| Series |
Grove musical instruments series
Grove musical instruments series. ^A256321
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| Contents |
Origin and construction. The term ; Construction -- Pipework. Flue pipes ; Reed pipes ; Free reeds ; Diaphones (valvular reeds) -- The Classical and medieval organ. Greek and Roman antiquity ; The Byzantine organ ; The organ of the Arabs ; Early church organs ; Medieval organ theorists ; The church organ 1100-1450 ; The portative and positive -- 1450-1800. The treatise of Henri Arnaut de Zwolle ; Developments 1450-1500 ; Arnolt Schlick's 'Spiegel del Orgelmacher' ; The new potential of the 16th century ; The regal ; Structural developments about 1600 ; The Werkprinzip organ ; The French classical organ ; The English organ ; The chamber organ ; The Spanish Baroque organ ; The 18th-century Italian organ ; The organ of J.S. Bach ; Splendours of northern Europe, 1650-1800 ; Organs in the Americas -- Developments 1800-1930. General influences about 1800 ; 19th-century technical advances ; Some influential organs ; Electricity and the organ ; The cinema organ ; The nature of organs about 1900 -- Organ revival. Early indications ; German developments in the 1920s ; Old organs ; Scandinavian and Dutch organs ; The organ revival in the USA ; England, France and Italy ; Some German developments since World War II ; The present situation -- Recent research and areas for study. Word origin ; Construction ; Pipework ; The classical and medieval organ ; The organ 1450-1800 ; Some developments 1800-1930 ; The organ revival -- Special types. Water organ ; Claviorgan ; Barrel organ ; Fairground organ -- Reed organ and harmonium. History ; Construction ; Repertory -- Appendix one, Registration. General history ; Early Spanish organs ; Early Italian organs ; North-western Europe ; Classical French organs ; English organs ; Registration in the 19th century ; Authenticity -- Appendix two, Organ stops -- Appendix three, Glossary of terms -- Appendix four, Index of organ builders. |
| Abstract |
This book draws together in one volume the many articles throughout The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments that relate to the 'king of instruments.' The main part of the book is occupied by the author's authoritative survey of the instrument's history, from the organ of classical antiquity and the Middle Ages to that of the present day. There are also discussions of related instruments such as the reed organ, cinema organ, barrel organ, and even the water organ. Also featured are a full list of organ stops, a discussion of their history and characteristics, and a separate essay on registration. Parts of the organ mechanism, technical terms, and terms of registration are all included in the glossary, which, with the comprehensive index of organ builders, completes the book. |
| General note | Spine title: The organ. |
| General note | Parts of this material first published in the The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, edited by Stanley Sadie, 1984 and The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, edited by Stanley Sadie, 1980. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 397-426) and indexes. |
| Other title |
New Grove dictionary of musical instruments. |
| Other title |
New Grove dictionary of music and musicians. |
| ISBN | 0393025551 |
| ISBN | 0393305163 (pbk.) |
