Word: boomier
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Dates: during 1954-1954
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Biggs disapproves of the still prevalent nineteen century fashion, which called for ever bigger and boomier organs, trying to compete with the symphony orchestra. He is dedicated to the "baroque" style, which to organists means the simpler, purer style of Bach's day. In his playing, Biggs rarely pulls all the stops. But despite his musical austerity, he can unbend. At an organists' convention he helped organize a few years ago, high points were a jam session of four organs playing...
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