Author: Joseph Sargent
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252056914
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
From the 1920s to the 1940s, Leo Sowerby created popular secular works while his sacred compositions led admirers to call him the “dean of American church musicians.” Yet in time, Sowerby’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Canticle of the Sun and the rest of his corpus lost favor with the A-list symphonies and prominent musicians who had once made him a fixture in their repertoires. Joseph Sargent’s biography offers the first focused study of Sowerby’s life and work against the backdrop of the composer’s place in American music. As Sargent shows, Sowerby’s present-day marginalization as a composer relates less to the quality of his work than the fact that today’s historiographical practices and canon-building activities minimize modern church music. Sargent’s re-evaluation draws on a wide range of perspectives and composer’s music and writings to enrich detailed analyses of musical works and a career-spanning consideration of Sowerby’s musical language and aesthetic priorities.
Leo Sowerby
Author: Joseph Sargent
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252056914
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
From the 1920s to the 1940s, Leo Sowerby created popular secular works while his sacred compositions led admirers to call him the “dean of American church musicians.” Yet in time, Sowerby’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Canticle of the Sun and the rest of his corpus lost favor with the A-list symphonies and prominent musicians who had once made him a fixture in their repertoires. Joseph Sargent’s biography offers the first focused study of Sowerby’s life and work against the backdrop of the composer’s place in American music. As Sargent shows, Sowerby’s present-day marginalization as a composer relates less to the quality of his work than the fact that today’s historiographical practices and canon-building activities minimize modern church music. Sargent’s re-evaluation draws on a wide range of perspectives and composer’s music and writings to enrich detailed analyses of musical works and a career-spanning consideration of Sowerby’s musical language and aesthetic priorities.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252056914
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
From the 1920s to the 1940s, Leo Sowerby created popular secular works while his sacred compositions led admirers to call him the “dean of American church musicians.” Yet in time, Sowerby’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Canticle of the Sun and the rest of his corpus lost favor with the A-list symphonies and prominent musicians who had once made him a fixture in their repertoires. Joseph Sargent’s biography offers the first focused study of Sowerby’s life and work against the backdrop of the composer’s place in American music. As Sargent shows, Sowerby’s present-day marginalization as a composer relates less to the quality of his work than the fact that today’s historiographical practices and canon-building activities minimize modern church music. Sargent’s re-evaluation draws on a wide range of perspectives and composer’s music and writings to enrich detailed analyses of musical works and a career-spanning consideration of Sowerby’s musical language and aesthetic priorities.
Symphony for Organ
Author: Leo Sowerby
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195365986
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
for organ This symphony for organ in G major, is presented in three parts. Beginning broadly it develops into the 'fast and sinister' second movement, and ends with a Passacaglia for the third movement.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195365986
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
for organ This symphony for organ in G major, is presented in three parts. Beginning broadly it develops into the 'fast and sinister' second movement, and ends with a Passacaglia for the third movement.
Toccatas, carillons and scherzos for organ
Author: Rollin Smith
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486424316
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This collection features church and concert works for the organ and includes such popular pieces as Bach's "Toccata" and "Fugue in D Minor" andthe "Toccata" from Charles-Marie Widor's 5th Organ Symphony."
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486424316
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This collection features church and concert works for the organ and includes such popular pieces as Bach's "Toccata" and "Fugue in D Minor" andthe "Toccata" from Charles-Marie Widor's 5th Organ Symphony."
