May God Protect This Beautiful Organ

[...]in 1717, the old Baron von Friesen died and Rötha came into the possession of his nephew, Christian August. [...]they judged Silbermann's latest creation an unmitigated success and announced that it was indeed ready for the public presentation planned for the following day. Nearly every pe...

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Published inThe American organist (1979) Vol. 52; no. 9; pp. 24 - 28
Main Author Talle, Andrew
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York American Guild of Organists 01.09.2018
Subjects
Organ music
Pipe organs
Germany
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Summary:[...]in 1717, the old Baron von Friesen died and Rötha came into the possession of his nephew, Christian August. [...]they judged Silbermann's latest creation an unmitigated success and announced that it was indeed ready for the public presentation planned for the following day. Nearly every person in town-men, women, children, visitors, and residents alike-had spent the night passing buckets of water from a frozen-over pond from one pair of numb hands to the next, trying to quell the flames of a growing conflagration. [...]the performance, one of the most talented St. Thomas School pupils stepped to the freshly painted balcony railing in Rötha's Church of St. George and sang the following aria:
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ISSN:0164-3150