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The Cambridge Companion to the Organ

The Cambridge Companion to the Organ
Author: Nicholas Thistlethwaite
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 358
Release: 1999-03-04
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1107494036

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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 consider the current trends and conflicts within the world of organ building. Central chapters investigate the practical art of learning and playing the organ, introduce the complex area of performance practice, and outline the relationship between organ playing and the liturgy of the church. The final section explores the vast repertoire of organ music, focusing on a selection of the most important traditions.


The Making of the Victorian Organ

The Making of the Victorian Organ
Author: Nicholas Thistlethwaite
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 616
Release: 1999-08-26
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780521663649

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This important 1990 book provides a comprehensive survey of English organ building during the most innovative fifty years in its history.


The Cambridge Companion to David Foster Wallace

The Cambridge Companion to David Foster Wallace
Author: Ralph Clare
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2018-09-20
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1107195950

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A compelling, comprehensive, and substantive introduction to the work of David Foster Wallace.


The Cambridge Companion to Chomsky

The Cambridge Companion to Chomsky
Author: James McGilvray
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2005-02-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780521784313

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The Cambridge Companion to Elgar

The Cambridge Companion to Elgar
Author: Daniel M. Grimley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2005-01-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1139827081

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Edward Elgar occupies a pivotal place in the British cultural imagination. His music has been heard as emblematic of Empire and the English landscape. The recent success of Anthony Payne's elaboration of the sketches for Elgar's Third Symphony has prompted a critical revaluation of his music. This Companion provides an accessible and vivid account of Elgar's work in its historical and cultural context. Established authorities on British music and scholars new in the field examine Elgar's music from a range of critical perspectives, including nationalism, post-colonialism, decadence, reception and musical influences. There are also chapters on interpretation, including his own (Elgar was the first major composer to commit a representative quantity of his own work to record), and on Elgar's relationships with the BBC and with his publishers. The book includes much new material, drawing on original research, as well as providing a comprehensive introduction to Elgar's major musical achievements.


The Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra

The Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra
Author: Colin James Lawson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2003-04-24
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780521001328

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This guide to the orchestra and orchestral life is unique in its breadth of coverage. It combinesorchestral history and repertory with a practical bias offering critical thought about the past, present and future of the orchestra. Including topics such as the art of orchestration, scorereading, conducting, international orchestras, recording, as well as consideration of what it means to be an orchestral musician, an educator, or an informed listener, it will be of interest to a wideranging readership of music historians and professional or amateur performers.


The Cambridge Companion to Liszt

The Cambridge Companion to Liszt
Author: Kenneth Hamilton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2005-09-22
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1139825755

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This Companion provides an up-to-date view of the music of Franz Liszt, its contemporary context and performance practice, written by some of the leading specialists in the field of nineteenth-century music studies. Although a core of Liszt's piano music has always maintained a firm hold on the repertoire, his output was so vast, influential and multi-faceted that scholarship too has taken some time to assimilate his achievement. This book offers students and music lovers some of the latest views in an accessible form. Katharine Ellis, Alexander Rehding and James Deaville present the biographical and intellectual aspects of Liszt's legacy, Kenneth Hamilton, James Baker and Anna Celenza give a detailed account of Liszt's piano music - including approaches to performance - Monika Hennemann discusses Liszt's Lieder, and Reeves Shulstad and Dolores Pesce survey his orchestral and choral music.


Understanding the Pipe Organ

Understanding the Pipe Organ
Author: John R. Shannon
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0786452862

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The pipe organ, an instrument whose origins date to ancient Greece, is prominent in the development of secular and church music, and its builders were as artistic as the composers like Bach, Pachelbel and Handel who played them. This book describes the mechanics, fabrication, and acoustics of all types of pipe organs. Although it is technical in nature, its design, descriptions, and language are directed to organ students, their teachers, and all persons who love the organ. The book covers the construction of several types of pipe organ, with chapters on actions, chests, pipe work, wind supply, electrical circuitry, mechanics, registration, organ placement, acoustics, and repairs.


The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet

The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet
Author: Robin Stowell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 672
Release: 2003-11-13
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1139826549

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This Companion offers a concise and authoritative survey of the string quartet by eleven chamber music specialists. Its fifteen carefully structured chapters provide coverage of a stimulating range of perspectives previously unavailable in one volume. It focuses on four main areas: the social and musical background to the quartet's development; the most celebrated ensembles; string quartet playing, including aspects of contemporary and historical performing practice; and the mainstream repertory, including significant 'mixed ensemble' compositions involving string quartet. Various musical and pictorial illustrations and informative appendixes, including a chronology of the most significant works, complete this indispensable guide. Written for all string quartet enthusiasts, this Companion will enrich readers' understanding of the history of the genre, the context and significance of quartets as cultural phenomena, and the musical, technical and interpretative problems of chamber music performance. It will also enhance their experience of listening to quartets in performance and on recordings.