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In the last section of this tutorial, you'll explore the Organ Flutes feature of the ELS-01C and enjoy its
wide variety of wonderful organ sounds.
Depending on the flute footage settings in the display, you can create a solemn pipe organ sound,
tasty jazz organ sound, heavy rock organ sound, and much more.
The footage levers are similar to those on a conventional organ, letting you easily and realistically
recreate traditional, famous organ songs.
Five Registrations are used in "Moldau." M1 is a solemn classical organ. M2 is a jazz organ for the
section with the jazz waltz arrangement, while M3 and M4 are for the jazz swing part, and M5 is a
powerful rock organ.
About "Moldau"
The 19th century composer Bedrich Smetana is considered the founder of Czech national music. One
of his greatest works, a set of symphonic poems called "My Fatherland," took him five years to
complete. It is comprised of six parts, the most famous of which is "Moldau" — which is arranged here
for the Electone.
The great river Moldau stretches for 430 kilometers, with its two sources starting in southern Bohemia,
merging and running through the capital Prague — and represents the very heart and soul of the
Czech people. Smetana's musical portrait of the Moldau provides a dynamic, highly melodic tour
down the river, with a peasant wedding on one side and stately castles on the other. The beginning of
this score brings to life the atmosphere of the original piece, expressing the majestic body of water,
flowing and rushing through the countryside. Times have changed, however, and the old hunting
trumpets and peasant dances have been replaced by jazz groups and rock bands — a complex
image you can use as inspiration when you play this arrangement...
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