The Organ
The Organ

Author: Douglas Earl Bush

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 696

ISBN-13: 0415941741

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Organ, Volume 3 of the Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments, includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments that predated the piano. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instruments from around the world.

Dictionary of Hammond-Organ Stops - An Introduction of Playing the Hammond Electric Organ and a Translation of Pipe-Organ Stops into Hammond-Organ Number-Arrangements
Dictionary of Hammond-Organ Stops - An Introduction of Playing the Hammond Electric Organ and a Translation of Pipe-Organ Stops into Hammond-Organ Number-Arrangements

Author: Stevens Irwin

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2016-09-06

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1473358760

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“Dictionary of Hammond-Organ Stops” is a vintage introductory guide to playing the organ, with a comprehensive translation of pipe-organ stops into Hammond-organ number-arrangements. The “Hammond” organ is an electric organ that was invented by Laurens Hammond and John M., first manufactured in 1935. highly accessible and profusely illustrated, this classic guide will appeal to all with an interest in organ playing, and it will be of especial utility to owners and players of Hammond organs. Contents include: “The Use of this Dictionary”, “The Use of this Dictionary”, “The Harmonic Controllers”, “Number-Arrangements as Oran Stops”, “Basic Number-Arrangements”, “Number-Arrangement Endings”, “Combining Stops”, “The Pre-Set Keys”, “The Tremulant”, “The Chorus Control”, “The Expression Pedal”, “The Pedal Harmonic-Controllers”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of the organ.

A Directory of Composers for Organ
A Directory of Composers for Organ

Author: John Henderson

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 822

ISBN-13:

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A dictionary of composers of organ music with over 10,000 entries. The repertoire encompasses a period of more than 500 years and extends across the borders of dozens of countries. Each entry includes a succinct biography, birth and death dates, a comprehensive list of the composer's organ works with dates of publication, and occasionally bibliographical references to books and articles for further study.

The Organ
The Organ

Author: Peter Williams

Publisher: W. W. Norton

Published: 1997-07-01

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 9780393303629

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The Organ
The Organ

Author: Douglas Bush

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-06

Total Pages: 694

ISBN-13: 1135947961

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The Encyclopedia of Organ includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments, and related terminology. It is the first complete A-Z reference on this important family of keyboard instruments. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instrument history from around the world.