#charles marie widor

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OTD in Music History: Notable French composer, organist, and pedagogue Charles-Marie Widor (1844 - 1937) dies in Paris. As a composer, Widor wrote prolifically for organ, piano, voice, and various chamber and symphonic ensembles -- but he is undoubtedly most famous today for his ten solo "Organ Symphonies" (although it should be noted that he also wrote three *additional* Symphonies that were scored for *both organ and orchestra*). The glorious "Toccata" from the 5th Organ Symphony has become one of the most popular stand-alone works in the entire organ repertoire. Widor also holds the title of longest-serving organist at the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, with a remarkable 63 year tenure that ran from 1870 to 1933. In January 1934, Widor was finally succeeded by his former student and assistant, Marcel Dupre (1886 - 1971)… who then held onto the position for nearly 40 years himself, thereby ensuring that it only changed hands *once* in the span of a century. (Amazingly, Widor’s tenure was also only supposed to be an “interim” appointment!) In addition to his service at Saint-Sulpice, for many years Widor also served as Professor of Organ and Composition at the Paris Conservatoire. A fascinating 1932 recording of the 88 year old Widor performing his famous "Toccata" at Saint-Sulpice can be heard here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHEuwGSxUs0 PICTURED: A publicity photograph showing the elderly Widor seated before the organ in Saint-Sulpice. Widor signed and dated this copy of the photograph to July 1933 -- just one year after he made the historic recording linked above, and five months before his retirement. He also penned the famous opening figuration from the "Toccata" above his signature.

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French composer Charles-Marie Widor on a vintage postcard

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Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

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Widor, opus 80

Charles-Marie Widor (21 febbraio 1844 - 1937): Sonata in la maggiore per violoncello e pianoforte op. 80 (1907). Peter Bruns, violoncello; Annegret Kuttner, pianoforte. Allegro moderato – Lento e poco a poco accelerando Andante con moto – Cantabile – Poco più vivo Allegro vivace – Meno vivo

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Järvi/Marshall: Dessner/Gershwin/Marshall/Rachmaninow - Tonhalle Zürich 15.12.2023

Järvi/Marshall: Dessner/Gershwin/Marshall/Rachmaninow - Tonhalle Zürich 15.12.2023 #konzert #paavojärvi #waynemarshall #musicwasmyfirstloveanditwillbemylast #concert #georgegershwin #brycedessner #musik #zürich

[elmartillosinmetre]

Mi crítica del concierto de Johannes Skudlik esta noche en la iglesia de los Venerables.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

My mom got me a bunny! I named her Sherbet because she sort of reminds me of sherbet. I went through several names however. At first it was Bun-Bun and then Hop-Hop and then BeBe and then Poppy, and then I think I finally settled on Sherbet. I will let you know if I change my mind again. Isn't she cute though?

The study day went by quickly. I didn't need my full four hours, so I added in a supplement for Biology since we're on the evolution unit right now. My curriculum is mostly a creationist perspective, although it touches on evolution and natural selection, so I found this docuseries called Life on Our Planet which dives deeper into evolution. I don't need my parents permission to watch the docuseries since they give me a lot of freedom around things like that, but I still let them know I was going to. Apparently my dad has already seen it, and he thought I would enjoy it. That was a surprise to me that he had watched it. The first episode was suspenseful, but I am looking forward to watching more. I will have to build it into my study day somehow. I think it has 10 episodes, all a little under an hour long.

Tasks Completed:

Geometry - Learned to construct perpendicular bisectors and angle bisectors + practice + practice with proofs involving segments and angles + honors work

Lit and Comp II - Reviewed Unit 21 vocabulary + read chapter 39 of Emma by Jane Austen

Spanish 2 - Vocabulary test (100%)

Bible I - Read Judges 12-13

World History - Read second part of the introduction to the unit + read about Albert Einstein + read about Pablo Picasso + viewed some of Picasso's artwork

Biology with Lab - Read and watched videos on the functionality of life from a creationist perspective

Foundations - Read the definition of self-control + completed next quiz on Read Theory + read an article about propaganda in schools

Piano - 60-minute piano lesson + practiced for one hour

Khan Academy - None today

CLEP - None today

Streaming - Watched episode 1 of Life on Our Planet (evolutionist perspective)

Duolingo - Studied for 15 minutes (Spanish, French, Chinese) + completed daily quests

Reading - Read pages 177-226 of House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

Chores - Laundry

Activities of the Day:

Personal Bible Study (Colossians 3)

Ballet

Pointe

Journal/Mindfulness

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What I’m Grateful for Today:

I am grateful that my parents agree and encourage me to study the beginnings of life from creationist and evolutionist perspectives instead of only creationism.

