Transcription of Orchestral Symphonic Work for the Organ - A Classic Article on Organ Performance

By Herbert F Ellingford

This vintage article contains a guide to transcribing organ music. It looks at selected compositions of Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, and Mendelssohn; analysing the various problems of transcribing them and instructing the reader how to overcome them. This volume is highly recommended for true lovers of the organ, and it is not to be missed by those with a serious interest in music transcription. Contents include: "Excerpt 17, from Mozart's G Minor Symphony (First Movement)", "Excerpt 18, from the same Movement as the Proceeding", "Excerpt 19, from Mozart's Don Giovanni Overture", "From Beethoven's C Minor Symphony (First Movement", "From Beethoven's C Minor Symphony (First Movement)", etc. Contents include: "Landino", "The Several Kinds of Ancient Organ", "Organs at St. Mark's", "Venice", "Zuchetti", "Organum Magnum and Organum Parvum", "Organists and Organ Builder", "Squarcialupo", "Willaert", "Buus", "The Music at St. Mark's", "The Earliest Printed Italian Organ Music", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of the organ.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447454391
• ISBN13: 9781447454397
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Meyer Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"