The earliest technical description we have for the organetto is by Henri Arnault de Zwolle, c. 1430, who describes a fully chromatic instrument. This is late in the instrument's history, but the iconography suggests that it had acquired complete set of accidentals at least a century earlier. When I made such an organ I relied on Arnault and made my keyboard accordingly.
What an artist! This was beautifully played with amazing insight and sensitivity, and with a quality of soul that is so often lacking in this type of music. This musician obviously loves what he is doing and that shines through with every note. Thank you for posting this. It was a real joy to watch and to hear!
... and your interpretation ain't bad either Peter! - That's what brought me here! I wish I had the skills to analyse the differences; your version seems more new age, less medieval to my ear. Both great!
I discussed the matter with experienced musicians and after that decided to use cromatic scale in order to offer wider musical possibilities to the owner, who is not a professional but enthusiast. Chromatic keyboards can clearly be seen on later medieval instruments.
As someone used to many ranks and several manuals, I ALSO love the portative! I always picture the remote era of the Dark Ages and into the early Middle Ages, as musicians such as Francesco Landini would extemporize all sorts of pieces for court and church. An age when real talent was appreciated, unlike the technocracy of the 21st Century where people are "technicians, engineers, managers" and art in some corners has virtually ceased to exist. Thank you for your playing!!!
This is really brilliant! I'm a professional builder of harpsichords and clavichords, and have wanted to build a portative organ like this one for many years....perhaps this will inspire me to take on this project. Thank you for posting this video! By the way, how much does this organ cost as seen in this video?
Henri Arnault de Zwolle (c. 1430) describes an organetto with a completely chromatic keyboard. This is late in the instrument’s history, but the inconography (which is abundant) suggests that the keyboard had a complete set of accidentals by a century earlier-perhaps before larger church organs did. When I made my own realisation of such an instrument, I followed Arnault and made the keyboard chromatic.
These instruments were ubiquitous for over 500 years. Iconography abounds. Not one has survived to modern times (era of musicologists). As the instrument evolved it acquired some sharps and flats eventually becoming fully chromatic. Many had one or two drone pipes as well.
A very attractive sound. Thanks for the upload. How are the metal pipes tuned? I see no sign of slots or other devices, and I would have thought that the tops were too close together for cone-tuning.
Marcus Stahl Interesting! I suppose that, what with the varying wind-pressure from the bellows and the fact that these little organs play only a melody line for most of the time, approximate tuning will work - as it obviously does. (I have concluded, a long time ago, that this is the main reason for 'vibrato' in, say, the violins in an orchestra.)
Marcus Stahl It certainly must take a lot of care, considering that even the positioning of each pipe within the organ must affect the tuning. Those without experience of this - not yourself, of course, probably do not realise that a pipe correctly tuned outside of the organ, on a perfectly steady wind-pressure, will be imperfectly tuned when put back into the organ, if only because the taller pipe next to it will 'shade' its top. Add to this the varying wind-pressure of an organ such as this one, and other more subtle factors (such as the way in which one pipe of a similar length can affect the tuning of another) and the whole question of tuning this organ, just by cutting the pipes to length, becomes very exacting. Having said this, there is no doubt that the organ and its tuning is a great success, so my congratulations on overcoming these problems. And I agree with you, that with wind-pressure fluctuations, the pitch of the pipes will rise and fall a little as a group, so tuning will not be too badly affected.
Agreed! Beautifully played. Question: I've been trying to identify the instrument being played on a relatively popular renaissance dance piece. It sounds much like a portative organ but much lower. Is there something like a bass portative organ?
Is it because the left hand can regulate the air pressure? I see no wind regulator or bleed valve on this instrument, so the force of the hand on the bellow must regulate the wind on this portative.
There are quite a few builders, who do them. I myself built an average of one instrument a year, made to measure and highest quality, therefore in the upper price-range. www.marcus-stahl-orgelbauer.com
Martin Erhardt is a magician with that tiny instrument. The voicing is so elegant.