Twentieth-Century Organ Music
Author: Christopher S. Anderson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136497900
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
This volume explores twentieth-century organ music through in-depth studies of the principal centers of composition, the most significant composers and their works, and the evolving role of the instrument and its music. The twentieth-century was a time of unprecedented change for organ music, not only in its composition and performance but also in the standards of instrument design and building. Organ music was anything but immune to the complex musical, intellectual, and socio-political climate of the time. Twentieth-Century Organ Music examines the organ's repertory from the entire period, contextualizing it against the background of important social and cultural trends. In a collection of twelve essays, experienced scholars survey the dominant geographic centers of organ music (France, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, the United States, and German-speaking countries) and investigate the composers who made important contributions to the repertory (Reger in Germany, Messiaen in France, Ligeti in Eastern and Central Europe, Howells in Great Britain). Twentieth-Century Organ Music provides a fresh vantage point from which to view one of the twentieth century's most diverse and engaging musical spheres.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136497900
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
This volume explores twentieth-century organ music through in-depth studies of the principal centers of composition, the most significant composers and their works, and the evolving role of the instrument and its music. The twentieth-century was a time of unprecedented change for organ music, not only in its composition and performance but also in the standards of instrument design and building. Organ music was anything but immune to the complex musical, intellectual, and socio-political climate of the time. Twentieth-Century Organ Music examines the organ's repertory from the entire period, contextualizing it against the background of important social and cultural trends. In a collection of twelve essays, experienced scholars survey the dominant geographic centers of organ music (France, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, the United States, and German-speaking countries) and investigate the composers who made important contributions to the repertory (Reger in Germany, Messiaen in France, Ligeti in Eastern and Central Europe, Howells in Great Britain). Twentieth-Century Organ Music provides a fresh vantage point from which to view one of the twentieth century's most diverse and engaging musical spheres.
Arthur Poister
Author: David Charles Pickering
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781881162650
Category : Organists
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
Biography of the life, performing and teaching careers of the twentieth-century American organist and pedagogue Arthur Poister.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781881162650
Category : Organists
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
Biography of the life, performing and teaching careers of the twentieth-century American organist and pedagogue Arthur Poister.
The Vision of Sir Launfal
Author: James Russell Lowell
Publisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Catalogue of Music for Organ and Instruments
Author: James Laster
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810852990
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
"This book presents music titles in which the organ is part of a chamber ensemble. Alphabetized by composer, entries contain the bibliographical information for each title and a brief commentary or description, as well as information on the level of difficulty, timing, mood, fingerings/pedalings, and other performance aids. The selections are suitable for concerts and religious services and are written in a variety of styles, from Baroque to contemporary." "This catalogue will be of interest to church organists searching for a piece for organ and brass appropriate for Easter, visiting instrumentalists choosing music for a Sunday service, teachers introducing their organ students to the experience of accompanying a violin, and instrumentalists seeking a composition to play with the organ, among many others."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810852990
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
"This book presents music titles in which the organ is part of a chamber ensemble. Alphabetized by composer, entries contain the bibliographical information for each title and a brief commentary or description, as well as information on the level of difficulty, timing, mood, fingerings/pedalings, and other performance aids. The selections are suitable for concerts and religious services and are written in a variety of styles, from Baroque to contemporary." "This catalogue will be of interest to church organists searching for a piece for organ and brass appropriate for Easter, visiting instrumentalists choosing music for a Sunday service, teachers introducing their organ students to the experience of accompanying a violin, and instrumentalists seeking a composition to play with the organ, among many others."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Kitten on the Keys
Author:
Publisher: Donald Hunsberger Wind Library
ISBN: 9780757901386
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Confrey is known primarily for his "novelty piano" compositions, which cultivated the style of Jelly Roll Morton and Scott Joplin. This arrangement of one of his compositions conjures an image of the household cat prancing along the keys of the piano. By use of the "secondary rag," a syncopated grouping of regular quadruple subdivisions into three-note sets, the technical demands of the piece have been cleverly notated for ease of performance. This innovative arrangement is a pleasant addition to the library.
Publisher: Donald Hunsberger Wind Library
ISBN: 9780757901386
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Confrey is known primarily for his "novelty piano" compositions, which cultivated the style of Jelly Roll Morton and Scott Joplin. This arrangement of one of his compositions conjures an image of the household cat prancing along the keys of the piano. By use of the "secondary rag," a syncopated grouping of regular quadruple subdivisions into three-note sets, the technical demands of the piece have been cleverly notated for ease of performance. This innovative arrangement is a pleasant addition to the library.
Organ Literature
Author: Corliss Richard Arnold
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 1461670268
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Now in paperback! Cloth edition 0-8108-2964-9 originally published in 1995.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 1461670268
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Now in paperback! Cloth edition 0-8108-2964-9 originally published in 1995.