matter how large the library becomes).

All these are pop already. MJ is "a king of pop". It's all a pop.

And? It only makes sense to follow where the crowd is going in order to get the attention anyway.

That means we part ways on this matter drastically.

4 hours ago, Purple Flu said:

That means we part ways on this matter drastically.

Yup.

Better to seek for opportunities to be known, rather than stick to the traditional norms. That's just me though.