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This Companion Is An Essential Guide To All Aspects Of The Organ And Its Music. The Early Chapters Examine The Instrument's History And Construction, And Consider The Scientific Basis Of Its Sounds, Pitch And Tuning. Central Chapters Investigate The Practical Art Of Learning And Playing, And Introduce The Complex Area Of Performance Practice, While The Final Section Explores The Vast Repertoire Of Organ Music, By Country, Focusing On A Selection Of The Most Important Traditions. The Contributors Are All Experts In Their Field, Making This The Most Authoritative Reference Book Currently Available [publisher Description] Origins And Development Of The Organ / Nicholas Thistlethwaite -- Organ Construction / Stephen Bicknell -- Physics Of The Organ / John Mainstone -- Temperament And Pitch / Christopher Kent -- Organ Case ; Organ Building Today / Stephen Bicknell -- Fundamentals Of Organ Playing ; Survey Of Historical Performance Practices / Kimberly Marshall -- Organ Music And The Liturgy / Edward Higginbottom -- Italian Organ Music To Frescobaldi / Christopher Stembridge -- Iberian Organ Music Before 1700 / James Dalton -- French Classical Organ School / Edward Higginbottom -- Englis

Author

Nicholas Thistlethwaite and Geoffrey Webber

Publisher

Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9781139002110

Subjects

Music, History, Arts