The English chamber organ : history and development 1650-1850 / Michael Wilson ; with a foreword by W. L. Sumner.
| Author/creator | Wilson, Michael |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, [1968] |
| Description | xix, 148 pages : illustrations, 49 plates. ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword / by Dr. W.L. Sumner -- Preface -- [Part] I: Evolution and Design -- Portative, Positive and Regal -- Bernard Smith -- The Handelian chamber organ -- The eighteenth-century music room -- Johann Snetzler -- Samuel Green -- The architect-designers of the eighteenth century -- Full circle -- [Part] II: Musical Significance -- The role of the Positive in early keyboard music to c. 1600 -- Consort and other music of the seventeenth century -- The Concerto Grosso style -- Handel's organ concertos -- Pleasure Gardens and Concert Halls -- The early nineteenth century -- [Part] III: Construction -- [Part] IV: Descriptive Catalogue of extant Chamber Organs -- A short glossary of stop names -- Some terms used in connection with case design -- Topographical Guide -- Appendix. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 134-135. |
| LCCN | 68027600 |
| Stock number | $6.95 |