French symphonic organ school

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The French symphonic organ school is a 19th- and early 20th-century movement in organ composition and performance that treats the organ like an orchestra, emphasizing rich tonal colors, expressive dynamics, and large-scale, symphonic forms.

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instanceOf 19th-century music movement ⓘ
20th-century music movement ⓘ
musical movement ⓘ
organ school ⓘ
aim to exploit the full orchestral resources of the organ ⓘ
associatedWith Alexandre Guilmant ⓘ
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll ⓘ
Charles Tournemire ⓘ
Charles-Marie Widor ⓘ
César Franck ⓘ
Eugène Gigout ⓘ
Gabriel Pierné ⓘ
Guy Ropartz ⓘ
Henri Mulet ⓘ
Joseph Bonnet ⓘ
Louis Vierne ⓘ
Marcel Dupré ⓘ
basedOn treating the organ like an orchestra ⓘ
characteristic expanded harmonic language ⓘ
expressive dynamics ⓘ
extensive use of registration changes ⓘ
large-scale forms ⓘ
programmatic elements ⓘ
rich tonal colors ⓘ
symphonic structures ⓘ
use of cyclic forms ⓘ
use of orchestral-style crescendos and diminuendos ⓘ
use of thematic transformation ⓘ
virtuosic pedal technique ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
developedIn Paris ⓘ
emphasis organ composition ⓘ
organ performance ⓘ
genre organ music ⓘ
influenced 20th-century organ composition ⓘ
international symphonic organ repertoire ⓘ
influencedBy Aristide Cavaillé-Coll organs ⓘ
César Franck ⓘ
French Romanticism ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
symphonic music ⓘ
notableWork Grande Pièce Symphonique by César Franck ⓘ
Organ Symphonies by Louis Vierne ⓘ
Organ sonatas by Alexandre Guilmant ⓘ
Symphony for Organ No. 5 by Charles-Marie Widor ⓘ
relatedTo French Romantic organ school ⓘ
symphonic organ tradition ⓘ
stylisticOrigin French Romantic organ tradition ⓘ
Romantic music ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
typicalInstrument Cavaillé-Coll symphonic organ ⓘ
typicalVenue French Catholic churches ⓘ
Parisian churches ⓘ
concert halls with large organs ⓘ

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Cavaillé-Coll organ → associatedWith → French symphonic organ school ⓘ
Charles-Marie Widor → movement → French Romantic organ school ⓘ
subject linked to: Charles-Marie
linked to: French symphonic organ school
Organ Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 13, No. 1 → associatedComposerSchool → French Romantic organ school ⓘ
linked to: French symphonic organ school
Marcel Dupré → movement → French organ school ⓘ
linked to: French symphonic organ school
Central German organ school → influenced → Romantic German organ school ⓘ
linked to: French symphonic organ school