Thomas Dressler: Soundclips
Breathe on Me, Breath of God
(Live video)
2006
Video of hymn played at Westminster Presbyterian, Shushan, at the 2006 OHS Convention http://podcasts.pipechat.org/Shushan.mov
Organ clips
"O Mensch, bewein' dein' Suende gross"--J.S.Bach
(live performance)
2007-03
Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901)--Sonata #19 in G minor, Praeludium
(1847 Ferris Organ (go to "Recordings" for more details))
Excerpt from a live performance of JS Bach's "Wedge" Fugue
(1983 Holtkamp, Egner Chapel, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA)
JS Bach--Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 671
(live performance at Egner Memorial Chapel, Muhlenberg College)
2006-03-12
excerpt of Brahms "Es ist ein Ros"
(1776 Tannenberg, Whitefield House, Nazareth, PA)
Original Compositions
About the clips
(These are mostly responsorial psalm settings for Catholic liturgy. They were recorded using the synthesizer that comes with Sibelius, so the sound is an electronic approximation of a performance.)
Easter II
Easter V
Easter Vigil #1
Easter Vigil #3
Easter Vigil #7
Good Friday
Anglican Psalm Tone in Bach style
(Thomas Dressler)
2006-02-04
This is one of my attempts at imitating Bach.
Metrical Psalm Tone or Hymn in Modern Style
(Thomas Dressler)
2006-02-04
Anglican Psalm Tone in Modern Style
(Thomas Dressler)
2006-02-04
Here is another modern style which I like. Not dissonant, but with an emphasis on fifths, both open and some parallel.
Harpsichord clips
JS Bach--Fantasia in A minor, BWV 904
(Zuckerman/Martin harpsichord, TUNED IN LEHMAN'S "BACH" TEMPERAMENT (sort of))
J.S.Bach--Fantasy in A minor (BWV 904)
(Zuckerman/Martin, tuned in Kirnberger)
2006-01-13
This is the older version, played using my older approach to technique (before 2005)
Buxtehude--Suite X in E minor, Allemande
(Zuckerman harpsichord/rebuilt by Willard Martin, tuned in Werckmeister)
Buxtehude--Suite X in E minor, Courante
Buxtehude--Suite X in E minor, Sarabande
Buxtehude--Suite X in E minor, Gigue
Pachelbel, Fugue on the Magnificat, tone 1 #19
(Zuckerman/Martin, tuned in 1/4 comma Meantone)
Go Tell it on the Mountain
(Zuckerman/Martin, tuned in 1/4 comma meantone!!!)
Adeste Fidelis
(Zuckerman/Martin, tuned in Kirnberger)
Adeste Fideles
(Zuckerman/Martin, tuned in Werckmeister)
Adeste Fidelis
(Zuckerman/Martin, tuned in 1/4 comma Meantone)