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The Cambridge Companion to the Organ
N E Thistlethwaite
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Description for The Cambridge Companion to the Organ
Paperback. An essential Companion to all aspects of the organ and its music. Editor(s): Thistlethwaite, Nicholas; Webber, Geoffrey. Series: Cambridge Companions to Music. Num Pages: 356 pages, 31 b/w illus. 8 tables 70 music examples. BIC Classification: AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 634. Series: Cambridge Companions to Music. 354 pages, 31 b/w illus. 8 tables 70 music examples. Editor(s): Thistlethwaite, N.J.; Webber, Geoffrey. An essential Companion to all aspects of the organ and its music. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AVRG. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 18. Weight: 634.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
354
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Series
Cambridge Companions to Music
Condition
New
Weight
604g
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521575843
SKU
V9780521575843
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Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to the Organ
' … this Companion implements in every respect the claims its publishers make for it as 'an essential guide to all aspects of the organ and its music'. Perhaps unusually for so valuable a book of reference, much of it also makes engrossing reading.' Church Times ' … never less than readable, and sometimes positively compelling … an extremely valuable ... Read more