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Musical Museum
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 23 พ.ค. 2020
We are a UK-registered charity and Arts Council England accredited Museum which tells the changing story of how people have captured and listened to music over the last four centuries.
Although we have survived for 60 years, our financial situation in 2024 is perilous. Please consider donating via the GoFundMe Link, your support helps ensure our survival!
From tiny music boxes to the Mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ in our concert hall, the collection includes an array of self-playing instruments and inventions, and our visitors see and hear the collection in action as they learn how music was recorded and reproduced.
We’ve been striving to share our story, our enthusiasm and our unique exhibits beyond those fortunate enough to be able to visit the Museum, and we're looking forward to creating content that will surprise and delight through live streamed concerts, events, behind-the-scenes tours, and more!
Although we have survived for 60 years, our financial situation in 2024 is perilous. Please consider donating via the GoFundMe Link, your support helps ensure our survival!
From tiny music boxes to the Mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ in our concert hall, the collection includes an array of self-playing instruments and inventions, and our visitors see and hear the collection in action as they learn how music was recorded and reproduced.
We’ve been striving to share our story, our enthusiasm and our unique exhibits beyond those fortunate enough to be able to visit the Museum, and we're looking forward to creating content that will surprise and delight through live streamed concerts, events, behind-the-scenes tours, and more!
60th Anniversary Appeal Update
We were able to "borrow" Richard Hills for just a few minutes when he popped into the Musical Museum to inspect the recent work on the Wurlitzer. We used the opportunity to record a short video updating everyone who has supported us by donating to our GoFundMe appeal.
For more details on the campaign, please visit gofundme.com/MusicalMuseum
For more details on the campaign, please visit gofundme.com/MusicalMuseum
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Hammond BA - Restoration in progress
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This is an extremely rare Hammond BA - one of a very few models made c1938 that were equipped with an Aeolian roll-playing mechanism (and original Hammond Tone Cabinet and valve amplifier) which has been brought back to life by our amazing volunteer instrument restoration and conservation team. Despite the popularity of Hammond Organs in general, very few of this model were produced, and we est...
Spandex, Synths & Stadium Rock: Part 2 - behind the digital canvas
มุมมอง 297ปีที่แล้ว
Spandex, Synths and Stadium Rock! The Musical Museum and ‘Art & Sol’ are teaming up this summer to stage an exhibition of iconic ‘80s rock and pop musicians - photographed live in concert and reinterpreted through digital portraiture. Art & Sol unites Getty rock photographer Sol N’Jie, who photographed iconic rock and pop performers in concert throughout the ‘80s and Stella Tooth, resident arti...
Spandex, Synths and Stadium Rock: The Live Aid Photos
มุมมอง 466ปีที่แล้ว
Spandex, Synths and Stadium Rock! The Musical Museum and ‘Art & Sol’ are teaming up this summer to stage an exhibition of iconic ‘80s rock and pop musicians - photographed live in concert and reinterpreted through digital portraiture. Art & Sol unites Getty rock photographer Sol N’Jie, who photographed iconic rock and pop performers in concert throughout the ‘80s and Stella Tooth, resident arti...
1,000 Subscribers - looking back to 2000!
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1,000 Subscribers - looking back to 2000!
Wurlitzer & Silent Film Concert - with Donald MacKenzie
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Wurlitzer & Silent Film Concert - with Donald MacKenzie
Musical Museum Live - 25th October Re-Opening Concert
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Musical Museum Live - 25th October Re-Opening Concert
Musical Museum Exhibit In-Depth #4 - Wurlitzer RJ Roll Player
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Musical Museum Exhibit In-Depth #4 - Wurlitzer RJ Roll Player
Musical Museum Exhibit In-Depth #3 - Grotrian-Steinweg Piano
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Musical Museum Exhibit In-Depth #3 - Grotrian-Steinweg Piano
Musical Museum Exhibit In-Depth #2 - Violano Virtuoso
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Musical Museum Exhibit In-Depth #2 - Violano Virtuoso
Musical Museum Exhibit In-Depth #1 - The Mighty Wurlitzer
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Musical Museum Exhibit In-Depth #1 - The Mighty Wurlitzer
Fabulous! What an artist
‘Mac the Knife’ in counterpoint with ‘12th Street Rag’ (at about the 25 minute mark) was most ingenious. Neither of them from the 1950s, but never mind!
