The Cambridge companion to the organ / edited by Nicholas Thistlethwaite and Geoffrey Webber. [elect...
The Cambridge companion to the organ / edited by Nicholas Thistlethwaite and Geoffrey Webber. [elect...
The Cambridge companion to the organ / edited by Nicholas Thistlethwaite and Geoffrey Webber. [electronic resource]
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
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Language
English
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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...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1998.
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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...
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Full title
The Cambridge companion to the organ / edited by Nicholas Thistlethwaite and Geoffrey Webber. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge companions online.
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Cambridge companions to music
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-331) and index.
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English
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74VKVw6WXrOl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVw6WXrOl
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ISBN
1-139-00211-2
1-107-48494-4
DDC
786.5
MMS ID
991023962531802626
