The Aeolian Pipe Organ and Its Music

The Aeolian Pipe Organ and Its Music

Author: Rollin Smith

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 568

ISBN-13:

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It will soon be 20 years since The Aeolian Pipe Organ and Its Music was published by the Organ Historical Society. This landmark volume has been out of print for so long that copies now sell for more than $500. A second edition, revised and greatly expanded, is now in publication and, in addition to emendations and many new photographs, the annotated opus list of over 900 organs (with contract dates, prices, additions, and alterations) has been updated to reflect subsequent activity. The Aeolian Pipe Organ and Its Music is the story of America's oldest, largest, and longest-lived residence organ company, whose instruments provided music in the home in the era before the wide-spread use of the phonograph and radio. A list of Aeolian patrons is a veritable Who's Who in American business, industry, and finance. This book not only documents the organs, but also the music they were programmed to reproduce, Aeolian's commissions from Saint-Sa ns, Stravinsky, Stokowski, and Humperdinck, and their reproduction of performances of renowned artists. A special section features a wealth of unpublished photographs of Aeolian installations. In addition to a study of the 54 recording organists, dozens of stoplists are included and complete catalogues of Aeolian organ rolls. As a companion volume to Rollin Smith's Pipe Organs of the Rich and Famous, this notable publication makes for reading as fascinating as it is entertaining.


The Aeolian Pipe-Organ and Its Music (Classic Reprint)

The Aeolian Pipe-Organ and Its Music (Classic Reprint)

Author: Aeolian Company

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-05-05

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9780259173014

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Excerpt from The Aeolian Pipe-Organ and Its Music This is the second movement of the composer's Sonata minor. The printed music bears the poetic motto. 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.


Pipe Organs of the Rich and Famous

Pipe Organs of the Rich and Famous

Author: Rollin Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 547

ISBN-13: 9780913499450

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This book recounts a time when the organ was not only a symbol of those who had arrived socially, but was considered the ultimate appointment of the luxurious home. Included are royalty, captains of industry, famous organists and composers, organbuilders, and those whose names may be less familiar, but who were patrons of the king of instruments on a lavish scale.--Publisher.