Download or read book The Contemporary American Organ written by William Harrison Barnes and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 1964 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Evolution of the Modern American Organ written by Dorothy Weakley and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of the Organ in the United States written by Orpha Ochse and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1988-08-22 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immigration, wars, industrial growth, the availability of electricity, the popularity of orchestral music, and the invention of the phonograph and of the player piano all had a part in determining the course of American organ history.
Download or read book The Evolution of the Modern Organ and Its Control written by J. M. B. and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evolution of the Modern Organ written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Contemporary American Organ Its Evolution Design and Construction Illustrated Fifth Edition written by William Harrison Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A New History of the Organ from the Greeks to the Present Day written by Peter Williams and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most books dealing with the history of the organ have confined themselves to a single period, area, or even country. This invaluable new work is the first complete survey of the organ ever to have been made in any language. The author firmly bases his interpretations and judgment on extant documents whenever possible, on his practical experience in playing organs all over Europe, and on his close examination of a great variety of instruments at different stages of restoration or transformation. Eight chapters are devoted to the early period and four to the Renaissance. Then individual chapters consider the French classical organ, the organ of Bach, the Spanish baroque organ, the Italian baroque organ, the English organ before 1800, and the northern European organ. The final eight chapters discuss developments in the 19th and 20th centuries. Supplementing the text are a glossary and plates illustrating a full range of organs that are typical of their kind. The eminent English musicologist, organist, and harpsichordist, Peter (Fredric) Williams ranks among the foremost authorities on the organ.
Download or read book The Contemporary American Organ written by William Harrison Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Contemporay American Organ written by William Harrison Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The American Classic Organ written by Charles Callahan and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Evolution of Organ Systems written by Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-08-30 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although there are several books on the phylogenetic relationships of animals, this is the first to focus on the consequences of such relationships for the evolution of organs themselves. It provides a summary of evolutionary hypotheses for each of the major organ systems, describing alternative theories in those cases of continuing controversy.
Download or read book A History of American Organ Building written by James David Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Modern Organ written by Ernest M Skinner and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ernest M. Skinner's book is a comprehensive guide to the design, construction, and maintenance of pipe organs. This technical manual includes detailed illustrations and specifications, as well as practical advice for organ builders and musicians. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Contemporary American Organ Its Evolution Design and Construction written by William Harrison Barnes and published by READ BOOKS. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Download or read book The evolution of the modern organ and its control by J M B written by John Melvill Boustead and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Influence of American Organ Building and American Hymnody on William Bolcom s Gospel Preludes for Organ written by William Fletcher Bryant and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation examines the construction of the American organ and its influence on modern compositions, in particular William Bolcom’s Gospel Preludes. To better understand these compositions, the history of American hymnody and gospel music is studied as it directly relates to the American organs of the time. This dissertation provides players a new perspective on Bolcom’s work in relation to both hymnody and the evolution of the American organ. It investigates the specific innovations of American organ building and provides an in-depth analysis of these works and their performance on an American classic instrument. This investigation will use the development of American hymnody and gospel music as it directly influences specific traits of these works and their relationship to changes on the American organ. After reading this dissertation, performers of these pieces will be able to successfully approach them and add Bolcom to their repertoire list, bringing new life to these compositions for many audiences. Chapter One presents the academic perimeters for the study, identifying the need for academic scholarship on the subject. Chapter Two is a survey of the development of the American organ from the colonial period to the present day, including both theater and Hammond organs. Chapter Three covers the development of American hymnody, tracking musical styles that defined the musical influences of the hymns used in Bolcom’s work. Since the preludes are heavily influenced by the specific style of gospel music, Chapter Four brings the historical aspects of this movement to light and explains how its traits influenced performance practices on American music. Chapter Five is an in-depth investigation of Bolcom’s preludes to illustrate how all three of these elements are necessary to understand the full potential of these works.
Download or read book The Newberry Memorial Organ at Yale University written by Edward W. Flint and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-23 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Newberry Memorial Organ at Yale University: A Study in the History of American Organ Building The development of action in America has been a rapid one. Until the middle of the nineteenth century tracker action and slider chests were used by all American builders, but during the next two decades the principles of pneumatic action were developed and perfected to such an extent that tracker action was definitely supplanted in all but Very small instruments. The first step in this development was the use of a pressure pneumatic to open the pallet of the slider chest. Coupling was still done by the traditional sticker or drumstick mechanism, which was placed beyond the pneumatic so that the key had a uniform resistance. The disadvantages of this action were its sluggishness when couplers were drawn and the inevitable no1se of the trackers. A later refinement was introduced by the invention of the exhaust pneumatic which acted more quickly, since the maximum power of the pneumatic was brought into play when the pallet offered the greatest resist ance - namely, at the attack. One of the earliest American applications of the exhaust pneumatic lever appeared in the Hook and Hastings organ installed in the Cincinnati Music Hall in 1878. The next radical innovation was the invention of the pneumatic chest in which each pipe was supplied with wind by a separate valve. To Roosevelt belongs the credit for establishing this chest in America. The elimination of sliders marked an important advance, for the variable climate made sticking sliders and running pipe wind inevi table in spite of fine workmanship and the best of wood. When first intro duced, the pneumatic chest was built with a ventil stop action, but it was later improved by the use of pitman valves which intercepted the action wind before it reached the pipe Valve pneumatics, but allowed the pipe wind to remain in the chest at all times. The various types of the pneumatic chest were controlled at first by a single tracker key action, but later by a tubular action, and eventually by the electro-pneumatic action that is now all but universal in America. The use of the pitman stop action in conjunction with pipe valves mounted directly under the table marked a considerable advance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