The instrument is fine-tuned, pythagorean temperament.
The earliest technical description we have for the organetto is by Henri Arnault de Zwolle, c. 1430, who describes a fully chromatic instrument. This is late in the instrument's history, but the iconography suggests that it had acquired complete set of accidentals at least a century earlier. When I made such an organ I relied on Arnault and made my keyboard accordingly.
It has the delicateness, timbre, suppleness, and the quality of a soprano voice!!!!!
Tears fall from my eyes hearing such a magical sound. Thank you.
What an artist! This was beautifully played with amazing insight and sensitivity, and with a quality of soul that is so often lacking in this type of music. This musician obviously loves what he is doing and that shines through with every note. Thank you for posting this. It was a real joy to watch and to hear!
... and your interpretation ain't bad either Peter! - That's what brought me here! I wish I had the skills to analyse the differences; your version seems more new age, less medieval to my ear.
Both great!
Peter Pringle Agreed!
Beautifully played and what a sound!
Wow! Back in time. Very lovely and moving. Thank you.
I discussed the matter with experienced musicians and after that decided to use cromatic scale in order to offer wider musical possibilities to the owner, who is not a professional but enthusiast. Chromatic keyboards can clearly be seen on later medieval instruments.
Enchanting sound and playing. Thank you.
Stunning! And perfect acoustics!
As someone used to many ranks and several manuals, I ALSO love the portative! I always picture the remote era of the Dark Ages and into the early Middle Ages, as musicians such as Francesco Landini would extemporize all sorts of pieces for court and church. An age when real talent was appreciated, unlike the technocracy of the 21st Century where people are "technicians, engineers, managers" and art in some corners has virtually ceased to exist. Thank you for your playing!!!
Excellent! Well played and on a very interesting portative. Great little instrument! Danke!
Such energy! Electric!
Beautiful instrument and music. Well done sir.
Yes, first time I heard smthg really well played on a portative. And yes, this Markus Stahl is really an excellent organ builder!
Absolutely Amazing!! ❤
So Beautiful!
Beautiful instrument!
I love it!!! Thanks so much, Marcus and Martin
Saskia Roures Thanks!
Sweet little instrument. Excellent video
So expressive and strictly fugal, beautiful phrasing.
Excelente ❤!!!!!
Enchanting!
Wow! That's so cool!
Wonderful musical performance. thank you
Superb!
Den hätte ich auch gern. Schöner süsse Klang 😘
Sublime. Shows what this instrument can do in capable hands, not just a drone backing up an amateur med band.
i luv peaceful sound, not too loud, not too soft, just right, unlike annoyingly louder church organs. more please
Замечательно. 👋💓🌹
I love it 😍🤩🤩🤩
C'est magnifique !!
I would like to say to you how beautiful I find this instrument of yours. Both visually and aurally it is exquisite.
agreed. thank you
Sounds like a panflute.... Awsome!!
no but yes
Thanks!
This is really brilliant! I'm a professional builder of harpsichords and clavichords, and have wanted to build a portative organ like this one for many years....perhaps this will inspire me to take on this project. Thank you for posting this video! By the way, how much does this organ cost as seen in this video?
excellent
Nice coat.
Henri Arnault de Zwolle (c. 1430) describes an organetto with a completely chromatic keyboard. This is late in the instrument’s history, but the inconography (which is abundant) suggests that the keyboard had a complete set of accidentals by a century earlier-perhaps before larger church organs did. When I made my own realisation of such an instrument, I followed Arnault and made the keyboard chromatic.
Amazing sound!!! I have never heard before! Would it be possible to create that floating wind in modern organs?
I try to....
😀👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
❤
These instruments were ubiquitous for over 500 years. Iconography abounds. Not one has survived to modern times (era of musicologists). As the instrument evolved it acquired some sharps and flats eventually becoming fully chromatic. Many had one or two drone pipes as well.
A very attractive sound. Thanks for the upload.
How are the metal pipes tuned? I see no sign of slots or other devices, and I would have thought that the tops were too close together for cone-tuning.
