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

The Cambridge companion to the organ / edited by Nichol...

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

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The Cambridge companion to the organ / edited by Nicholas Thistlethwaite and Geoffrey Webber. [electronic resource]

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Full title

The Cambridge companion to the organ / edited by Nicholas Thistlethwaite and Geoffrey Webber. [electronic resource]

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Uniform title

Cambridge companions online.

Alternative title

BOOK

Record Identifier

74VKVw6WXrOl

MMS ID

991023962531802626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (xiv, 340 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

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 / Fundamentals of organ playing ; Survey of historical performance practic...

Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1998.

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

This Companion is an essential guide to all aspects of the organ and its music. It examines in turn the instrument, the player and the repertoire. The early chapters tell of the instrument's history and construction, identify the scientific basis of its sounds and the development of its pitch and tuning, examine the history of the organ case, and c...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The Cambridge companion to the organ / edited by Nicholas Thistlethwaite and Geoffrey Webber. [electronic resource]

Variant title

Cambridge companions online.

BOOK

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Cambridge companions to music

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-331) and index.

Language note

English

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

74VKVw6WXrOl

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVw6WXrOl

Other Identifiers

ISBN

1-139-00211-2

1-107-48494-4

DDC

786.5

MMS ID

991023962531802626

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