Fabulous ❤
Sadly on the few times I was able to visit before emigrating, the Wurlitzer wasn't played. However I remember being taken to its former home of the Regal Kingston to hear it played by the great Reginald Dixon, would have been about 1960. I've loved theatre organs ever since.
Oh wow l loved every minute of this , what a wonderful record of a champion of the instrument❤
brilliant
Not only a superb concert, but superb use of counterpoint via second touch!
Wow these concerts are spectacular! Big fan 😊😊😊 6:16 of
Just wonderful 😀. No rust here as previously alluded!!!
A delightful performance, indeed. I do have to wonder, though. Was this performance presented on TH-cam as a live event initially? If so, how might I plan to view such an event if it should occur in the future? I don't know why it matters, but I just think a live event might be more thrilling. Now, back to the show, for me! Thanks, Musical Museum! I love you! ~James
I first heard this organ in the Odean Newcastle on Tyne in 1946, a treasure, thank you Rob, I've been to Turner once, God bless
1:25:00 The Powell couple make those two completely different design philosophies of organ-building work very well together, don't they?
35:00 Can't get over how far that song "Wind Beneath My Wings" got. It was written by fans of my late pastor, Dr. Gene Scott, and was a tribute to both him and what he taught about God, who is the real Wind beneath our wings. Since that time, to this day you can't go anywhere on the planet without hearing it somewhere at some time.
It also became one of the most played songs on Sundays by King's House One and University Cathedral's Unband, where Dr. Gene Scott taught and held services. My current pastor, Dr. Melissa Scott, his widow, also has the words to it down and has sung it.
Still the usual poiıshed, and imaginative, performance from Brett.
That’s not a Wurlitzer!
Simon's choice of registrations and his musicality are second to none.👍🎼🎹
Lovely! Very nice and very mellow. Does the roll control any registration changes or do they have to be operated manually?
Hello! Thank you for your kind comments. The player mechanism is linked only to contacts underneath the keys (the keys do not move with the self-playing action). The original "Aeolian Hammond" rolls require manual registration - they have stop and expression instructions printed on them for the operator to follow.
@@Musical_Museum Interesting, thanks.
🙏 good evening! Enjoyed this 🎶🎶🎶episode VERY much! THNX for posting/ sharing. 👍
Excellent presentation at a level that even a neophyte can understand. It’s amazing how so few ranks of pipes, relative to classical organs, a theater organ uses for such varied tonal colors.
Der schwache Applaus der wenigen Anwesenden ist in meinen Augen so einem großartigen Künstler nicht würdig. Aber es zeigt auch das Problem der Orgel, nicht nur in Deutschland. Schade für die Orgel - egal von welcher Firma! Ich freue mich, wenn ein Revival diese Instruments gelingt.
Not only great but allso fantastic
A shame that we cannot hear what the guy is saying. Please get your organists to use a microphone.
The mic system stopped working about 15 mins before the show started. We had a lot gremlins that day
Absolutely loved ✔✔your Concert and the unique combination of the Wurlitzer and the Yamaha along with the comical attributes of Mathew 👍 My only wish was that you had a more enthusiastic audience and lots more of them regards from Melbourne Australia 🦘🐻
Im more into great pipe Organs but this Organs are very nice too
How do they play the percussion effects in time?
Hello Alexander, thanks for your question. Like many of the instruments on the theatre organ, many of the percussion effects can be played in many different ways. Firstly, some can be selected just like any other "stop" on the instrument - so they sound whenever you play a note or chord. This is often used in the pedal section for the cymbal crash, for example - the skill of the organist is to time the selection of the cymbal stop tab just before they play the pedal note in time with the music. The organ also has a feature called "second touch" - this means that if you press the keys harder than normal you can call on an extra set of sounds for emphasis, to accent a melody line, or for percussions - this works on the pedals too, and on the pedals you can choose whether the percussions sound first before the pedal note (light touch), or second (heavy touch). Some percussions are technically called "traps" which have dedicated switches, and/or buttons called "pistons" you can operate with your feet that play them immediately when pressed. There's also a dedicated "drum kit" pedal that plays drum rolls and cymbals.... we hope you get the idea!
Great playing today Simon. Not sure if i have heard you playing before, so this is a great surprise for me 😊.
Brilliant musicianship, thank you Phil and to all who made this possible. A very entertaining set.
Absolute mastery! I loved every note. Purposely placed. Astounding musician.
This instrument is brilliant with whoever plays it 😉. Keep it up folks nice 1 👍.
whats name of pice he playes begin
FANTASTIC
The interpretation of "Phantom of Opera" is really another masterpiece, too!!!😉😉
The piece I've liked greatly is without "In a Persian market"!! I find that Brett has choiced an eccellent serie of voices recreating an authentic music background for an oriental market!! My best compliments to Brett for his virtuosistic way of playing this amazing Wersi organ!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
listen to cor steyn his medley of my fair lady ... and you hear a real organist
i want to hear an organ player. not someon that use a box with tricks.
warm applause.. 3 persons
Wie heißt euer Hund /what`s your dog`s name
Ich komme aus Deutschland und finde euch ein spitzen Team mit Orgel und Hund begleitugn
Your dog is nice
Always first class robert lovely thank you
Marveless
24:55 But touch response isn't possible?
Hi - thanks for your question. The organ has something called "second touch" which allows the organist to press harder on the keys to call on an additional set of sounds or instruments; but this is not really "touch sensitivity" though, for example you can use second touch to add another octave to the notes you're playing. The organist can also remotely operate the Piano's expression using one of the shoe pedals which would give a similar effect to "touch response"; however on the Musical Museum Wurlitzer only the piano notes and the sustain pedal is currently connected.
One question, is this a so called multiplex organ, where pipes are in multiple use, so the same pipes will be played from the different manuals and the same pipes, that provide in the lowest octave a 8' provide an octave higher the 16' and so on? Or is it so mighty, that every key has its independent set of pipes and only when coupling is activated, you can play upper manual registers on the lower manual?
It seems not to be the case, but tried Wurlitzer this for a budget instrument?
Hi - great question. The Musical Museum's Wurlitzer has 12 main ranks (types) of pipes - and these can be played at multiple "footages" and intervals (called "mixtures" or "mutations") from multiple manuals (keyboards) simultaneously, and the different keyboards can be also "coupled" together, sometimes at different octaves too. This is referred to as "unification" or a "unified organ", and is a real advantage in making the organ compact enough to fit into a typical cinema or theatre. As an example, the Tibia Clausa rank at 8' (standard) pitch has 61 pipes. A traditional organ would require a whole extra 61 pipes for the Tibia 4' (an octave higher), but the unified theatre organ achieves the same effect by playing on the same rank transposed up an octave, requiring only an extra 12 pipes to play the top octave. The 16' is accomplished the same way, adding 12 pipes to the bottom of the Tibia rank. Hence, in our unified Wurlitzer organ, four stops (each a separate stop tab) needs just 97 pipes, whereas in a classically designed organ, 244 pipes would be needed for the same four stops! As you say, this means that multiple keys on the keyboard might call for the same physical pipe to sound, but in reality because of use of different combinations across the different manuals, conflict is either avoided entirely or not really noticeable!
Just the best Thank you both
Nice
saw Robert live many years ago in Pudsey Leeds on the organ which I now believe is in Saltaire near Shipley Yorkshire. Amazing as usual.
Sadly, there's more money in the joys of regional finance management than in being one of the world's best theatre organists. He's as good as Richard Hills.
Úžasný interpret, úžasný nástroj !!
The only hammond with the music roll like the one of the aeolian player organ! You midify this organ and you obtain an hardware VB-3!
Beautiful...