Early English organ music from the Middle Ages to 1837 / by Francis Routh.
| Author/creator |
Routh, Francis |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Barnes & Noble Books, 1973. |
| Description | x, 305 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Vance Harper Jones organ music collection Vance Harper Jones organ music collection. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | The liturgical use of the organ in the Mediaeval period up to 1400. Early Mediaeval liturgy ; Musical styles and forms -- 1400-1558 Tudor organ music (I). John Redford ; Thomas Tallis ; Extant repertoire up to 1558 ; Biographical notes on the composers ; The organ of the period -- 1558-1656 Tudor organ music (II). The background ; The music ; William Byrd ; John Bull ; Orlando Gibbons ; Thomas Tomkins ; Extant repertoire up to 1656 ; Biographical notes on the composers ; The organ of the period -- 1656-1759. The restoration ; The music ; Christopher Gibbons ; Matthew Locke ; John Blow ; Henry Purcell ; Anonymous works ; The eighteenth century voluntary (I) ; The music ; Thomas Roseingrave ; John Travers ; Maurice Greene ; Handel ; John Stanley ; Extant repertoire up to 1759 ; Biographical notes on the composers ; The organ of the period -- 1759-1837. The eighteenth century voluntary (II) ; The background ; The music ; John Keeble ; William Boyce ; Pre-Wesley Composers ; William Russell ; Samuel Wesley ; Extant repertoire up to 1837 ; Biographical notes on the composers ; The organ of the period -- Key to manuscripts and printed editions. |
| Abstract | This authoritative work, the first on its subject, traces a line of musical development from about 1400 up to 1837. The roots of the early organ tradition lay in the exuberant ritual of the medieval church, and in particular in the Chapel Royal. The tradition grew, and flourished, in the golden age of the Renaissance, in the hands of four composers Byrd, Bull, Gibbons and Tomkins. During the 18th century, it evolved into something new--the Voluntary--reaching its apogee in the work of Samuel Wesley. The death of this great composer, in 1837, marks not only the end of the organ tradition, but also the end of an epoch in British music as a whole. For by this time the long years of musical sterility, which marked Victorian England, and which were destined to extend beyond the end of the century, had begun. This book examines the evolution of the music written for the organ throughout the period, and the technical aspects of the development of the instrument, as they have a bearing on the work and style of the composers who wrote for it, are summarized at the end of each chapter. It lists the complete extant repertoire, together with biographical notes on the composers, and the appendices include lists and descriptions of 126 manuscript sources, 212 printed editions, and three select bibliographies. |
| General note | Contents page uses alternative spelling: mediaeval. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-280). |
| LCCN | 73168832 |
| ISBN | 0064960137 |
| ISBN | 9780064960137 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML628 .R69 1973 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |