The Organ: An Encyclopedia

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Psychology Press, 2006 - 679 pages
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The Organ: An Encyclopedia includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments, and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instrument history from around the world. It completes the three-volume Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments, which also includes the Piano Encyclopedia and the Harpsichord & Clavichord Encyclopedia.
 

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The organ: an encyclopedia

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This companion toThe Piano (2003) andThe Harpsichord and Clavichord (2006) completes the "Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments" series. Edited by Bush (music, Brigham Young Univ.) and composer Kassel ... Consulter l'avis complet

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Page 252 - The Organ-Cases and Organs, of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. A Comprehensive Essay on the Art Archaeology of the Organ, with Architectural and Historical accounts of the more remarkable Organ-Cases and Organs still remaining in various parts of Europe.
Page 327 - Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance : praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.
Page 548 - The sixth to be adapted for the emitting of Sounds to express Passion by swelling any Note, as if inspir'd by Human Breath; which is the greatest Improvement an Organ is capable of, except it had Articulation. On this Set of Keys, the Notes will be loud or soft, by swelling on a long Note or Shake, at the Organist's Pleasure. Sounds will come surprizing and harmoniously, as from the Clouds, or distant Parts; pass...
Page 229 - Montre 16', Bourdon 16', Montre 8
Page 170 - Irwin, Stevens. Dictionary of Hammond Organ Stops; An Introduction to Playing the Hammond Electric Organ and a Translation of PipeOrgan Stops into Hammond-Organ Number Arrangements.
Page 170 - The Electronic Musical Instrument Manual: A Guide to Theory and Design.
Page 315 - In recognition of his work, he was made a member of the Order of the British Empire in 1946.
Page 229 - Notes pour servir à la registration de la musique d'orgue française des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles.
Page 341 - Libro llamado / Arte de tañer Fantasia, assi para Tecla / como para Vihuela, y todo instrumento, en que se pudiere / tañer a tres, ya quattro vozes, ya mas.
Page 62 - Réflexions sur la diffusion en Espagne de L'art du facteur d'orgues de Dom Bédos de Celles.

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