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SOUND DEMONSTRATIONS

THIS PAGE CONTAINS DOWNLOAD BUTTONS LEADING TO DEMONSTRATIONS OF SOME OF OUR ORGANS. FURTHER PIECES WILL BE ADDED AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. MOST OF THESE DEMOS ARE IN WAV FORMAT

IN ADDITION, THE CONTREBOMBARDE SITE HAS A NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES OF OUR INSTRUMENTS. THE CONTREBOMBARDE DEMOS ARE PRESENTED IN MP3 FORMAT.

In addition to the various demos below, the link buttons immediately below this paragraph go directly to a download link, YouTube and other presentations that feature our samples being used in real life environments.

Unless specified otherwise, all performances are by Charles Braund

The "On Line" recital by Daniel Cook formerly of Salisbury Cathedral and Westminster Abbey and now organist of Durham Cathedral shows a prime example of how our samples can be integrated into an existing fine pipe organ but with a limited specification to create a modern day instrument. It is also testament to the work of Ian Pounder of St. Hilda's church in Hartlepool who oversaw and designed the installation.

The demos below give some idea of our various instruments tonal resources. There are further demos available on other pages of the website.

J.S. Bach Prelude in D major BWV 532 (Willis 1894) J.S.Bach Fugue in D Major BWV 532 (Willis 1894) J.S. Bach: Gigue Fugue BWV 577 (Ratcliffe College) Sir William Walton ; Orb and Sceptre (trans. McKie) (Concert 85) Lemare: Sonata No.1 I. Maestoso - Più animato - Cantabile (Concert 100) Lemare: Scherzo from Organ Sonata No. 1 F Major (Concert 100) Humperdinck / Lemare: Hansel & Gretel Overture (Concert 85) Ronald Watson: Sonatina; Fanfare & Toccata (Father Willis 1894 ) Poulenc: Rondeau from Les Biches (trans. Braund) (Concert 125) Herold: La Fille Mal Garde - Clog Dance (trans. Braund) (Concert 85) Maurice Ravel: Menuet Antique (Trans. Braund) (CONCERT 125) Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite (Trans. Braund) (CONCERT 125) Domenico Gallo : Trio Sonata (Trans. Braund) (CONCERT 125) Debussy: Passepied from the Suite Bergamesque (Trans. Braund) (CONCERT) Sir Arthur Sullivan: Ruddigore Overture (trans. Braund) (Concert 85) John Ireland: Minuet from "A Downland Suite" (Trans. Braund) (Father Willis 1894) Borodin; Steppes of Central Asia. (trans. Braund) (Concert 100) Thomas Arne: Gavotta from Sonata No. V (Johnson Chamber) BELIER TOCCATA IN D MINOR (CONCERT) SULLIVAN OVERTURE from IOLANTHE (Trans. Braund) (CONCERT SERIES) J. WILLIAMS: HYMN TO THE FALLEN (Trans. Braund) (LONG VERSION) (CONCERT 125) J. WILLIAMS: HYMN TO THE FALLEN (Trans: Braund) (SHORT VERSION) (CONCERT 125) JOHN WILLIAMS: RAIDERS MARCH (RATCLIFFE) COOK: FANFARE (CONCERT SERIES) St. Hilda's recital by Daniel Cook 19/11/2020 St. Hilda's Church, Hartlepool, UK. Specification

Sample Sets

We have been involved with church organs for over five decades. Initially working with conventional pipe organs, we moved into the world of pipeless instruments during their rapid technological expansion in the last quarter of the twentieth century.

With over 30 years experience in creating sample sets for organs for other digital organ manufacturers and since 2003, for the Hauptwerk software platform, we are one of the longest established sample set producers.

In addition to our "off the shelf" sample sets of existing or composite instruments, we also create custom instruments to suit individual requirements.

We have a library archive of many hundreds of stops to choose from. sampled from instruments throughout the UK and elsewhere.

We also supply sample sets and stops to several pipe organ builders throughout the world for use in hybrid instruments.

Hardware

We can supply everything that might be required for a pipeless organ installation from the basic console, amplification and speakers to the computers, software and audio interfaces needed.

The various components are sourced from a number of specialist established manufacturers and supply houses most of whom we have been involved with for many years.

In addition, we have a number of contacts both in the UK and abroad who specialise in obtaining and converting former consoles for use with the Hauptwerk platform.

Contact Information

For further information, please email us at

E-mail:

charlesbraund@gmail.com

info@silveroctopus.co.uk

N.B. Some sample sets may not work with basic older versions of Hauptwerk or the entry level version of the new Hauptwerk V and above because these editions do not include some of the features that are necessary for our libraries to work fully on the Hauptwerk platform.

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