A guide to organ music / by Viktor Lukas ; translated by Anne Wyburd from the fifth, revised and enlarged edition ; with addenda by Lee Garrett ; Reinhard G. Pauly, general editor.

Author/creator Lukas, Viktor
Other author Pauly, Reinhard G. editor.
Format Book
Publication InfoPortland, OR : Amadeus Press, ©1989.
Description272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

Uniform titleReclams Orgelmusikführer. English
SeriesVance Harper Jones organ music collection
Vance Harper Jones organ music collection. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Composers and their works -- Organ music in the 20th century -- Addenda: British and American composers / Lee Garrett -- The organ.
Abstract This selective critical survey of organ literature from Hofhaimer and Paumann to the present day is a useful guide both for the organist seeking repertoire and for the listener looking for brief analyses of organ works encountered in recitals or on record. It has been a standard work in Germany for more than a generation, appearing in five editions. It is now translated into English for the first time. Organists in the English-speaking countries will find the author's continental perspective of particular interest, as he treats fully many significant composers--Hermann Grabner, Willy Burkhard, Günter Raphael, and Joseph Ahrens are only a few examples--whose works are frequently performed in Germany yet remain almost unknown in America and England. This guide may therefore suggest a largely unexplored realm of music written for the classically-oriented instrument that awaits the adventurous organist. The chronological survey of composers treats all of the standard repertoire by familiar composers, and includes as well some works by composers too little known: Johann Ernst Eberlin and Bohuslav Cernohorsky in the 18th century and Gustav Merkel in the 19th are examples. This edition includes addenda on British and American organ music by the well-known American organist Lee Garrett, expanding the scope of Lukas's work. Musical examples show principal themes of selected works, and publishers are listed for each composer.
Local noteLittle-267337
General noteTranslation of: Reclams Orgelmusikführer.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 89030795
ISBN0931340101

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks MT140 .L8413 1989 ✔ Available Place Hold