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articulate sounds associated with the Positiv Division of
the Baroque organ.
On the Deseret 115, characteristic
sounds of the Choir Division are distributed among the Swell
and Great Divisions.
The mutations on the Swell act as ideal
colorings in various combinations and a foil to Baroque
cOmbinations.
The 8' Flute Celeste II (Great) suggests a
Choir celeste-effect.
There is much emphasis today on the word "contrapuntal",
and for very good reason.
Keyboard instruments such as the
organ, piano, and harpsichord, are the only instruments where
more than one note can be played, or sustained, at one time.
For this reason, the most typical kind of music written for
the organ involves several melodic lines occuring simultane-
ously.
The standards of this type of composition demand that
the lines complement each other harmonically as well as
melodically.
Since the melodic lines move against each
other, this style of composition is called "counterpoint",
and the motion is called "contrapuntal."
If not on a key-
board instrument, more than one instrument is required to
perform this style of music.
Therefore, it is no wonder
that most contrapuntal music is written for keyboard instru-
ments.
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