This volume explores twentieth-century organ music through in-depth studies of the principal centers of composition, the most significant composers and their works, and the evolving role of the instrument and its music. The twentieth-century was a time of unprecedented change fo…
This volume explores twentieth-century organ music through in-depth studies of the principal centers of composition, the most significant composers and their works, and the evolving role of the instrument and its music. The twentieth-century was a time of unprecedented change fo…
"At the heart of Bach and the Pedal Clavichord: An Organist's Guide are some extraordinary recent experiments from the Goteborg Organ Art Center (GOArt) at Goteberg University. The Johann David Gerstenberg pedal clavichord from 1766, now in the Leipzig University museum, was doc…
In this wide-ranging set of original essays, The author investigates Johann Sebastian Bach's compositions for the organ, opening up a wealth of perspectives on the stylistic orientation and historical context of these timeless masterpieces. With a sweeping hand, Stinson sheds li…
"In this wide-ranging set of original essays, musicologist and organist Russell Stinson investigates Johann Sebastian Bach's compositions for the organ, opening up a wealth of perspectives on the stylistic orientation and historical context of these timeless masterpieces. With a…
"In this wide-ranging set of original essays, musicologist and organist Russell Stinson investigates Johann Sebastian Bach's compositions for the organ, opening up a wealth of perspectives on the stylistic orientation and historical context of these timeless masterpieces. With a…
"Before the advent of the metronome ca. 1800, there was little in the way of a standardized, commonly accessible method for precisely communicating how fast musical compositions should be performed. Instead of absolute time (e.g., plottable on a metronome), Baroque musicians dev…
Die Orgelwerke Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdys gehören unbestritten zu den Meilensteinen in der Geschichte der Komposition für die "Königin der Instrumente".Ihre klangliche Realisierung aber wirft trotz bester Editionslage zahlreiche Fragen bezüglich der Gestaltung und eng damit zu…
"This is the first study to provide a systematic and thorough investigation of continuo realization styles appropriate to Restoration sacred music, an area of performance practice that has never previously been properly assessed. Rebecca Herissone undertakes detailed analysis of…
