The Cambridge Companion to the Organ (Cambridge Companions to Music)
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' ... 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 book that should be on every musician's bookshelf.' The Musical Times
'... editors of this Companion have done an excellent job in producing a sharply-focused, coherent set of essays within 330 pages ... this is a book that can usefully, indeed should, be read by anyone interested in the organ and its music. Students will need their own copies for constant reference, while the more experienced will be stilumated, informed and challenged.' Music and Letters
Book Description
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.
The Cambridge Companion to the Organ (Cambridge Companions to Music),Nicholas Thistlethwaite,Geoffrey Webber,Cambridge University Press,0521575842,History and criticism,Music,Musical Instruments - General,Musical Instruments - Piano,Organ (Musical instrument),Organ music,Keyboard instruments,Music / General
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