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In the hall of the King, behind a giant tapestry, a pipe organ was discovered. The King commissioned me to compose a piece for pipe organ to inaugurate the discovery. I used a variation from an earlier work, a solo piano piece entitled Chaos of the Subconscious*, for the opening and closing sections, but the middle is an improvisation fit for A Little Night Music.
The title "Vortigern's Fortress" comes from the scene in Merlin's youth in which King Vortigern is establishng his fortress yet it keeps falling. He forces a young devil child known to possess prophetic powers (Merlin) to tell him how to fix the problem. Merlin sees a vision and discovers that dragons are living beneath the foundation. (Merlin was also an architect/builder of sorts.)
I added tympani to the final variation for dramatic reasons, befitting a court appearance.
Thank you, again, Prince Feter, for introducing me to the Duke who introduced me to the King's concubine who helped me discover what was behind that giant tapestry and ended up helping me to get this gig.
*Actually, it's more of a fragmented variation, since it sifts out whole bits from the chaotic hodgepodge of that piano piece... and, actually, if you listen to this organ work before you listen to the piano piece, Chaos of the Subconscious makes much more sense.
The title "Vortigern's Fortress" comes from the scene in Merlin's youth in which King Vortigern is establishng his fortress yet it keeps falling. He forces a young devil child known to possess prophetic powers (Merlin) to tell him how to fix the problem. Merlin sees a vision and discovers that dragons are living beneath the foundation. (Merlin was also an architect/builder of sorts.)
I added tympani to the final variation for dramatic reasons, befitting a court appearance.
Thank you, again, Prince Feter, for introducing me to the Duke who introduced me to the King's concubine who helped me discover what was behind that giant tapestry and ended up helping me to get this gig.
*Actually, it's more of a fragmented variation, since it sifts out whole bits from the chaotic hodgepodge of that piano piece... and, actually, if you listen to this organ work before you listen to the piano piece, Chaos of the Subconscious makes much more sense.
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Feter
Ahh Lord Tobin this is a delightfull
dramatic organ work ..I love pipe organ ...
and you gave that massinieh(spell) feel for your
organ work ..you certainly one of the best
who wrote with drama on every piece of music.
the change of the paddle was amazing ...so angelic
the progress you made that began with the drums
then the orchestra ..exactly refelct what I said
in the beginning ..of your drama feel to all of
your music ..this is glorious ...large and magistic
and fits the King mood ..just fabulous ...
Deepest Bow my Lord !!!