Author: Benjamin G. MaguePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Organ (Musical instrument)
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Tracker Organbuilding in North America Today and the Future of the Organ
Author: Benjamin G. MaguePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Organ (Musical instrument)
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to the Organ
Author: Nicholas ThistlethwaitePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107494036
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
This Companion is an essential guide to all aspects of the organ and its music. It examines in turn the instrument, the player and the repertoire. The early chapters tell of the instrument's history and construction, identify the scientific basis of its sounds and the development of its pitch and tuning, examine the history of the organ case, and consider the current trends and conflicts within the world of organ building. Central chapters investigate the practical art of learning and playing the organ, introduce the complex area of performance practice, and outline the relationship between organ playing and the liturgy of the church. The final section explores the vast repertoire of organ music, focusing on a selection of the most important traditions.
The American Organist
Author: The Organ
Author: Douglas BushPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135947961
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Organ includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments, and related terminology. It is the first complete A-Z reference on this important family of keyboard instruments. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instrument history from around the world.
Pipe Organs of the Rich and Famous
Author: Rollin SmithPublisher:
ISBN: 9780913499450
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
This book recounts a time when the organ was not only a symbol of those who had arrived socially, but was considered the ultimate appointment of the luxurious home. Included are royalty, captains of industry, famous organists and composers, organbuilders, and those whose names may be less familiar, but who were patrons of the king of instruments on a lavish scale.--Publisher.
The Organ
Author: Douglas Earl BushPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415941741
Category : Organ (Musical instrument)
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Organ, Volume 3 of the Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments, includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments that predated the piano. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instruments from around the world.
The Tracker
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Organ (Musical instrument)
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Theatre Organ
Author: The Aeolian Pipe-organ and Its Music
Author: Aeolian CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Organ (Musical instrument)
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Studies in English Organ Music
Author: Iain QuinnPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351672398
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Studies in English Organ Music is a collection of essays by expert authors that examines key areas of the repertoire in the history of organ music in England. The essays on repertoire are placed alongside supporting studies in organ building and liturgical practice in order to provide a comprehensive contextualization. An analysis of the symbiotic relationship between the organ, liturgy, and composers reveals how the repertoire has been shaped by these complementary areas and developed through history. This volume is the first collection of specialist studies related to the field of English organ music.