Organ-Stops and Their Artistic Registration

by George Ashdown Audsley

Book Overview

This 1921 classic by a renowned organ builder provides organists and all those interested in the instrument with a guide to its numerous stops, among them bassoon, bass tuba, cymbal, double trumpet, oboe, piccolo, viola da gamba, and xylophone. The text supplies various names of each stop in different languages, traces their origins, and describes their construction, tonal characteristics, and value in artistic combination and registration. A fascinating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486424235
• ISBN13: 9780486424231
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 8.6"