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Understanding The Pipe Organ: A Guide for Students, Teachers and Lovers of the Instrument
John R. Shannon
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Description for Understanding The Pipe Organ: A Guide for Students, Teachers and Lovers of the Instrument
Paperback. The pipe organ, an instrument whose origins dates to ancient Greece, is prominent in the development of secular and church music, and its builders were as artistic as the composers like Bach, Pachelbel and Handel who played them. This book describes the mechanics, fabrication, and acoustics of various types of pipe organs. Num Pages: 192 pages, ca. 150 photos, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
The pipe organ, an instrument whose origins date to ancient Greece, is prominent in the development of secular and church music, and its builders were as artistic as the composers like Bach, Pachelbel and Handel who played them.
This book describes the mechanics, fabrication, and acoustics of all types of pipe organs. Although it is technical in nature, its design, descriptions, and language are directed to organ students, their teachers, and all persons who love the organ. The book covers the construction of several types of pipe organ, with chapters on actions, chests, pipe work, ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Jefferson, NC, United States
ISBN
9780786439980
SKU
V9780786439980
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About John R. Shannon
The late John R. Shannon was professor emeritus of music at Sweet Briar College, and the author or editor of several books about organ composition, improvisation and music history. A charter member of the Southern Historical Keyboard Society, he lived in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Reviews for Understanding The Pipe Organ: A Guide for Students, Teachers and Lovers of the Instrument
“a beautiful, handy, easy-to-read manual...the most useful and valuable guide to the organ to appear in any language in many years. It is hard to imagine a more thoroughly useful book than this; it should be placed in the hands of every conscientious organist and kept at the console of every organ in the country”—The Diapason; “will be useful”—ARBA.