The History of the English Organ

This new standard work on the history of organs built in England between 900 AD and the present day takes full advantage of recent research and new discoveries. It describes the most significant instruments of each period together with details of their builders, set against a background of changing fashions in music and liturgy. Technical developments are described in an easily understood manner, and links with other schools of organ building are made clear for the first time. The illustrations, many of which have not been published before, show significant instruments in their architectural setting. The author's experience in organ building gives the account all the benefits of first-hand experience. Written in an elegant, entertaining and informed manner, the book is a vital and much-needed addition to current organ literature.

First sentence: Several antique sources credit the invention of the organ to Ctesibius, an engineer working in Alexandria in the third century BC.

Year

1996

Language

English

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Editions

1

Pages

430

ISBN

9780521654098

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