Carillon du Longpont

"Carillon sur la sonnerie du Carillon de la chapelle du chateau de Longpont (Aisne)" from "24 Pieces en Style Libre", composed by Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Notes by Ben van Oosten:

Carillon - á mon frére René Vierne

"Allegro, B flat major, 2/2 metre. The piece is based on the carillon of the Chapel of the Castle of Longpont (Aisne). It opens with full organ, the Carillon theme entering in an energetic perpetuum mobile in the pedals, above which powerful, detached chords appear. In the middle the volume drops and the carillon theme continues on the manuals. Striking features are the modulations, the highly effective staccato articulations, and the dymanic effects created by the swell box. A gradual crescendo leads into the reprise of the opening, ending with a coda.

This uses the NON-extended (real) version of the organ.