Organ in Western Culture, 750-1250

Name: Organ in Western Culture, 750-1250
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ISBN: 9780521617079

ISBN-10: 0521617073

ISBN-13: 9780521617079

Edition: 2004

Authors: Peter Williams, Iain Fenlon, Thomas Forrest Kelly, John Stevens

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How did the organ become a church instrument? How did it develop from an outdoor, Mediterranean noisemaker to an instrument which has become the embodiment of Western music and responsible for many of that music's characteristics? In this fascinating investigation, Peter Williams speculates on these questions and suggests some likely answers. He considers where the organ was placed and why; what the instrument was like in 800, 1000, 1200 and 1400; what music was played, and how. He re-examines the known references before 1300, covering such areas as the history of technology, music theory, art history, architecture, and church and political history. Central to the story he uncovers is the…

Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/9/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.69" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Thomas Forrest Kelly is professor of music at Harvard University.



List of illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgements


Maps



Organs, music and architecture



Organs and documentation



Organs and written technology


List of references


Index of places


Index of names