The History of the English Organ

by Stephen Bicknell

Book Overview

This 1996 work on the history of organs built in England between AD 900 and the time of publication describes the most significant instruments of each period together with details of their builders, set against a background of changing fashions in music and liturgy. Technical developments are described in an easily understood manner, and links with other schools of organ building are made clear for the first time. The illustrations, many of which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521654092
• ISBN13: 9780521654098
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.7"