Fisk Opus 148

Saint George’s Episcopal Church, Nashville, Tennessee

Repetition I

The harpsichord: an introduction, part 3—Glossary

For the past several columns, I have been writing an introduction to the harpsichord. This month, I aim to provide a concise glossary of terms, which in turn will make it easier to be clear as we move forward. For thoroughness I include some terms that I have discussed already. I also include some that seem intuitively obvious, again for thoroughness and easy reference.

1) Large, solid components

Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, Champaign, Illinois; Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Carmel, Indiana, Opus 45, 2017; Central United Methodist Church, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Opus 46, 2018–2019

Opus 45

“What have you done here!?,” asked Todd Wilson as he leapt off the organ bench to greet me the day before Opus 45’s dedication. Hoping this was a friendly question, I asked to what exactly he was referring. “This organ just about plays itself!” Yes, it was a very friendly question and a complimentary one—even better.