The Pipe Organ

by Mitchell and James Mitchell

The organ is one of the oldest instruments in Western music, and its sound has inspired many of the greatest composers from the past half a millennium from Bach through to Messiaen. The full possibilities of the instrument, however, have often been overlooked. Orchestration textbooks tend to mention the organ only in passing, with little practical advice for the composer to latch onto. Many organ books will explain technical jargon and how the organ...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197645283
• ISBN13: 9780197645284
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 198 Pages