Quote of the Day:

Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.

-Pablo Picasso

🎧Suite in B minor for piano, op. 58 - Charles-Marie Widor

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Charles-Marie Widor Suite for Flute and Piano… you are so special to me…

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I Music for a Sunday evening:

Charles-Marie Widor, Symphony for Organ No. 6, Op.  42, No. 2, performed by JoEllen West at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Cleveland, OH, on Saturday, March 25, 2023

[theoneandonlyyeti]

uhhh random ask: do you have any classical music recommendations?

OH BOY DO I

*activates special interest mode*

Charles-Marie Widor - Toccata (from Symphony for Organ No. 5)

Mozart: Ballet Music from "Idomeneo", K.367 - 1b. Chaconne: Larghetto

George Frideric Handel - The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (you may recognize the name >:3 this piece is where i got the name for my dynasty smp character)

Jules Massenet - Meditation from Thais for Violin and Piano Puccini - La Boheme: Quando M'en Vo (Musetta's Waltz)

and ill stop there because i could literally go on forever 

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OTD in Music History: Important French composer, organist, and pedagogue Charles-Marie Widor (1844 - 1937) dies in Paris, France. As a composer, Widor wrote prolifically for organ, piano, voice, and various chamber and symphonic ensembles, but he is undoubtedly most famous for his ten solo organ symphonies -- although he also wrote three *additional* symphonies scored for both organ *and* orchestra... The glorious "Toccata" from the Fifth Organ Symphony has become one of the best known and most often performed stand-alone works in the entire organ repertoire. Widor also holds the title of longest-serving organist at the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris --a very prestigious position within the "organ world" and one which he held for an amazing 63 years from 1870 - 1933. He was finally succeeded, in January 1934, by his former student and assistant, Marcel Dupre (1886 - 1971) -- who holds a similar distinction of being another one of history's greatest organist-composers (and who also proceeded to hold that position for nearly 40 years -- meaning that it changed hands only once in the span of a century). In addition to his service at Saint-Sulpice, Widor also served as an organ and composition professor at the famed Paris Conservatoire for many years. A fascinating historic recording of the 88 year old (!) Widor very capably performing his "Toccata" on his beloved organ at Saint-Sulpice in 1932 can be heard here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHEuwGSxUs0 PICTURED: A publicity photograph showing an elderly (but also still-remarkably-youthful-looking-for-his-age) Widor seated at the organ in Saint-Sulpice, which he signed and dated in July 1933 -- one year after he made the historic recording linked above, and five months before his retirement. In a lovely touch, he also penned the famous opening arpeggiated figuration from the "Toccata" right above his signature.

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Due organisti e il Coro “Rossini” giovedì al Festival del Mediterraneo

Il coro dell’Associazione “Rossini” Sassari. I classici dell’organo con Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Marie Widor e il canto corale con l’Associazione “Rossini” sono in programma giovedì 23 maggio alle 20,30 nella basilica del Sacro Cuore a Sassari per il quarto appuntamento con il Festival del Mediterraneo organizzato dall’Associazione culturale “Arte in musica”. Il concerto prevede…

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Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) - Songs,

1) "Nuit d'Etoiles"

2) 02:53) "Dimmi perche"

3) 05:27) "Il primo amore"

Rebecca Wascoe Hays (soprano); Susan McDaniel (piano)

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L'organista virtuoso

Charles-Marie Widor (21 febbraio 1844 - 1937): Toccata dalla Quinta Sinfonia per organo op. 42 n. 1 (1879). Daniel Chorzempa all’organo Cavaillé-Coll della Basilica di Saint-Sernin a Tolosa. Il brano più famoso di Widor non è esattamente il tipo di composizione organistica che prediligo, ma devo riconoscere che l’interpretazione di Daniel Chorzempa è assolutamente straordinaria, sia per la…