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010 a| 97041723;

020 a| 0521573092 (hardback);

020 a| 0521575842 (pbk.);

035 a| (Sirsi) o37761933;

035 a| (OCoLC)37761933;

049 a| EREMa| NPEE;

050 00 a| ML550b| .C35 1998;

082 00 a| 786.52| 21;

092 a| 786.5b| C14;

245 04 a| The Cambridge companion to the organ /c| edited by Nicholas Thistlethwaite and Geoffrey Webber.;

260 a| Cambridge ;a| New York :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 1998.;

300 a| xiv, 340 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 26 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Cambridge companions to music;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-331) and index.;

520 a| This Companion is an essential guide to all aspects of the organ and its music. The early chapters examine the instrument's history and construction, and consider the scientific basis of its sounds, pitch and tuning. Central chapters investigate the practical art of learning and playing, and introduce the complex area of performance practice, while the final section explores the vast repertoire of organ music, by country, focusing on a selection of the most important traditions. The contributors are all experts in their field, making this the most authoritative reference book currently available.;

650 0 a| Organ (Musical instrument)=| ^A18391;

650 0 a| Organ musicx| History and criticism.=| ^A31208;

700 1 a| Thistlethwaite, Nicholas,e| editor.=| ^A271193;

700 1 a| Webber, Geoffrey,e| editor.=| ^A377385;

830 0 a| Cambridge companions to music.=| ^A371619;

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The Cambridge companion to the organ / edited by Nicholas Thistlethwaite and Geoffrey Webber.

Other author	Thistlethwaite, Nicholas, editor.
Other author	Webber, Geoffrey, editor.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Description	xiv, 340 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects	Organ (Musical instrument) Organ music--History and criticism.

Series	Cambridge companions to music Cambridge companions to music. ^A371619
Contents	Origins and development of the organ / Nicholas Thistlethwaite -- Organ construction / Stephen Bicknell -- Physics of the organ / John Mainstone -- Temperament and pitch / Christopher Kent -- Organ case ; Organ building today / Stephen Bicknell -- Fundamentals of organ playing ; Survey of historical performance practices / Kimberly Marshall -- Organ music and the liturgy / Edward Higginbottom -- Italian organ music to Frescobaldi / Christopher Stembridge -- Iberian organ music before 1700 / James Dalton -- French classical organ school / Edward Higginbottom -- English organ music to c1700 / Geoffrey Cox -- Catholic Germany and Austria 1648-c1800 / Patrick Russill -- North German organ school / Geoffrey Webber -- Organ music of J.S. Bach / David Yearsley -- German organ music after 1800 / Graham Barber -- French and Belgian organ music after 1800 / Gerard Brooks -- British organ music after 1800 / Andrew McCrea -- North American organ music after 1800 / Douglas Reed -- Modes (toni) and their attributes according to Zarlino / Christopher Stembridge.
Abstract	This Companion is an essential guide to all aspects of the organ and its music. The early chapters examine the instrument's history and construction, and consider the scientific basis of its sounds, pitch and tuning. Central chapters investigate the practical art of learning and playing, and introduce the complex area of performance practice, while the final section explores the vast repertoire of organ music, by country, focusing on a selection of the most important traditions. The contributors are all experts in their field, making this the most authoritative reference book currently available.
Local note	Little-310205--305131017313S
Local note	Little-323272--305131020465U
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-331) and index.
LCCN	97041723
ISBN	0521573092 (hardback)
ISBN	0521575842 (pbk.)

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