Jan Luth Calvin, Calvinists, and the organHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 6, 4-9 [summary] The reformer Johannes Calvin thought that no instruments might be used in the liturgy and that polyphony should not be permitted either. According to him, the apostle Paul in 1...
Albert Clement Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and the chorale. Deel 1: In Johann Sebastian Bachs footstepsHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 6, 34-43 [summary] There has been almost no attention paid to Mendelssohns relationship with the Lutheran chorale. Already in...
Cees van der Poel Three restorations by Pels & Van LeeuwenHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 4, 30-47 [summary] The organ makers Pels & Van Leeuwen of s-Hertogenbosch completed in 2008/2009 a number of restorations of exceptional 19th-century instruments. Three of...
Fred Unlandt Children and the organ. The Bavo weeks project in KesterenHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 1, 4-9 [summary] How can you get children enthusiastic about the organ? They are strongly influenced by the music industry, which would like to earn money on them in...
René Verwer Pierre Cochereau on the 25th anniversary of his deathHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 5, 04-11 [summary] Twenty-five years ago the famous French organist Pierre Cochereau (1924-1984) died. He was famous in the first place for his improvisations in the...
Ronald Stolk Music in wax and gold. The organ universe of Jean-Louis FlorentzHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 1, 10-21 [summary] Jean-Louis Florentz (19472004) was a composer and an ethnomusicologist. A synergy of African and European elements is characteristic for his...
Piet van der Steen Joep Straesser and his organ worksHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 5, 12-24 [summary] The Dutch composer Joep Straesser (1934-2004) studied organ with Bernard Bartelink and Anthon van der Horst and composition with Ton de Leeuw. He is considered to be one...
Jaap Jan Steensma Link between Scherer and Schnitger. The Stellwagen-organ in the Marienkirche of Stralsund restoredHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 1, 22-36 [summary] After a long period of preparation, research, and documentation, the Stellwagen-organ (1659) in the...
Markus Voigt Organ building and the Orgelbewegung in the German Democratic RepublicHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 5, 26-43 [summary] The organ culture of the German Democratic Republic (DDR) can only be understood against the background of economic, political, and...
Jan Dirk Wassenaar Hearing Gods footsteps. The protestant theologian Oepke Noordmans and the organHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 1, 38-43 [summary] From his earliest days Oepke Noordmans (1871-1956), who is called the most brilliant reformed theologian of the...
Jaap den Hertog Jan Adam Reincken and his garden of musicHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 2, xx-xx [summary] Jan Adam Reinken (1670)Jan Adam Reincken, who was born in Deventer, came from a poor family, so he was given a scholarship by the city magistrates. His teacher in...
Sietze de Vries Recent new organs. Part 1: The Van Vulpen organ for the Dutch Reformed Congregation (Gereformeerde Gemeente) in Gouda & the krabl organ in the Westerkerk in VeenendaalHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 6, 22-32 [summary] In the building of the Reformed...
Hans Fidom The Orgelpark focuses on improvisationHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 2, xx-xx [summary] On 7 and 8 November, 2008, the Orgelpark in Amsterdam presented its Research Program, a series of internationally oriented scholarly projects. The first project is...
Victor Timmer Verheijen and Philbert, a meeting with consequences (part 1)Het ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 2, xx-xx [summary] First part of an article in two parts. A summary follows after publication of part 2.
Hermann J. Busch Organ music The panorama of 1938. (Lecture at the symposium Pro Organo Pleno – 13 June, 2008)Het ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 3, 4-11 [summary] The article is the text of the lecture given at the symposium Pro Organo Pleno, held on 13 June, 2008...
Hans Fidom Organ music The panorama of 2008. (Lecture at the symposium Pro Organo Pleno – 13 June, 2008)Het ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 3, 12-19 [summary] In 2008, the year in which Ewald Kooiman turned 70, the Koninklijke Vereniging voor Nederlandse...
Jan Smelik Bibliography of Ewald Kooimans writingsHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 3, 20-26 [summary] Starting in September of 1967 Ewald Kooiman published in Het Orgel. Especially after 1981, when he became a member of the editorial board, he wrote various articles in the...
Victor Timmer Verheijen and Philbert, a meeting with consequences (two parts)Het ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 3, 28-39 [summary] In 2006 and 2007 Het Orgel published articles on the activities of the French diplomat and organ expert Charles-Marie Philbert. The series is...
Jan Raas Organ spring in MoscowHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 3, 40-45 [summary] The second Open All-Russian Competition Young Organist was held in the first week of February in Moscow, a competition for youth under 19 years of age. The article gives an impression of...
Ton van Eck en Victor Timmer Smaller instruments by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in The NetherlandsHet ORGEL 104 (2009), nr. 4, 4-15 [summary] Research in Physics advanced continually in the 19th century. The French organ maker Aristide Cavaillé-Coll was greatly interested...
