Organ quartet

Organ quartet

There are two possible interpretations for the term Organ Quartet:
* 4 players playing on the same organ instrument (8 hands, 8 feet)
* 4 players playing on four distinct (electronic) organs.

The first known organ quartet for one instrument is the [http://organquartet.blogspot.com/ "Organ Quartet "Chant d'Oiseaux"] , founded in year 1995 by Maria Valeria Briganti, teacher of organ and composition at the Conservatory of Napoli (Italy).

A know organ quartet for four distinct instruments is the [http://www.dunnemusic.com/html/endorsements/phila_organ.html "The Philadelphia Organ Quartet"]

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List of original compositions written for Organ Quartet (same instrument, 8 hands, 8 feet):

1995

* Vitale, Mario
** Croma 9, op. 1, per 4 organisti su un unico organo

1997

* Vitale, Mario
** Cromatica, op. 3, per 4 sonatori d'organo

1998

* Mazzotta, Bruno
** Fuga Tonale doppia
* Procaccini, Teresa
** Sinfonietta, per organo (4 esecutori), op. 144
* Reveyron, Joseph
** Consolatrix Afflictorum
* Vitale, Mario
** Cromaticamente (scende), op. 5, per quartetto di organisti
** Khrom, op. 6 - Musica d'ascolto, per quartetto d'organisti
** Spinte Cromatiche, op. 7, per quartetto d'organisti
** Khrom II, op. 8 - Musica d'ascolto, per quartetto di organisti

1999

* Gárdonyi, Zsolt
** Be Thou My Vision, für vier Organisten

External links

* [http://www.gardonyi.de/zsolt/zsolt.html Zsolt Gárdonyi]
* [http://www.teresaprocaccini.it/ Teresa Procaccini]
* [http://www.musimem.com/obi-0105-0605.htm Joseph Reveyron (1917-2005) obituary]


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