Organ-Stops and Their Artistic Registration

Organ-Stops and Their Artistic Registration

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Book Description
This 1921 classic by a renowned organ builder provides organists and all those interested in the instrument with a guide to its numerous stops, among them bassoon, bass tuba, cymbal, double trumpet, oboe, piccolo, viola da gamba, and xylophone. The text supplies various names of each stop in different languages, traces their origins, and describes their construction, tonal characteristics, and value in artistic combination and registration. A fascinating book about the "Monarch of all Instruments" for students, teachers, and professional musicians. A "must-have" for the organist's library. Introduction by Rollin Smith. 5 plates of illustrations.

Organ-Stops and Their Artistic Registration,George Ashdown Audsley,Dover Publications,0486424235,Music,Musical Instruments - Piano,Organ (Musical instrument),Organ stops,Registration,Music / General

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