Introduction - Rodgers Deseret 115 Owner's Manual

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DESERET 115
The design of the Rodgers Deseret 115 skillfully blends
space-age technology with the finest traditions of the
centuries-old art of organ building. From a compact and
reliable solid-state console emanates a full ensemble of
voices suited to the interpretation of traditional organ
literature as well as service music of the contemporary de-
votional service.
Incorporated in the organ's design are the elements
necessary for practice and teaching, making the Deseret 115
an ideal instrument for school or studio.
The purpose of this owner's manual is to explain the
musical resources available on the Deseret 115 and to suggest
some registration ideas that suit the printed organ score.
The unique sound of the organ is derived from four
basic families of organ tone, at many pitch levels and in
various combinations. These combinations produce a phenome-
non known as "ensemble
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To accomplish the art of creating
fine organ ensemble, there must be many pitch and tone
sources interacting with one another. Good ensemble demands
that voices add their particular tonal characteristics to
form a cohesive sound in such a manner that no one voice
projects itself obtrusively upon another.
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