Organ / Arthur Wills.

Author/creator Wills, Arthur
Format Book
EditionFirst American edition.
Publication InfoNew York : Schirmer Books, 1985, ©1984.
Description256 pages : music ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Organ (Musical instrument)--History.
Organ music--History and criticism.

SeriesYehudi Menuhin music guides
Yehudi Menuhin music guides. ^A522165
Contents Preface / Yehudi Menuhin -- Foreword / by Stephen Cleobury -- Introduction -- Part one. Introducing the organ. Wondrous machines ; Organ actions and organ touch -- Part two. The history: the instrument and its music. 'In the beginning ..." ; The middle ages ; The Renaissance ; The golden age : the seventeenth century ; The Baroque I ; The Baroque II ; English organ music 1700-1800 ; Interlude: the Classical decline 1750-1850 ; The Romantic revival: Germany ; The Romantic revival ; France ; The Romantic revival: England and American ; The twentieth century: the classical revival -- Part three. Playing the organ today: instruments and repertoires. The eclectic organ ; The museum organ? ; Modern organ music: the present and the future ; The organ and other instruments ; Organ transcription ; Organ accompaniment -- Part four. Acquiring the skills. An outline course of instruction ; Organ improvisation I ; Organ improvisation II -- Postscript, Deux ex machina -- Glossary.
Abstract Traces the development of the organ and its music, discusses organ transcription and accompaniment, and outlines a program of study.
Bibliography noteIncludes recommended editions, bibliography, discography, and index.
LCCN 84022180
ISBN0028728505 (pbk.) :
ISBN0028728408

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML550 .W39 1985 ✔ Available Place Hold