The Cambridge Companion to the OrganNicholas Thistlethwaite, Geoffrey Webber 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. |
Contents
Origins and development of the organ | 1 |
Organ construction | 18 |
The physics of the organ | 31 |
Temperament and pitch | 42 |
The organ case | 55 |
Organ building today | 82 |
The fundamentals of organ playing | 93 |
A survey of historical performance practices | 113 |
Catholic Germany and Austria 1648c1800 | 204 |
The north German organ school | 219 |
The organ music of JSBach | 236 |
German organ music after 1800 | 250 |
French and Belgian organ music after 1800 | 263 |
British organ music after 1800 | 279 |
North American organ music after 1800 | 299 |
The modes toni and their attributes according to Zarlino | 316 |
Organ music and the liturgy | 130 |
Italian organ music to Frescobaldi | 148 |
Iberian organ music before 1700 | 164 |
The French classical organ school | 176 |
English organ music to c1700 | 190 |
Notes | 319 |
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