The History of the Organ in the United States
The History of the Organ in the United States

Author: Orpha Ochse

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1988-08-22

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 9780253204950

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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.

Manufacturing the Muse
Manufacturing the Muse

Author: Dennis G. Waring

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press

Published: 2002-07-29

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780819565082

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How a 19th century instrument helped to shape New World culture.

A Century of American organ music (1776-1876)
A Century of American organ music (1776-1876)

Author: Barbara Owen

Publisher: Warner Bros. Publications

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

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Volume Two of A CENTURY OF AMERICAN ORGAN MUSIC (1776-1876) is intended as a supplement to the collection of the same title previously issued (Volume One #DM00048). The historical period covered is the same, and works by some of the same composers are included, along with works by certain of their contemporaries not included in the previous volume. The majority of pieces found in Volume Two are being made available for the first time in a modern edition. The aim, as in the previous collection, has been to compile a representative selection of pieces played by American organists during America's first century, from the simple voluntaries of the post-colonial period, to the more complex works of the 19th century era of organ recitals.