+Offshoreorganbuilder , just cut to length
Marcus Stahl Interesting!
I suppose that, what with the varying wind-pressure from the bellows and the fact that these little organs play only a melody line for most of the time, approximate tuning will work - as it obviously does.
(I have concluded, a long time ago, that this is the main reason for 'vibrato' in, say, the violins in an orchestra.)
+Offshoreorganbuilder It is not approximate, it is spot-on. But it takes a lot of care, as you can imagine.
+Offshoreorganbuilder Imagine, that the tuning of the pipes rises with each other, so tuning does make sense.
Marcus Stahl It certainly must take a lot of care, considering that even the positioning of each pipe within the organ must affect the tuning.
Those without experience of this - not yourself, of course, probably do not realise that a pipe correctly tuned outside of the organ, on a perfectly steady wind-pressure, will be imperfectly tuned when put back into the organ, if only because the taller pipe next to it will 'shade' its top. Add to this the varying wind-pressure of an organ such as this one, and other more subtle factors (such as the way in which one pipe of a similar length can affect the tuning of another) and the whole question of tuning this organ, just by cutting the pipes to length, becomes very exacting.
Having said this, there is no doubt that the organ and its tuning is a great success, so my congratulations on overcoming these problems.
And I agree with you, that with wind-pressure fluctuations, the pitch of the pipes will rise and fall a little as a group, so tuning will not be too badly affected.
I love how he is stepping on two bricks.
Agreed! Beautifully played. Question: I've been trying to identify the instrument being played on a relatively popular renaissance dance piece. It sounds much like a portative organ but much lower. Is there something like a bass portative organ?
Da würde ich drauf das Flohwalzer spielen. 🤗
Como eu consigo um desses? Desde já... obrigado!
Für dieses Instrument habe ich mehrere Stücke komponiert ; Thomas Solymosi., 1028. Budapest, Petőfi u. 32. Ungarn
What a sound! Curious, do you make and sell these instruments yourself? I'm very interested in buying one.
zKayos www.marcus-stahl-orgelbauer.com. You may contact me via mail.
I will have this
Never heard an organ played with expression before.
Ok Swell pedals, but you know what I mean. It seems to breathe like a wind instrument
Is it because the left hand can regulate the air pressure? I see no wind regulator or bleed valve on this instrument, so the force of the hand on the bellow must regulate the wind on this portative.
dieselmupke ....So it seems to me also. Almost akin to bebung on a clavichord, is the regulation of pressure here.
Интересная гармошка.
Did you make?
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Bravo!!! Wo kann man so ein Organ finden?
Where are you based? Would love to sing / duet...
Ma copine Marie Odile ma dit que elle avait vu votre vidéo sur CZcams. Et que c était magnifique. Et que elle vous avez trouvez très mignon .
Me preguntaba si alguien me podrías o mencionar los planos de un Organo portativo si eran tan amable
Of what metal are the pipes made?
+Salicynał 16 How can you tell??
Where can i get a portativ?!
There are quite a few builders, who do them. I myself built an average of one instrument a year, made to measure and highest quality, therefore in the upper price-range. www.marcus-stahl-orgelbauer.com
How would I make one out of pvc?
Wouldn't that have worked better sitting on a table?
How do I buy one of these?
www.marcus-stahl-orgelbauer.com
@@MarcusStahl obrigado
where is the bass sound played? Schade dass wir seine linke hand nicht richtig sehen kann ...
You should build an instrument in modern equal temperament, and play it in an improv jazz band!
+Alec Roberts . you listen to this, different instrument, same builder, different player:czcams.com/video/MgLuitY5AK4/video.html
+Marcus Stahl who is the builder?
+Alec Roberts, me.
There are 26 note 4 ft portative organs from e1 to f3; they should be making 26 note 8 ft portative organs from e to f2!!!!
на флейту похоже. С гитарой будет класно звучать и с перкуссией
Pythagorean
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lol you're on bricks
fack
What